# "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\
**Page:** 190

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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 10, 2025, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3781 "2025-08-10T12:12:21Z")

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**Wordle 1,513 5/6 — Sun 10 Aug 2025-07-10**  
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨  
⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛  
⬛⬛🟨⬛🟩  
🟨🟩⬛🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
 **LEAST**  
 **BOUND**  
 **PRIVY**  
 **NIFTY**  
 **MINTY**

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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 10, 2025, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3782 "2025-08-10T13:45:28Z")

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Wordle 1,513 4/6

⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛  
⬛🟩⬛⬛🟨  
⬛🟩🟨⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
FIRST  
PITHY  
MINTY

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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 10, 2025, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3783 "2025-08-10T14:08:31Z")

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Wordle 1,513 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨  
⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩  
🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
STONY  
NUTTY  
MINTY

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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 10, 2025, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3784 "2025-08-10T14:33:27Z")

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Wordle 1,5 **14** 2/6

🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🎇 🦘 no Ai

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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 10, 2025, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3785 "2025-08-10T14:39:10Z")

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Wordle 1,513 3/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩  
🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RELAY  
MOUSY  
MINTY

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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 10, 2025, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3786 "2025-08-10T14:54:51Z")

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Wordle 1513 4/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨  
⬜🟨🟨🟩🟩  
🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
UNITY  
NIFTY  
MINTY

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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 10, 2025, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3787 "2025-08-10T15:11:37Z")

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That’s three Dopers who found themselves going from NIFTY to MINTY.

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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 10, 2025, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3788 "2025-08-10T15:15:38Z")

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Wordle 1,513 4/6\*

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨  
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩  
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

LEAST  
DIRTY  
KITTY  
MINTY

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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 10, 2025, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3789 "2025-08-10T15:19:54Z")

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> **Wordle 1,513 4/6\* 8/10/2025**
>
> 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜  
> 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜  
> 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> _N_ASAL → Slow start. I can KO the last two WoFcons, along with O & E, with the bogus word  
> _T_RO_N_E → Which got me… a little. So I felt like I needed more vowels, and I should have gone for UNITY, but didn’t see that and went for something a little less optimal  
> _IN_PU_T_ → Which did at least leave me searching for a word with a terminal Y, and after thinking about DINTY (you know, canned stew) I finally saw  
> **MINTY**
> 
> Scoredle also finishes in four, seemingly making more progress along the way than I did, but we both had tap-ins for the par.

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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 10, 2025, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3790 "2025-08-10T17:35:43Z")

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Wordle 1,513 5/6

🟦⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟦🟦🟦⬛⬛  
⬛🟧⬛🟦🟦  
🟦🟧⬛🟧🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

TRUCK  
INTEL  
GIANT  
NIFTY  
MINTY

Bit of a slow road, but I made progress with each word, which I guess is how this game is supposed to work. 😊

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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 10, 2025, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3791 "2025-08-10T18:27:17Z")

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Wordle 1513 5/6\*

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 WEARY  
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 GOLDY  
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 PUNNY  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 LINTY  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 MINTY

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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 10, 2025, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3792 "2025-08-10T20:58:29Z")

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Wordle 1,513 4/6

⬜⬜⬜🟧⬜  
⬜⬜🟦🟦⬜  
🟧🟧⬜🟧🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

ROUTE  
CLIMB  
MISTY  
MINTY

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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 11, 2025, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3793 "2025-08-11T04:28:07Z")

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Wordle 1,514 6/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨  
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨  
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜  
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
MOUNT  
ROUTE  
POUTY  
COUTH  
SOUTH

Cut that one close…

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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 11, 2025, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3794 "2025-08-11T07:03:25Z")

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**Wordle 1,514 3/6 — Mon 11 Aug 2025-07-11**  
⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨  
⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
 **LEAST**  
 **BOUND**  
 **SOUTH**

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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 11, 2025, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3795 "2025-08-11T07:09:21Z")

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Wordle 1,514 3/6

🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜  
🟩🟨🟩⬜🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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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 11, 2025, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3796 "2025-08-11T07:09:44Z")

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STARK  
SHUNT  
SOUTH

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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 11, 2025, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3797 "2025-08-11T08:35:25Z")

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Wordle 1,514 6/6\*

\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[yellow,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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ \end{aligned}

phew.

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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 11, 2025, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3798 "2025-08-11T08:52:16Z")

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Wordle 1,514 3/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨  
🟩🟨🟨⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
STOLE  
SOUTH

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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 11, 2025, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3799 "2025-08-11T11:46:05Z")

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Wordle 1,514 4/6

⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨  
🟩🟨⬛⬛⬛  
🟩⬛🟨🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
STYLE  
SPOUT  
SOUTH

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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 11, 2025, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3800 "2025-08-11T13:22:59Z")

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Wordle 1,514 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜  
⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RELAY  
OPIUM  
WOUND  
SOUTH

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