# "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:** 161
**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 5, 2025, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3201 "2025-07-05T15:15:21Z")
Wordle 1,4 **78** 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟨 🟨🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Severe Ai assist cuz I stoopid πŸ€ͺ 🦘 ---
**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 5, 2025, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3202 "2025-07-05T15:51:46Z")
Wordle 1,477 5/6 ⬜🟦🟦⬜🟦 🟦🟧🟦🟦⬜ ⬜🟧⬜🟧🟧 🟦🟧⬜🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE EARLY PAPER LATER BALER ---
**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 5, 2025, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3203 "2025-07-05T16:09:08Z")
Wordle 1,477 4/6\* 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Summary** > > LEAST > PLEAD > FABLE > BALER ---
**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 5, 2025, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3204 "2025-07-05T18:51:55Z")
Wordle 1,477 4/6 πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 EARLY LATER PALER BALER I tried something new today. Getting tired of my rotating list of start words, so I found a random word generator and decided to use whatever it gives me. First try was a pretty decent one! We’ll see how this tactic goes. ---
**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, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3205 "2025-07-05T19:56:03Z")
Interesting approach. Are you checking if the generated word was previously used? ---
**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 5, 2025, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3206 "2025-07-05T20:55:20Z")
Nope. I’m not about chasing the ace. I did actually get one once, and after the initial shock wore off, I felt kind of cheated that I didn’t really get to play the game. ---
**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:** [July 5, 2025, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3207 "2025-07-05T22:56:00Z")
Wordle 1477 5/6\* ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 PETAL 🟨🟩🟨🟩⬜ LARES ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 WALER (!) (apparently it’s an australian breed of horses, at this point I was trying every letter because there was no obvious fitting word) ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 HALER (!!) ( a monetary unit of the Czech Republic, equal to one hundredth of a koruna) 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BALER (A machine for making bales 🀦) ---
**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 5, 2025, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3208 "2025-07-05T23:02:53Z")
Wordle 1,477 6/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 point slake leary ravel lager baler ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2025, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3209 "2025-07-06T05:27:21Z")
Wordle 1,478 3/6 🟨🟨🟨🟩⬜ 🟨🟨🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO TRAIL ATRIA ---
**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 6, 2025, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3210 "2025-07-06T07:07:32Z")
**Wordle 1,478 3/6 β€” 2025-07-06 Sun** β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **LEAST** **CRIMP** **ATRIA** ---
**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 6, 2025, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3211 "2025-07-06T07:48:35Z")
Wordle 1,478 4/6 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO ASPIC AMAIN ATRIA ---
**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 6, 2025, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3212 "2025-07-06T09:39:33Z")
Wordle 1,478 4/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2025, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3213 "2025-07-06T09:56:21Z")
Wordle 1478 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT - my standard starting word TREAD - new 2nd word for yellow A and T RATTY - nope, but narrows things down to ATRIA - plural of atrium Scoredle also gave ATRIP as a possibility after 3. It’s a word for when your anchor is just off the sea bottom, apparently. Seems a bit obscure for Wordle. ---
**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 6, 2025, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3214 "2025-07-06T12:00:33Z")
Wordle 1,478 3/6 πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO ASTIR ATRIA With two greens on my first guess, I thought I’d try for a two instead using my usual second word STYLE. ASTIR didn’t work but did leave me with only one possible word left. ---
**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 6, 2025, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3215 "2025-07-06T12:11:05Z")
Wordle 1,478 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART STRAP ATRIA ---
**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 6, 2025, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3216 "2025-07-06T12:20:03Z")
Wordle 1,478 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Summary** > > LEAST > BATCH > AMITY > ATRIA ---
**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 6, 2025, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3217 "2025-07-06T13:07:58Z")
Wordle 1,478 4/6\* πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Taint Vital Irate Atria ---
**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 6, 2025, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3218 "2025-07-06T14:16:26Z")
Wordle 1,479 6/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🦘 Inevitable but uninspiring. 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:** [July 6, 2025, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3219 "2025-07-06T14:42:23Z")
> [@chela](#): > > Well done @kaylasdad99 Thank you very much. Wordle 1,478 3/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RELAY (Let’s try a couple of WoFcons and another vowel.) ASTIR (Only one plausible word left. ATRIA (That one. That’s the plausible word.) ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2025, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3220 "2025-07-06T15:14:52Z")
> **Wordle 1,478 4/6\* 7/6/2025** > > ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 > 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨 > 🟩🟨🟨🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > B_A_LE_R_ β†’ Not a bad start, and it leads me to one of my favorite first guesses second… > _R_O_A_S_T_ β†’ Couldn’t figure out a word with the A in 4th position, followed by neither R or T. So I figured there had to be another vowel, which led me to > **A** _RT_ **I** C β†’ ATRI? means > **ATRIA** > ATRIP was somehow a possibility. Oddly enough, if given my first three guesses, Scoredle would have tried it for its par attempt, which would have left it with a bogey. On its own, Scoredle closes with AORTA/ATRIA which seems somehow appropriate. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=160) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=162)