# "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:** 171
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3401 "2025-07-18T14:44:47Z")
Regular plurals (formed by -S or -ES suffixes) are never Wordle solutions. ATRIA, for example, is a Wordle solution. FLORA/FAUNA. FUNGI. Also, 3rd person singular regular verbs are not solutions. Otherwise, S in the last space would be the most common Wordle play around. ---
**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 18, 2025, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3402 "2025-07-18T14:50:01Z")
Wordle 1,490 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART BROIL LORIS Solved ONLY by virtue of trying many possibilities that were not in the word list. ---
**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 18, 2025, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3403 "2025-07-18T15:32:17Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > Regular plurals (formed by -S or -ES suffixes) are never Wordle solutions. ATRIA, for example, is a Wordle solution. FLORA/FAUNA. FUNGI. Also, 3rd person singular regular verbs are not solutions. Otherwise, S in the last space would be the most common Wordle play around. Yes, thanks for the clarification of my post! ---
**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 18, 2025, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3404 "2025-07-18T15:43:58Z")
Wordle 1,490 4/6 ⬜🟦⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟧🟦🟦⬜ 🟦🟧⬜🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST SONIC - I knew it couldn’t be this, but couldn’t come up with. . . LORIS ---
**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 18, 2025, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3405 "2025-07-18T17:24:06Z")
Wordle 1,490 3/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RELAY LURID LORIS ---
**Author:** ![Author\_Balk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3406 "2025-07-18T21:45:31Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > Also, WordleBot cheats. It _always_ uses CRANE as its first guess, except today when it used SLATE Some information on this… I used today’s word in a post on a different topic about 3 weeks ago (you can search if you don’t believe me) I knew back then what the word would be today. Wordlebot has a list of words that it considers possible answers. The starting word is the word it comes up with as the best word to solve the possible answers. Occasionally, they will update the list of possible answers. That may cause the starting word to change. If the NYT did put a word that isn’t on the possible answers it would break Wordlebot, it would just spin.. On Thursday Wordlebot made some minor changes to the possible answer list. This is why the starting word changed. ---
**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 19, 2025, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3407 "2025-07-19T00:15:04Z")
Wordle 1,490 4/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 OCEAN PILOT BROIL LORIS I’m honestly surprised that so many Dopers have never heard of lorises. Turns out it was the only possible word left for me at four. I started rearranging the letters I had, and when I hit on LORIS it raised a smile! 😊 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3408 "2025-07-19T04:21:17Z")
Wordle 1,491 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHORE SWORN SWORD ---
**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 19, 2025, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3409 "2025-07-19T05:08:57Z")
Wordle 1,491 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO DRONE SWORD ---
**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 19, 2025, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3410 "2025-07-19T07:36:57Z")
**Wordle 1,491 4/6 β€” Sat 19 Jul 2025-07-19** β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **LEAST** **CRIMP** **BLIND** **SWORD** ---
**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 19, 2025, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3411 "2025-07-19T07:49:04Z")
Wordle 1,491 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRADE DRILL GOURD SWORD ---
**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 19, 2025, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3412 "2025-07-19T09:12:46Z")
Wordle 1,491 2/6\* \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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ \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 19, 2025, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3413 "2025-07-19T09:23:00Z")
Wordle 1491 3/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE SWORD Could’ve also been SPORK. ---
**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 19, 2025, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3414 "2025-07-19T12:43:29Z")
Wordle 1,491 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO STYLE SWORD ---
**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 19, 2025, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3415 "2025-07-19T12:49:14Z")
Wordle 1,491 3/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Asked Snood Sword ---
**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 19, 2025, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3416 "2025-07-19T14:23:28Z")
Wordle 1,491 5/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST BISON SMOKY SWOOP SWORD Grr. ---
**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 19, 2025, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3417 "2025-07-19T14:33:45Z")
Wordle 1,491 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART GOURD FJORD SWORD ---
**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 19, 2025, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3418 "2025-07-19T14:53:33Z")
Wordle 1,491 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RELAY HOURI SWORD ---
**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 19, 2025, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3419 "2025-07-19T15:55:47Z")
Wordle 1,491 4/6 ⬜🟦⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟦⬜🟦⬜ 🟧⬜🟧⬜🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST SCOUR - I really need to pay closer attention to used letters. SWORD ---
**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 19, 2025, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3420 "2025-07-19T16:47:35Z")
Wordle 1,491 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 MORAL STORE SCORN SWORD I found all of the possible S\_OR\_ words except SWORN, which is probably what I would have gone with had I seen it, which would have led me to the par anyway. So it’s all good. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=170) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=172)