# "Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 3) **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 19, 2024, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451 "2024-11-19T10:57:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 155
**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3081 "2025-06-27T23:02:31Z")
Wordle 1,469 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 stare bland plain ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3082 "2025-06-28T04:55:09Z")
Wordle 1,470 6/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO QUEST STUNG STUCK MOLDY STUMP Weird little trap. After four I still had STUDY and STUFF and I was pretty sure there were others I was missing (like the actual solution) so I went for a sleuth word to try to eliminate more options and got lucky. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3083 "2025-06-28T06:43:31Z")
Wordle 1,470 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜AUDIO ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜CRUMB 🟩🟨🟩🟩⬜SPUME 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩STUMP ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3084 "2025-06-28T07:03:42Z")
**Wordle 1,470 3/6 β€” 2025-06-28 Sat** β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **LEAST** **CRIMP** **STUMP** β€” _stomp had been a previous Wordle_ ---
**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3085 "2025-06-28T08:40:56Z")
Wordle 1,470 2/6 πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 storm stump ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3086 "2025-06-28T08:44:37Z")
Great, Kat! πŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3087 "2025-06-28T08:53:03Z")
Wordle 1,470 4/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Q} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3088 "2025-06-28T10:48:05Z")
Wordle 1470 3/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT STREP STUMP Could’ve also been STOOP; STOMP has been used. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3089 "2025-06-28T11:42:58Z")
Wordle 1,470 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO STYLE STUMP ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3090 "2025-06-28T12:11:38Z")
Wordle 1,470 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 LATER STOUT COMFY STUMP Laid up for the par. Even though STUMP was the first word I saw, there were enough other possibilities to make that the right choice. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3091 "2025-06-28T14:01:19Z")
Wordle 1,470 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART STINK STOOL STUMP ---
**Author:** ![MacDoc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/macdoc/32/18696_2.png) [@MacDoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacDoc)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3092 "2025-06-28T14:25:52Z")
Wordle 1,4 **71** 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🦘 Watching **Alone** alone at midnight. πŸ€” ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3093 "2025-06-28T15:35:25Z")
Wordle 1,470 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RELAY STUNK STUMP ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3094 "2025-06-28T16:41:34Z")
Wordle 1,470 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Summary** > > LEAST > STUFF > STUNK > STUMP ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3095 "2025-06-28T16:45:25Z")
Wordle 1,470 4/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Elegy Trout Dutch Stump ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3096 "2025-06-28T17:03:34Z")
Wordle 1,470 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟦🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST STUMP - A really lucky guess, especially with a bust on the starter word and only one vowel left. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3097 "2025-06-28T17:35:41Z")
> **Wordle 1,470 3/6\* 6/28/2025** > > 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩⬜🟨🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _P_LAIN β†’ Near-whiff, but P is a nice letter to have. I’ll try it with O & U and two WoFcons > **ST** O_U_ **P** β†’ STU?P, gotta be > **STUMP** > I’m not sure why I didn’t try to cover the E with my second guess, but it sure paid off. Another case of a misplay helping in the end. Scordle has a pretty standard par. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3098 "2025-06-28T21:39:24Z")
Wordle 1470 5/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 GREAT 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 TICKS 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ STONY 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ STUFF 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STUMP Should’ve tried stump first, but I didn’t think of it. ---
**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2025, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3099 "2025-06-29T02:45:58Z")
lol thanks! πŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2025, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3100 "2025-06-29T04:37:06Z")
Wordle 1,471 6/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO INTEL DITSY PITHY BUCKY WITTY Another one where I probably should have thought it out better but I was afraid I was missing something so elected to check all the vowels and common letters. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=154) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=156)