# "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:** 172
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3421 "2025-07-19T18:23:56Z")
> **Wordle 1,491 5/6\* 7/19/2025** > > ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 > 🟩⬜⬜🟨🟨 > 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > L_OR_I_S_ β†’ Not bad. Let’s try an E and… T or N? Probably should have gone STORE, but saw a different word first > **S** EN_OR_ β†’ Well, let’s try something with the O in the middle, and I guess no more vowels? > **S** T **OR** M β†’ Seems trappish. First word that comes to mind is > **S** P **OR** K β†’ What else? Live by the… > **SWORD** > > Probably should have seen that one first, for par, but the comedic possibilities of my other guess made it a moral choice. Scoredle finishes with an unimaginative par that scorns the comic choice for its final guess. ---
**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 19, 2025, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3422 "2025-07-19T19:03:29Z")
Wordle 1,4 **92** 5/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 No Ai πŸ‘ 🦘 ---
**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 19, 2025, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3423 "2025-07-19T23:09:19Z")
Wordle 1,491 3/6 πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 storm scorn sword ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3424 "2025-07-20T05:39:30Z")
Wordle 1,492 6/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHALE CLANG PLANK FLANK BLANK ---
**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 20, 2025, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3425 "2025-07-20T06:10:09Z")
Wordle 1,492 2/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 FLING BLANK ---
**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 20, 2025, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3426 "2025-07-20T07:03:50Z")
Wordle 1,492 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO GRAPE BLANK ---
**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 20, 2025, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3427 "2025-07-20T09:10:09Z")
Wordle 1,492 3/6\* \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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \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 K} \\ \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 20, 2025, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3428 "2025-07-20T10:38:50Z")
**Wordle 1,492 4/6 β€” Sun 20 Jul 2025-07-20** πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **LEAST** **CRIMP** **BOUND** **BLANK** ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3429 "2025-07-20T10:46:43Z")
Wordle 1492 3/6 ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CLANK BLANK FLANK and PLANK had already 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 20, 2025, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3430 "2025-07-20T12:37:02Z")
Wordle 1,492 5/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO STYLE PLANK Could be FLANK or BLANK or CLANK FABLE Got the B BLANK ---
**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 20, 2025, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3431 "2025-07-20T14:36:24Z")
Wordle 1,4 **93** 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŽ‡ 🦘 No Ai πŸ˜‡ ---
**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 20, 2025, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3432 "2025-07-20T14:56:02Z")
Wordle 1,492 5/6 ⬜⬜🟧🟧⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST PLANK BLAND BLANK Would have been a four, but I fat-fingered the last letter. ---
**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 20, 2025, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3433 "2025-07-20T15:02:32Z")
Wordle 1,492 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART CLANG BLANK almost went for FLANK but thought better of it. what symmetry! ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3434 "2025-07-20T15:15:16Z")
> **Wordle 1,492 5/6\* 7/20/2025** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟨⬜🟩🟩⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > SWORD β†’ Whiff. Can I do A, E and the last three WoFcons? > _L_E **AN** T β†’ Yes. GIANT is out, so I think I’ve just the one vowel. CLANG? or.. > C **LANK** β†’ Hmm, bit of a trap here, but I think I’m safe. Trust the B? No, P. > P **LANK** β†’ Should have trusted the B. > **BLANK** > F was also out there. Scoredle also finishes in five. ---
**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 20, 2025, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3435 "2025-07-20T16:08:45Z")
Wordle 1,492 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RELAY ALOUD LABIA BLANK ---
**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 20, 2025, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3436 "2025-07-20T16:15:46Z")
Wordle 1,492 4/6\* 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST DRAWL CLANK BLANK I didnt trust the B. πŸ˜’ ---
**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 20, 2025, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3437 "2025-07-20T16:34:31Z")
Wordle 1,492 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 RIGHT ALONE BACKS BLANK Too many options (PLANK FLANK CLANK BLANK BLAND) to go guessing. Happy with a tap-in par after whiffing the tee shot. ---
**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 20, 2025, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3438 "2025-07-20T23:12:15Z")
Wordle 1,492 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 steam grain blank ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2025, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3439 "2025-07-21T04:50:55Z")
Wordle 1,493 6/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO TiILDE TIPSY TICHY TINNY TIZZY I resisted the correct answer until the end. Also tried in vain to come up with a helpful sleuth word. ---
**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 21, 2025, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3440 "2025-07-21T05:09:14Z")
Wordle 1,493 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO PISTE WITHY TICKY TIZZY [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=171) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=173)