# "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:** 168
**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 15, 2025, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3341 "2025-07-15T04:38:31Z")
Wordle 1,487 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO POINT JOIST HOIST FOIST Too many damn choices for that first letter… ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2025, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3342 "2025-07-15T04:57:09Z")
Wordle 1,487 6/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO IDIOT HOIST JOIST MOIST FOIST I neglected to check the depth of the trap. ---
**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 15, 2025, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3343 "2025-07-15T07:54:50Z")
Wordle 1,487 5/6\* \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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ \end{aligned} Yes indeed. ---
**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 15, 2025, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3344 "2025-07-15T09:40:27Z")
**Wordle 1,487 4/6 β€” 2025-07-15 Tue** β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **LEAST** **CRIMP** β€” _It might be foist hoist joist shist twist; previous Wordle was twist; letters to eliminate are F H J S T so try shift theft_ **THEFT** **FOIST** ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2025, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3345 "2025-07-15T10:05:01Z")
Wordle 1487 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT HOIST FOIST Could’ve also been JOIST or possibly ROIST; MOIST had been used. ---
**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 15, 2025, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3346 "2025-07-15T13:06:06Z")
Wordle 1,487 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO NOISE Probably \_OIST THYME Not MOIST or HOIST so try JOIST nope FOIST ---
**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 15, 2025, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3347 "2025-07-15T13:20:41Z")
I have no idea what of the more than 1400 words have been used before, so that never factors into my guesses. ---
**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 15, 2025, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3348 "2025-07-15T14:39:04Z")
Wordle 1,487 5/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST BURST HOIST JOIST FOIST That was a tough one! ---
**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 15, 2025, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3349 "2025-07-15T14:47:30Z")
Wordle 1,487 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST - Wow! The go-to word finally pays off big. FOIST - The dim recesses of my mind tell me that β€œmoist” was used at some point. So that leaves β€œjoist” or . . . ---
**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 15, 2025, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3350 "2025-07-15T14:51:07Z")
Wordle 1,487 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART POINT MOIST JOIST FOIST ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2025, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3351 "2025-07-15T16:27:53Z")
> **Wordle 1,487 X/6\* 7/15/2025** > > ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ > 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ > 🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > UND_I_D β†’ Slow start. I think… E and three WoFcons is my best play here > _TI_LER β†’ Got the T, at least. Try an S… and two more consonants, I feel a little behind on them at the moment > _ST_ **I** CK β†’ At least the I is placed. Move ST to the end, add an.. A or O? I see a better word with an O > H **OIST** β†’ Uh oh, looks like a trap. > J **OIST** β†’ One shot left. > M **OIST** > > I’ve even used that word before - why didn’t I think of it? I had a niggling thought that my last try had already been used, which is why I left it to the end - I could have stopped to think again there, but nooooo. Scoredle takes one of the trap words out with its third guess, so finds the solution in six. Ooof. ---
**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 15, 2025, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3352 "2025-07-15T17:15:27Z")
Wordle 1,4 **88** 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 3 am Ai to rescue πŸ€” πŸ€ͺ ---
**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 15, 2025, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3353 "2025-07-15T17:30:58Z")
Wordle 1,487 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RELAY QUOIT IDIOT HOIST FOIST ---
**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 15, 2025, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3354 "2025-07-15T17:35:36Z")
Wordle 1,487 4/6\* 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ TREAD ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 MOULT ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 POINT 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 FOIST ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2025, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3355 "2025-07-15T20:15:55Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > I have no idea what of the more than 1400 words have been used before, so that never factors into my guesses. I’ve been updating a spreadsheet daily for more than three years. We all have different approaches. ---
**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 16, 2025, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3356 "2025-07-16T00:55:48Z")
Wordle 1,487 2/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SHIFT FOIST I almost forgot to play today! When I remembered, the random word generator did not let me down. 😊 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2025, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3357 "2025-07-16T05:05:41Z")
Wordle 1,488 6/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO CRUEL MERRY DERBY JAPAN NERVY Actually proud of myself for being systematic. Was going along with just trying to fit in vowels and NERVY was going to be guess five but I sat back, looked at everything, saw PERKY and JERKY and tried a sleuth word( didn’t think PERVY was a valid option). I may have missed something but I think I avoided a possible fail. ---
**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 16, 2025, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3358 "2025-07-16T05:09:25Z")
Wordle 1,488 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟨⬜🟨🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO PREEN (cover two E positions at ones) ENTRY FERNY NERVY ---
**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 16, 2025, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3359 "2025-07-16T09:56:41Z")
Wordle 1,488 4/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \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 Y} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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 16, 2025, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3360 "2025-07-16T11:25:05Z")
**Wordle 1,488 5/6 β€” 2025-07-16 Wed** β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **LEAST** **CRIMP** **BOUND** β€” _It might be genre nerve nervy never newer renew; previous Wordles have included genre nerve never renew_ **NEWER** **NERVY** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=167) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=169)