# "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:** 157
**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 30, 2025, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3121 "2025-06-30T11:44:29Z")
Wordle 1,472 5/6 β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SNORT CABIN BINGE BLIMP BLINK Stupid mistake at four. This is why I should never Wordle before coffee. ---
**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 30, 2025, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3122 "2025-06-30T11:45:04Z")
Wordle 1,472 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO STYLE CHIRP FLING BLINK ---
**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 30, 2025, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3123 "2025-06-30T12:05:13Z")
Wordle 1,472 3/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Mirth Cling Blink ---
**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 30, 2025, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3124 "2025-06-30T14:09:34Z")
Wordle 1,4 **73** 6/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Ugh… πŸ€” 🦘 ---
**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 30, 2025, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3125 "2025-06-30T14:40:50Z")
Wordle 1,472 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SPOIL FLUID BLINK ---
**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 30, 2025, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3126 "2025-06-30T15:18:23Z")
Wordle 1,472 3/6\* 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Summary** > > LEAST > FLUID > BLINK ---
**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 30, 2025, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3127 "2025-06-30T15:57:48Z")
Wordle 1,472 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟧⬜ ⬜⬜🟧⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST BLIND BLINK ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2025, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3128 "2025-06-30T16:44:59Z")
> **Wordle 1,472 5/6\* 6/30/2025** > > ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > W_I_TTY β†’ One I is nice. Makes a nice transition to the next guess, with A & E and two WoFcons > RA **I** SE β†’ Placed the I, whiffed on the rest. Only one vowel? I can cover the last two WoFcons with > F **LIN** G β†’ Looks like only one vowel. Also looks a little trappish. Once more into the breach… > **BLIN** D β†’ Ah, should have seen that before, would have been a better guess > **BLINK** > Trying the fifth guess in fourth would have KOed two letters that could combine with the L. Oh, well. Scoredle covers three WoFcons rather than two with its second guess, and finishes in four. ---
**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 30, 2025, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3129 "2025-06-30T19:18:28Z")
Wordle 1,472 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RELAY LOUIS TWILL CLIFF BLINK (Could also have been BLIND or BLINI, so I was sweating bullets.) ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2025, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3130 "2025-07-01T04:45:13Z")
Wordle 1,473 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHONE COULD MOLDY ---
**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:** [July 1, 2025, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3131 "2025-07-01T06:08:11Z")
Wordle 1,473 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨AUDIO ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨BROOD 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩MOLDY Pure luck, was that or something with an ER next ---
**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:** [July 1, 2025, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3132 "2025-07-01T07:34:00Z")
**Wordle 1,473 4/6 β€” 2025-07-01 Tue** πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **LEAST** **CRIMP** **BOUND** **MOLDY** ---
**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:** [July 1, 2025, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3133 "2025-07-01T09:34:03Z")
Wordle 1,473 3/6\* \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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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:** [July 1, 2025, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3134 "2025-07-01T12:49:41Z")
Wordle 1,473 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO STYLE MOLDY ---
**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:** [July 1, 2025, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3135 "2025-07-01T13:23:45Z")
Wordle 1,473 3/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Trick Leafy Moldy ---
**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:** [July 1, 2025, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3136 "2025-07-01T14:10:30Z")
Wordle 1,4 **74** 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Slight Ai assist cuz I sick. and wanna sleep 🦘 πŸ€’ I certainly would have got there. ---
**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:** [July 1, 2025, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3137 "2025-07-01T14:56:54Z")
Wordle 1,473 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SPOIL LOUSY MOLDY ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2025, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3138 "2025-07-01T15:00:06Z")
> **Wordle 1,473 6/6\* 7/1/2025** > > ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 > 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩 > ⬜🟩🟨🟨🟩 > 🟨🟩🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > B_L_INK β†’ A bit slow starting. Try E, A and two more WoFcons for > STEA_L_ β†’ Nada. Is there a word with the R and all three remaining vowels? > _L_ **O** UR **Y** β†’ Oddly enough, there is. And I still haven’t placed the L. Or… maybe two Ls? In which case - DOLLY, FOLLY, GOLLY, HOLLY, JOLLY? Ugh. With three tries left, I can’t afford that trap. Maybe I can try two of those possibles with a sleuthy word, I can help the odds a bit. Ahhh… > G **O** _DL_ **Y** β†’ Oh, so it’s DOLLY. > _D_ **OL** L **Y** β†’ Ahhh, no it wasn’t! ?OLDY, so it’s > **MOLDY** > > The answer was the only possible left after four, but I was so hung up on the trap I saw I didn’t actually look at what it gave me. A moment of overlooking things spoils what had been until then a fun puzzle. Scoredle converts a very efficient par for its part. ---
**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:** [July 1, 2025, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3139 "2025-07-01T15:09:11Z")
Wordle 1,473 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟧⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟧⬜⬜🟧 🟦🟧🟧⬜🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST GOOPY DOLLY MOLDY ---
**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:** [July 1, 2025, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3140 "2025-07-01T15:18:07Z")
Wordle 1,473 3/6\* 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Summary** > > LEAST > FLUID > MOLDY [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=156) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=158)