# "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:** 17
**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:** [December 14, 2024, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/321 "2024-12-14T05:08:37Z")
Wordle 1,274 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 MOIST ALONE DROOL ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2024, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/322 "2024-12-14T05:31:33Z")
Wordle 1,274 5/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHORE FLOUR GROWL DROOL ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2024, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/323 "2024-12-14T05:33:47Z")
You paint a sad picture. Are you OK? ---
**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:** [December 14, 2024, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/324 "2024-12-14T05:52:48Z")
I am. Only the second word applies. ---
**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:** [December 14, 2024, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/325 "2024-12-14T08:04:52Z")
**Wordle 1,274 3/6 β€” 2024-12-14** β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **DROOL** β€” _DROLL had already been used_ ---
**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:** [December 14, 2024, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/326 "2024-12-14T10:53:33Z")
Wordle 1,274 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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2024, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/327 "2024-12-14T11:54:01Z")
Wordle 1274 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 640 ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ 9 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 6 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE BROIL DROOL After 2, there wasn’t much. DROLL, GROWL, and PROWL had already been used. I overlooked DROOL at 3 but I think I’d have gone with BROIL first even if I’d seen it. ---
**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:** [December 14, 2024, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/328 "2024-12-14T16:04:19Z")
Wordle 1,274 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART BROIL DROOL ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2024, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/329 "2024-12-14T16:24:43Z")
> **Wordle 1,274 3/6\* 12/14/2024** > > ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 > ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > B_O_XE_R_ β†’ Not a bad start. I’d like to throw in an A and two WoFcons, and I see one word that almost certainly isn’t the asnwer but gets me what I’m looking for, so > TA_R_ **O** S β†’ Placed the O - and in a place where the R could have otherwise been, so that’s nice. Trying to think of words with L & N and R in the first two letters. I see one, but it doubles up on the O, which I’d like to avoid. Also, ORLON is a brand name and not that common. Don’t see any opportunities to use I, U or Y for a vowel, so maybe I should double up on the O… > **DROOL** > Holy cow, ?ROO? is a trap worthy of being discovered by Admiral Ackbar. Scoredle gives six valid words on that pattern for my third guess, so a six (or worse) was definitely in the cards. Scoredle falls into that trap on its second guess but plays it well; after four, there was only one possible guess left. ---
**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:** [December 14, 2024, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/330 "2024-12-14T16:25:39Z")
Wordle 1,274 3/6\* 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST BROIL DROOL ---
**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:** [December 14, 2024, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/331 "2024-12-14T16:42:30Z")
Wordle 1,274 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST [Whiff. Time for CURIO.] CURIO [Let’s see if a W is in the cards] DROWN [No? Well it’s most likely _DROOx_. And I think it’ll be a while yet before they give us DROOG.] DROOL. [That’ll do, pig. That’ll do.] ---
**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:** [December 14, 2024, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/332 "2024-12-14T21:58:24Z")
Wordle 1,274 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SNARL BROIL TROLL GROWL DROOL Gah. Fell into yet another trap and flailed badly. I’m having a rough time with Wordle lately. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2024, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/333 "2024-12-15T06:26:56Z")
Wordle 1,275 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LUNES FUNKY ---
**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:** [December 15, 2024, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/334 "2024-12-15T08:13:36Z")
Wordle 1,275 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ATONE LUMPY SUNNY FUNKY ---
**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:** [December 15, 2024, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/335 "2024-12-15T10:06:54Z")
\color{red}{\text {DAMMIT I BLEW IT!}} **Wordle 1,275 X/6 β€” 2024-12-15** ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© **STARE** **DOILY** **PUNCH** β€” _I thought it’s highly likely to be (bunny gunny); previously used = **FUNNY** _ **BUNNY** β€” _Damn! That was a wasted attempt. I instead should have identified that it could be: (bungy bunny funky gungy gunky gunny junky); and therefore needed to eliminate/select letters B F G J K; [already used: HUNKY]_ **GUNKY** β€” _okay, now it’s down to (funky junky), 2 words but I only have 1 guess left; so I look at the F words that have previously been used and there have been 77 of them; of the J words previously used there have been only 11 = JAUNT JAZZY JELLY JERKY JIFFY JOINT JOKER JOLLY JOUST JUDGE JUICE; so I’m thinking it’s more likely to be junky, more than funky_ **JUNKY** β€” oof; wrong thought process! It was instead **FUNKY**. _ **Damn!!!** _ ---
**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:** [December 15, 2024, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/336 "2024-12-15T10:54:20Z")
Wordle 1,275 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[lime,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 P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2024, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/337 "2024-12-15T11:08:22Z")
Wordle 1275 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 584 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 67 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 8 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE DUMPY FUNKY ---
**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:** [December 15, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/338 "2024-12-15T16:02:20Z")
Wordle 1,275 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST [Stick that Y at the end and find more vowels.] JUICY [A placed U and Y. Let’s see some WoFcons] RUNNY [That N is helpful] FUNKY [That works.] ---
**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:** [December 15, 2024, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/339 "2024-12-15T16:10:36Z")
Wordle 1,275 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SPOIL DUMMY FUNNY FUNKY ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/340 "2024-12-15T16:15:43Z")
> **Wordle 1,275 5/6\* 12/15/2024** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > DROOL β†’ Whiff, fourth in the last week. Another second guess first, with E & A since I’ve only KOed one vowel > _N_EATS β†’ Eugh. Next we (aka U & I together) with that N, which leads to a word that ends in G > C **U** I_N_G β†’ Need to try a Y. Should I trust the B? > B **UN** N **Y** β†’ I should not have trusted the B because that gave me a blind spot about a letter I had already not placed. Alas. But at least I got that Y. Now: J or F? I’ll try > **FUNKY** > HUNKY and PUNKY were also possible, per Scoredle, but both seem a little more slangy to me. Scoredle also finishes in five, and oddly enough never checks the T. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=16) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=18)