# "Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 3)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451>\
**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:** 159

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**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2025, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3161 "2025-07-03T05:11:25Z")

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Wordle 1,475 5/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨  
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜  
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
SHONE  
COULD  
BUMPY  
POPPY

After three I was pretty sure it was BOBBY, MOMMY or POPPY but used a sleuth word to confirm the Y and get more help.

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**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 3, 2025, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3162 "2025-07-03T05:37:55Z")

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Wordle 1,475 5/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨  
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
COMET  
BONGO  
WOOLY  
POPPY

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**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 3, 2025, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3163 "2025-07-03T07:41:35Z")

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Wordle 1,475 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[silver,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \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 P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ \end{aligned}

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**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 3, 2025, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3164 "2025-07-03T07:56:38Z")

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**Wordle 1,475 4/6 — 2025-07-03 Thu**  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨  
⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
 **LEAST**  
 **CRIMP**  
 **BOUND**  
 **POPPY**

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**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 3, 2025, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3165 "2025-07-03T11:26:03Z")

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Wordle 1,475 X/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨  
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛  
⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩  
⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩  
⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩  
⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩

AUDIO  
STYLE  
WORRY  
KOOKY  
COMFY  
HOBBY

Argh, blew it.

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**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:** [July 3, 2025, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3166 "2025-07-03T11:43:38Z")

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Wordle 1,475 3/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛🟦🟧⬛  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

TRAIN  
SLOPE  
POPPY

Took a minute to convince myself to throw down three P’s after I had already placed one. But there wasn’t much else to do.

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**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2025, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3167 "2025-07-03T12:01:21Z")

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Wordle 1475 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜  
⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CHORE  
DUMPY  
POPPY

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**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 3, 2025, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3168 "2025-07-03T12:27:00Z")

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Wordle 1,475 5/6\*

⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨  
⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩  
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Aloud  
Strop  
Mopey  
Hoppy  
Poppy

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**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 3, 2025, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3169 "2025-07-03T12:33:17Z")

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Wordle 1,475 5/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜  
🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜  
🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
SPOIL  
POUND  
POOFY  
POPPY

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**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 3, 2025, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3170 "2025-07-03T14:29:59Z")

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Wordle 1,4 **76** 4/6  
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩  
🟨🟨⬜⬜🟩  
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
Ai assist not  
enough sleep 🦘 😴

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**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2025, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3171 "2025-07-03T15:05:33Z")

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> **Wordle 1,475 5/6\* 7/3/2025**
>
> ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
> ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
> ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩  
> ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> INCUR → Whiff. Time for a good first guess second  
> SLATE → Double whiff! O & Y, and… I should try a double O just in case.  
> G **O** OF **Y** → Whiffed on consonants, and the second O, but I’m pretty sure its a double letter between O & Y  
> H **O** BB **Y** → So not BOBBY. MOMMY? DODDY? or  
> **POPPY**  
> DOWDY, also. Real stroke of luck there at the end. Scoredle also finished in five, but with less likelihood of a loss.

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**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 3, 2025, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3172 "2025-07-03T15:21:17Z")

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Wordle 1,475 5/6\*

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨  
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜  
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

> **Summary**
>
> LEAST  
> BINGO  
> JUROR  
> WOODY  
> POPPY

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**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 3, 2025, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3173 "2025-07-03T15:22:04Z")

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Wordle 1,475 5/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟧⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟧⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟧⬜🟧🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
HOIST  
WOULD  
GOOPY  
POPPY

Gah! Only one letter after three guesses. Thought I was doomed!

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**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:** [July 3, 2025, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3174 "2025-07-03T23:15:29Z")

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Wordle 1,475 6/6

⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛  
⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩  
⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩  
⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩  
🟩🟩⬛⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

storm  
godly  
cocky  
honey  
poofy  
poppy

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**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2025, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3175 "2025-07-04T04:24:35Z")

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Wordle 1,476 3/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
LURES  
CURVE

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**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 4, 2025, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3176 "2025-07-04T06:42:32Z")

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I stuffed up a bit:  
Wordle 1,476 3/6

⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

audio  
spume  
curve

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**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 4, 2025, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3177 "2025-07-04T08:39:33Z")

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Wordle 1,476 5/6\*

\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Z} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned}

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**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2025, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3178 "2025-07-04T10:24:37Z")

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Wordle 1476 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟩⬜⬜🟨🟩  
🟩🟨🟨⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CHORE  
CRUDE  
CURVE

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**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2025, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3179 "2025-07-04T11:19:02Z")

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Wordle 1,476 3/6

🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜  
🟩🟨⬜⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

CHART  
CRIME  
CURVE

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**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 4, 2025, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3180 "2025-07-04T12:48:32Z")

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Happy 4th everyone!

**Wordle 1,476 4/6 — 2025-07-04 Fri**  
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟨⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
 **LEAST**  
 **CRIMP**  
 **BOUND**  
 **CURVE**

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