# "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:** 160

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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 4, 2025, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3181 "2025-07-04T13:08:06Z")

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Wordle 1,476 5/6

⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜  
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨  
⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
BONER  
WIRED  
CURSE  
CURVE

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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 4, 2025, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3182 "2025-07-04T13:16:12Z")

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Wordle 1,476 3/6\*

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
🟩🟨⬜🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

> **Summary**
>
> LEAST  
> CRIED  
> CURVE

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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 4, 2025, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3183 "2025-07-04T14:18:49Z")

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Wordle 1,4 **77** 5/6  
⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨  
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩  
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🤷 🦘

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**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:** [July 4, 2025, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3184 "2025-07-04T14:51:46Z")

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Wordle 1,476 5/6

🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩  
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩  
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RELAY  
OURIE  
SURGE  
PUREE  
CURVE

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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 4, 2025, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3185 "2025-07-04T15:13:24Z")

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> **Wordle 1,476 4/6\* USA Independence Day 2025**
>
> ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
> ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩  
> ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> POPPY → Whiff, not that I had much hope for anything else. Still, at least one P would have been nice. Next!  
> SLAT **E** → That’s not much. But, I can cover the last WoFcons _and_ the last vowels with  
> IN_UR_ **E** → and that’s something. Move 'em over one, add a C, and V (instead of S) to try  
> **CURVE**  
> Turns out REVUE was also possible - the other seven words after three guesses were quite bogus. Scoredle does even better with its par - only the answer was left of the nonbogus possibles for the finish.

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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 4, 2025, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3186 "2025-07-04T16:40:49Z")

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Wordle 1,476 4/6

⬛🟦⬛⬛🟧  
⬛⬛🟧⬛🟧  
⬛🟧🟧⬛🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

TRONE  
LARGE  
PURSE  
CURVE

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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 4, 2025, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3187 "2025-07-04T17:05:39Z")

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Wordle 1,476 5/6\*

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩  
⬛🟨🟨🟨🟩  
🟨🟩🟨⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Abide  
Truce  
Ruche  
Curse  
Curve

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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 4, 2025, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3188 "2025-07-04T20:31:03Z")

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Yikes! Just realized I haven’t posted mine yet today.

Wordle 1,476 4/6

⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩  
⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
STYLE  
PUREE  
CURVE

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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 4, 2025, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3189 "2025-07-04T22:52:34Z")

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Wordle 1,476 3/6

⬛⬛🟩🟨⬛  
🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

torch  
carve  
curve

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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 4, 2025, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3190 "2025-07-04T23:33:27Z")

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Wordle 1,476 2/6

🟧🟦⬜⬜🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
CURVE

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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 5, 2025, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3191 "2025-07-05T05:22:41Z")

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Wordle 1,477 4/6

🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜  
🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
LASER  
PALER  
BALER

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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 5, 2025, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3192 "2025-07-05T07:33:41Z")

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Wordle 1,477 4/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨  
⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
FRAME  
CARET  
BALER

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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 5, 2025, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3193 "2025-07-05T08:29:59Z")

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Wordle 1,477 3/6\*

\begin{aligned} &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ \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 5, 2025, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3194 "2025-07-05T11:15:06Z")

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Wordle 1477 5/6

⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜  
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨  
🟨🟨🟩🟨⬜  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CHORE  
RELAY  
PALER  
BALER

Gah.

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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 5, 2025, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3195 "2025-07-05T12:01:52Z")

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Wordle 1,477 5/6

🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨  
🟨🟩⬛🟩🟩  
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
STYLE  
LAGER  
PALER  
BALER

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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 5, 2025, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3196 "2025-07-05T12:08:55Z")

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**Wordle 1,477 4/6 — 2025-07-05 Sat**  
🟨🟨🟨⬛⬛  
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛  
🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
 **LEAST**  
 **CRIMP**  
 **BOUND**  
 **BALER**

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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 5, 2025, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3197 "2025-07-05T12:59:28Z")

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Wordle 1,477 6/6

⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜  
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩  
🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
RACER  
LASER  
PALER  
WALER  
BALER

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**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:** [July 5, 2025, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3198 "2025-07-05T14:30:15Z")

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Wordle 1,477 2/6

🟨🟨🟩🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RELAY  
BALER

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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 5, 2025, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3199 "2025-07-05T14:34:59Z")

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Well done @kaylasdad99

Wordle 1,477 6/6\*

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

Enact  
Alive  
Legal  
Dalek  
Paler  
Baler

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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 5, 2025, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3200 "2025-07-05T14:58:24Z")

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> **Wordle 1,477 6/6\* 7/5/2025**
>
> ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨  
> 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜  
> 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜  
> 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩  
> ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> CU_R_V_E_ → That’s not a bad start. Try an A and two more WoFcons  
> _REAL_S → Oh my. One WoFcon left, and a good word to try it with  
> _ALER_T → Still nothing placed. -ER is evocative as an ending, so I’ll try that  
> _L_ **A** G **ER** → Finally placed things, but what could that last letter be?  
> P **ALER** → Not P. One last chance, I’ll trust the B  
> **BALER**
> 
> Scoredle says there were two more possibles left, but they seem a little bogus to me. We have a large PALER/BALER club today, it seems. including Scoredle itself from my start - yes, it goes the distance, but converts on a six.

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