# "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:** 19
**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 17, 2024, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/361 "2024-12-17T11:40:22Z")
Wordle 1,277 3/6\* \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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ \end{aligned} Phew, for once, i changed my mind … and was right so to do. Nearly went with SLOOP ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/362 "2024-12-17T12:34:49Z")
Wordle 1277 4/6 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ 121 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 6 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHIME SCOWL Back-to-back 3s for the first time in a couple of weeks. After 1, I was thinking about which remaining consonants could follow S (C,H,K,M,P,W) and I was seeing more I’s than O’s in the resulting words, so I went with CHIME at 2 rather than my usual CHORE. (Thought about CHIMP but inclusion/exclusion of E narrows the field considerably, so CHIME it was.) I came up with three possibilities after 2: SCOLD (already used), the dubious SCULL, and the solution, so that made for an easy choice on 3. ---
**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 17, 2024, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/363 "2024-12-17T13:32:09Z")
Wordle 1,277 3/6 ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ALOUD BROIL SCOWL ---
**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:** [December 17, 2024, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/364 "2024-12-17T14:17:23Z")
Wordle 1,277 5/6 🟦⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟦⬜🟦⬜ 🟧🟧🟧⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟦⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE POISE SCOUT SCOLT SCOWL ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/365 "2024-12-17T15:37:08Z")
> **Wordle 1,277 4/6\* 12/17/2024** > > ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ > 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > B_O_A_S_T β†’ Pretty good start, let’s add an E and a couple WoFcons > **S** N **O** RE β†’ That guess was all about placement and elimination. I can see a good word with an I and that last WoFcon, so let’s try > **S** P **O** I **L** β†’ What’s left that can fit in betwen the S & O? C, H, K, another L. I see one word with a C… > **SCOWL** > > Turns out it was the only (non-bogus) word left. Scoredle had less luck than I earlier on in the process, and had a 1 in 3 shot at par (which it made). ---
**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 17, 2024, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/366 "2024-12-17T15:56:06Z")
Wordle 1,277 3/6\* 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST SPOIL SCOWL ---
**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 17, 2024, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/367 "2024-12-17T16:30:00Z")
Wordle 1,277 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SPOIL SCOWL ---
**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 17, 2024, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/368 "2024-12-17T18:47:48Z")
Wordle 1,277 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST (Vowel hunt!) SQUID (Not useless, but could have been more helpful.) SWOOP (Now _that’s_ what I call β€œhelpful.”) SCOWL (And done.) ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/369 "2024-12-18T01:30:39Z")
Wordle 1,277 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT ROLES SCOWL ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/370 "2024-12-18T04:54:06Z")
Wordle 1,277 3/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE BROIL SCOWL ---
**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 18, 2024, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/371 "2024-12-18T05:06:50Z")
Wordle 1,278 X/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/372 "2024-12-18T08:32:26Z")
Wordle 1,278 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO TUNES ELECT DEPTH HEFTY ---
**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 18, 2024, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/373 "2024-12-18T11:07:05Z")
Wordle 1,278 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[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 L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Z} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \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:** [December 18, 2024, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/374 "2024-12-18T12:42:51Z")
**Wordle 1,278 3/6 β€” 2024-12-18** β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **HEFTY** β€” _a lucky guess; it could also have been (cutey jetty petty); also empty but that’s been used_ ---
**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 18, 2024, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/375 "2024-12-18T13:55:01Z")
Wordle 1,278 3/6\* ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟩🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST FETCH HEFTY ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/376 "2024-12-18T14:06:16Z")
Wordle 1278 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 524 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 7 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟨 1 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE TEETH HEFTY After 2, my third guess was the only possibility I could see, but part of that was that there are so many ways to arrange three yellows, so it’s hard to know where to look. After #3 narrowed things down, it was quick from there. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/377 "2024-12-18T14:07:53Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > **Wordle 1,278 3/6 β€” 2024-12-18** Dude, why all the bold? ---
**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 18, 2024, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/378 "2024-12-18T15:08:01Z")
Wordle 1,278 2/6 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART HEFTY ---
**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:** [December 18, 2024, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/379 "2024-12-18T15:18:46Z")
Wordle 1,278 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟦 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟦 ⬜⬜⬜🟦🟦 ⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE SLOPE QUIET - All outa vowels, so it must end in β€˜Y’ LEFTY - What happens when you haven’t let your coffee set in HEFTY ---
**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 18, 2024, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/380 "2024-12-18T15:46:06Z")
Wordle 1,278 2/6 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST (Nice. Three letters, one placed. I think guess Number two should try to place the T and the Y.) HEFTY (Well. what do you know. I’ll take it!) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=18) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=20)