# "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\
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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:** [August 5, 2025, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3701 "2025-08-05T15:28:11Z")

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Wordle 1,508 3/6\*

⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨  
🟩🟨⬜🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

LEAST  
SOUTH  
STORK

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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:** [August 5, 2025, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3702 "2025-08-05T15:31:24Z")

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In the left hand corner, pick the A, and change to “markdown mode.” That should fix your problem.

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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:** [August 5, 2025, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3703 "2025-08-05T16:34:22Z")

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Wordle 1,508 5/6

⬛⬛🟦⬛⬛  
🟦🟦⬛⬛⬛  
🟦🟦⬛🟦🟦  
🟧🟧🟧🟧⬛  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

METAL  
TONIC  
ROUST  
STORY  
STORK

Gah. Thought I had that par.

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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:** [August 5, 2025, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3704 "2025-08-05T16:45:59Z")

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Trade  
SHORT  
STORM  
STORK

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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:** [August 5, 2025, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3705 "2025-08-05T16:58:22Z")

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Wordle 1,508 3/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RELAY  
HOURI  
STORK

Happy to see that Wordlebot bogeyed. I’m just petty that way.

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**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:** [August 5, 2025, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3706 "2025-08-05T23:07:55Z")

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Wordle 1,508 3/6

🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

storm  
story  
stork

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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:** [August 6, 2025, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3707 "2025-08-06T05:38:00Z")

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Wordle 1,509 3/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨  
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
SOAPY  
GROAN

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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:** [August 6, 2025, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3708 "2025-08-06T07:07:51Z")

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**Wordle 1,509 4/6 — Wed 06 Aug 2025-08-06**  
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛  
⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛  
⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
 **LEAST**  
 **BOUND**  
 **PRIVY** — _it’s either argon or groan; organ was previously used_  
 **GROAN**

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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:** [August 6, 2025, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3709 "2025-08-06T08:14:54Z")

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Wordle 1,509 4/6

🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨  
⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜  
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
CORAL  
BROAD  
GROAN

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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:** [August 6, 2025, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3710 "2025-08-06T09:27:37Z")

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Wordle 1,509 4/6\*

\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \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 A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \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 A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \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 A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ \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:** [August 6, 2025, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3711 "2025-08-06T10:35:42Z")

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Wordle 1509 3/6

⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 441  
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 5  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CRIMP  
GROAN

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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:** [August 6, 2025, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3712 "2025-08-06T12:49:10Z")

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Wordle 1,509 4/6

🟨⬛⬛⬛🟨  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟩🟨⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
STYLE  
CRAMP  
GROAN

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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:** [August 6, 2025, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3713 "2025-08-06T13:07:40Z")

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Wordle 1,509 2/6\*

🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ GREAT  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 GROAN

First time I win in only 2 attempts!, it was mostly luck with the first attempt though.

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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:** [August 6, 2025, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3714 "2025-08-06T14:22:31Z")

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Wordle 1,509 3/6

⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜  
⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
CARGO  
GROAN

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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:** [August 6, 2025, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3715 "2025-08-06T14:30:17Z")

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Wordle 1,5 **10** 5/6

⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜  
⬜🟩🟨🟩🟨  
🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 no Ai 👍 🦘

Bit of work but satisfying

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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:** [August 6, 2025, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3716 "2025-08-06T15:01:47Z")

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Wordle 1,509 4/6

🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜  
⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨  
⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RELAY  
VICAR  
TORAH  
GROAN

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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:** [August 6, 2025, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3717 "2025-08-06T15:05:51Z")

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Wordle 1,509 4/6\*

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜  
⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩  
🟨⬜🟩🟨🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

LEAST  
CABIN  
ADORN  
GROAN

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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:** [August 6, 2025, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3718 "2025-08-06T15:37:50Z")

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Wordle 1,509 3/6

⬜🟧🟦🟦⬜  
⬜🟦⬜⬜⬜  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
HOIST  
GROAN

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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:** [August 6, 2025, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3719 "2025-08-06T16:25:38Z")

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Wordle 1,509 4/6

🟦🟦⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟦⬛🟦🟧  
🟦🟧🟦🟧🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

NOISE  
TALON  
ORGAN  
GROAN

Missed the birdie putt with an anagram!

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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:** [August 6, 2025, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3720 "2025-08-06T16:44:04Z")

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> **Wordle 1,509 3/6\* 8/6/2025**
>
> ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜  
> ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> ST **O** _R_K → Well, that’s something to work with. Can’t see a way to knock out both N and L, and that O in the middle might mean its the only vowel, so I feel OK about trying  
> C **RO** W **N** → Superficially trappish, but there’s only vowels that can go in that fourth position, which cuts things down a lot, so  
> **GROAN**
> 
> My first birdie in a while. Scoredle makes a good second guess, but dives into a trap with its third and ends up bogey.

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