# "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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**Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3901 "2025-08-17T07:41:48Z")

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**Wordle 1,520 3/6 — Sun 17 Aug 17**  
🟩⬛⬛🟩⬛  
⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
 **LEAST**  
 **BOUND**  
 **LOUSY**

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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 17, 2025, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3902 "2025-08-17T08:19:12Z")

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**Wordle 1,520 3/6 — Sun 17 Aug 17**  
🟩⬛⬛🟩⬛  
⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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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 17, 2025, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3903 "2025-08-17T09:03:06Z")

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Wordle 1,520 4/6\*

\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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \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 S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ \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 17, 2025, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3904 "2025-08-17T10:35:56Z")

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Wordle 1520 3/6

🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
PULSE  
LOUSY

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**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:** [August 17, 2025, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3905 "2025-08-17T12:02:02Z")

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Wordle 1,520 4/6\*

🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛  
🟨🟩🟩⬛⬛  
🟨🟩🟩⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

outed  
Young  
Soupy  
Lousy

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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 17, 2025, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3906 "2025-08-17T12:06:10Z")

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Wordle 1,520 4/6

⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨  
⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛  
⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
ROUST  
Hmm, could be house louse mouse  
HELMS  
Ok, got an L but no E, so  
LOUSY

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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 17, 2025, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3907 "2025-08-17T12:27:55Z")

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Wordle 1,520 2/6\*

🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

LEAST  
LOUSY

There was just one word left!

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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 17, 2025, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3908 "2025-08-17T13:32:31Z")

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**Wordle 1,520 3/6 — Sun 17 Aug 2025-08-17**  
🟩⬛⬛🟩⬛  
⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
 **LEAST**  
 **BOUND**  
 **LOUSY**

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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 17, 2025, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3909 "2025-08-17T14:16:37Z")

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Wordle 1,520 3/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨  
🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
SLOPE  
LOUSY

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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 17, 2025, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3910 "2025-08-17T14:41:29Z")

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Wordle 1,520 4/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩  
⬜🟩⬜🟨🟩  
🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RELAY  
DOILY  
LOONY  
LOUSY

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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 17, 2025, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3911 "2025-08-17T15:04:38Z")

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Wordle 1,520 3/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
SPOIL  
LOUSY

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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 17, 2025, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3912 "2025-08-17T15:17:53Z")

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> **Wordle 1,520 3/6\* 8/17/2025**
>
> ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
> 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> MATTE → Whiff. And a wasted T… I can try I and O and another three WoFcons with  
> **LO** IN_S_ → LOSSY? Or, I can check another vowel with  
> **LOUSY**
> 
> This one went very quickly. Obsessing over vowel coverage helped me in the end. Scoredle makes a similar guess on two, and also finishes with the birdie.

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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 17, 2025, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3913 "2025-08-17T16:41:09Z")

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Wordle 1,520 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟧⬜🟧⬜  
⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
HOIST  
MOUSY  
LOUSY

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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 17, 2025, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3914 "2025-08-17T17:40:22Z")

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Wordle 1,520 4/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟦🟦⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟦🟦🟧⬛  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

DRIVE  
SLANT  
GLOSS  
LOUSY

A stupid mistake at 3 actually led to a tap-in for par. I’ll take it after the opening whiff!

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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 17, 2025, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3915 "2025-08-17T19:13:33Z")

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Wordle 1,5 **21** 3/6  
🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩  
⬜🟨🟨🟨🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🎇 NO Ai! 🦘  
Good start to the day.

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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 17, 2025, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3916 "2025-08-17T23:43:44Z")

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Wordle 1,521 3/6

⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜  
⬜🟨⬜🟩🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
MINUS  
ISSUE

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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 18, 2025, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3917 "2025-08-18T04:12:24Z")

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Wordle 1,521 3/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜  
🟨⬜🟨⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
SHINE  
ISSUE

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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 18, 2025, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3918 "2025-08-18T07:22:37Z")

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**Wordle 1,521 4/6 — Mon 18 Aug 2025-08-18**  
⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛  
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛  
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
 **LEAST**  
 **BOUND**  
 **PRIVY** — _It might be guise issue; previous Wordles have included neither of these; note that guise does not fit so it must be ISSUE_  
 **ISSUE** — _bingo!_

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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 18, 2025, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3919 "2025-08-18T07:26:52Z")

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Wordle 1,521 4/6

🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛  
⬛⬛🟨🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

storm  
gnash  
blues  
issue

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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 18, 2025, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3920 "2025-08-18T07:55:42Z")

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Wordle 1,521 3/6\*

\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned}

Band Name !

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