# "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:** 197
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2025, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3921 "2025-08-18T09:34:10Z")
Wordle 1521 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE ISSUE Could’ve also been GEESE or GUISE. ---
**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 18, 2025, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3922 "2025-08-18T11:38:50Z")
Wordle 1,521 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO STYLE GUISE ISSUE I should have had it in 3. I wasn’t paying attention on my third guess. Already had a yellow U in second position on my first guess. ---
**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 18, 2025, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3923 "2025-08-18T12:25:56Z")
Wordle 1,521 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RELAY OUTIE ISSUE ---
**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 18, 2025, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3924 "2025-08-18T13:29:46Z")
Wordle 1,521 5/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ WEARY ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ POLED 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ EXIST 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟩 SINCE 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ISSUE That was hard! ---
**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 18, 2025, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3925 "2025-08-18T13:31:32Z")
Wordle 1,521 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SPINE ISSUE ---
**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 18, 2025, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3926 "2025-08-18T14:22:31Z")
Wordle 1,5 **22** 4/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 No Ai 🦘 Worked my brain a bit. πŸ‘ ---
**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 18, 2025, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3927 "2025-08-18T15:30:42Z")
Wordle 1,521 3/6\* ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST SINEW ISSUE ---
**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 18, 2025, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3928 "2025-08-18T15:47:14Z")
Wordle 1,521 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟧 ⬜⬜🟦🟦⬜ 🟦🟦⬜⬜🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST SEIGE ISSUE Took me forever to see that. πŸ™„ ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2025, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3929 "2025-08-18T18:49:00Z")
> **Wordle 1,521 3/6\* 8/18/2025** > > ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ > 🟨🟨🟨⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > LO_US_Y β†’ You know, that’s not an awful starting word. Not exactly great for this puzzle but… I want to check E, and at least one more WoFcon, and I can do that by > _SUI_T **E** β†’ So that E is great. I see a word to try to place the S, so I’ll double up with > **ISSUE** > > β€œHello, Embassy? I had a bad experience with a place I rented from you, and I’d like to speak to customer service.” Scoredle has a tough time with today’s puzzle; it misses a 50-50 putt and ends up with a bogey. ---
**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 19, 2025, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3930 "2025-08-19T03:08:48Z")
Wordle 1,521 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 BLOCK TRAIN MIDGE ISSUE Going to bed after a long day of traveling and realized I didn’t do Wordle yet! I guess my brain is tired; SEIZE and SWIPE were both possible, and ISSUE would not have eliminated either one. Lucky to escape with a par. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3931 "2025-08-19T04:39:14Z")
Wordle 1,522 3/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO ROUSE ROWDY This makes five straight threes in a row. I feel like I keep getting really lucky on my third guess. ---
**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 19, 2025, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3932 "2025-08-19T05:07:19Z")
Wordle 1,522 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO DRONE WORDY ROWDY That’s the first time I’ve gotten all 5 letters without getting the word. ---
**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 19, 2025, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3933 "2025-08-19T08:42:19Z")
**Wordle 1,522 4/6 β€” Tue 19 Aug 2025-08-19** ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **LEAST** **BOUND** **PRIVY** β€” _it might be dorky dormy dowry rowdy wordy; previous Wordles have included dowry wordy; possible remaining are dorky dormy rowdy_ **ROWDY** ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3934 "2025-08-19T10:26:28Z")
Wordle 1522 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE DUMPY ROWDY WORDY had been used. ---
**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 19, 2025, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3935 "2025-08-19T10:42:30Z")
Wordle 1,522 5/6\* \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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ &\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 W} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ \end{aligned} > [@MrDibble](#): > > That’s the first time I’ve gotten all 5 letters without getting the word. Me too iirc. ---
**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 19, 2025, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3936 "2025-08-19T11:44:49Z")
Wordle 1,522 5/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO STYLE MOODY BROWN ROWDY I thought about rowdy at 4 but decided to play a sleuth word instead. Oh well. ---
**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 19, 2025, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3937 "2025-08-19T12:51:31Z")
Wordle 1,522 5/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ PLACE ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ HOURI ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ TORSO 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟨 DONOR (I knew that it wasn’t this word because there was only one O, but I didn’t know what else to do) 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ROWDY ---
**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 19, 2025, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3938 "2025-08-19T13:57:12Z")
Wordle 1,522 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART BROIL RUMOR ROWDY ---
**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 19, 2025, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3939 "2025-08-19T14:05:20Z")
Wordle 1,522 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 PHASE MINOR GROUT ROWDY A little luck again to save par. ---
**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 19, 2025, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/3940 "2025-08-19T14:16:01Z")
Wordle 1,5 **23** 5/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Buggers but no Ai πŸŽ‡ 🦘 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=196) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=198)