# "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:** 165

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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 10, 2025, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3281 "2025-07-10T19:07:04Z")

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Wordle 1,4 **83** 5/6  
⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜  
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨  
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
Bit predictable. 🥱 🦘

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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 11, 2025, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3282 "2025-07-11T06:21:40Z")

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Wordle 1,483 6/6

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

RATIO  
SHARE  
CRAWL  
DRANK  
GRAND  
BRAND

Another day and another six. This one I did stop and think it through and stayed in hard mode because I couldn’t see any additional options.

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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 11, 2025, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3283 "2025-07-11T07:03:41Z")

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Wordle 1,483 4/6

🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜  
🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
DRAPE  
GRAND  
BRAND

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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 11, 2025, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3284 "2025-07-11T07:20:10Z")

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**Wordle 1,483 4/6 — 2025-07-11 Fri**  
⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛  
⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛  
🟩⬛⬛🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
 **LEAST**  
 **CRIMP**  
 **BOUND**  
 **BRAND** —

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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 11, 2025, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3285 "2025-07-11T09:15:17Z")

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Wordle 1,483 2/6\*

\begin{aligned} &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ \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 11, 2025, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3286 "2025-07-11T10:43:40Z")

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Wordle 1483 2/6\*

⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ 55  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
BRAND

Not many possibilities left for this particular pair of greens. Just DRANK, FRANC, and VIAND.

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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 11, 2025, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3287 "2025-07-11T10:57:55Z")

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Wordle 1,483 4/6

⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩Stale  
Charm  
Grand  
Brand

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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 11, 2025, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3288 "2025-07-11T11:40:25Z")

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Wordle 1,483 5/6

🟨⬛🟨⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛🟩🟨🟩  
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
STYLE  
CHARD  
GRAND  
BRAND

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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 11, 2025, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3289 "2025-07-11T14:03:17Z")

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Wordle 1,483 3/6\*

⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜  
🟨🟩🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

LEAST  
DRANK  
BRAND

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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 11, 2025, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3290 "2025-07-11T14:14:59Z")

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Wordle 1,4 **84** 4/6  
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩  
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩  
⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🦘  
Ai assisted - tough day

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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 11, 2025, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3291 "2025-07-11T14:25:32Z")

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Happy National Convenience Store Day, everyone!

> **Wordle 1,483 5/6\* 7/11/2025**
>
> ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
> ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜  
> ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩  
> ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> JUMPY → Whiff, not unexpected. Time for a good first word second. I can’t double-whiff twice in a row, can I?  
> SL **A** TE → Nope. But close. Try an O, then both R & N? Tried some possibilities for both, but it didn’t work. So R alone, and H & D to get  
> HO **A** _R_ **D** → Maybe the only vowel? Throw in an N, and wouldn’t that be  
> G **RAND** → Hmm, should have trusted the B  
> **BRAND**
> 
> Scoredle has a tap-in for four - I assume it knows not to try the rather bogus word that it lists as the only other possible. I had three to choose from after three, all nonbogus - Scoredle makes the right guess in that case, but my guess would have eliminated any possibility of a six in the event.

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**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 11, 2025, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3292 "2025-07-11T15:05:14Z")

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Wordle 1483 5/6\*

⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ PIEDS  
🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ DRACO  
⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ TRADY  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 GRAND  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BRAND

The first 3 attempts were words that I thought Wordle would not accept, I don’t even know what “PIEDS” and “TRADY” mean!

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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 11, 2025, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3293 "2025-07-11T15:06:01Z")

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Wordle 1,483 4/6

⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜  
⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜  
🟨🟩🟩⬜🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
CRACK  
DRAIN  
BRAND

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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 11, 2025, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3294 "2025-07-11T15:54:45Z")

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Wordle 1,483 4/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟦⬛🟦🟦⬛  
🟧🟧🟧⬛🟦  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

TOUCH  
RENAL  
BRAIN  
BRAND

For a second I thought I’d chipped in for a birdie!

So far I’m enjoying my Random Word Generator experiment. Like @SunUp starting with the previous day’s answer, it forces me to think in different ways, as well as keeping the game from getting stale.

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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 11, 2025, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3295 "2025-07-11T19:58:12Z")

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Wordle 1,483 2/6

⬜🟧🟧🟧⬜  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
BRAND

A good way to start the new streak after yesterday’s debacle.

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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 11, 2025, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3296 "2025-07-11T20:46:43Z")

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Wordle 1,483 5/6

🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜  
🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨  
⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜  
⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RELAY  
AMOUR  
WHARF  
CRACK  
BRAND

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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 12, 2025, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3297 "2025-07-12T06:11:25Z")

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Wordle 1,484 4/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜  
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩  
⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
SHINE  
GLIDE  
EXILE

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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 12, 2025, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3298 "2025-07-12T06:57:28Z")

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Wordle 1,484 4/6

⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜  
⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

CHIRP  
SWING  
ALIVE  
EXILE

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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 12, 2025, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3299 "2025-07-12T07:24:32Z")

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**Wordle 1,484 4/6 — 2025-07-12 Sat**  
🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
 **LEAST**  
 **CRIMP**  
 **BOUND** — _at this point it’s likely either exile or while, and while has already been used_  
 **EXILE**

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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 12, 2025, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3300 "2025-07-12T07:52:18Z")

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Wordle 1,484 4/6\*

\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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,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 W} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \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 E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt X} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned}

> [@Bullitt](#):
>
> at this point it’s likely either exile or while, and while has already been used

_Now_ you tell me !

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