# "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:** 20
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/381 "2024-12-18T16:09:13Z")
> **Wordle 1,278 5/6\* 12/18/2024** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 > 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ > ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > SCOWL → Another whiff. I decided to try E & A and the remaining three WoFcons, and tried several mixes until I hit on one that might be a bit bogus but got me the letters I want > _E_ARN_T_ → Don’t judge me! Thought about U or I for another vowel, but ended up trying a Y to go with another couple consonants > _TY_P_E_D → Lucky pickup on the Y. Still three letters, nothing placed after three. Y should go to the end, then I have a word that at least will place the T > J **E** T **TY** → I had to sit here and think about it, then it came to me when I got back to it > **HEFTY** > > Scoredle at least liked my fourth guess. It also takes a bogey, and reveals something interesting about its algorithm in doing so. After the third guess, Scoredle is down to three possibles, two of which differ by only one letter - both of which are IMHO bogus. Instead of trying for the one “real” word still alive, Scoredle apparently evaluates each at a equal possibility of being the answer. I had often wondered if the Scoredle algorithm evaluates all possibles equally or if it favors real answers (those from the solutions list) in the endgame; it appears now that the former is true. > > If you want to see what I’m seeing, go to Scoredle, type in today’s solution and then yesterday’s solution as your start word, then type in Scoredle’s “best guess to make next” and look at the situation before the fourth guess. ---
**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:** [December 19, 2024, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/382 "2024-12-19T01:50:52Z")
Wordle 1,278 4/6 ⬛⬛🟦⬛⬛ 🟦⬛⬛⬛🟦 ⬛🟧⬛🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 PATIO TRUCE ZESTY HEFTY Was it risky to play a Z at three? Sure, but I was really feeling that Y, and ZESTY was as good a guess as any… and it led me right to the answer. No regrets. I’ve been playing but forgetting to post here lately. Scored a three on Monday (BOAST), and a very bad five yesterday (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 19, 2024, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/383 "2024-12-19T04:23:13Z")
Wordle 1,278 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE TEETH HEFTY ---
**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 19, 2024, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/384 "2024-12-19T05:02:14Z")
Wordle 1,278 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 ⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨 🟨🟩🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT STORE FETID HEFTY Almost forgot to post this. ---
**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 19, 2024, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/385 "2024-12-19T05:04:26Z")
**Thursday, December 19th** Wordle 1,279 3/6 ⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨 🟨🟨🟨⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT RATES STRAY Super fast. ---
**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 19, 2024, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/386 "2024-12-19T05:06:31Z")
Wordle 1,279 3/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SHONE SMIRK STRAY ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2024, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/387 "2024-12-19T07:50:41Z")
Wordle 1,279 4/6 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO TRACE SPLAT STRAY Stupid mistake on 3, forgetting the R. ---
**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 19, 2024, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/388 "2024-12-19T08:14:32Z")
**Wordle 1,279 2/6 — 2024-12-19** 🟩🟩🟨🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **STRAY** ---
**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 19, 2024, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/389 "2024-12-19T11:23:53Z")
Wordle 1,279 5/6\* \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 G} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2024, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/390 "2024-12-19T12:26:10Z")
Wordle 1279 2/6 🟩⬜🟨⬜🟨 43 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT STRAY The used words made a huge difference here. STEAD and STEAM had been used, so STEAK was the only STEAx word I had to worry about, with STEAL being eliminated by my starting word. Similarly with STRAP and STRAW leaving STRAY as the only STRAx word in play. SAUTE had also been used, leaving me with SATAY, SATYR, SITAR, and SUTRA in addition to the aforementioned STEAK and STRAY. Between the Y, the R, and the positioning of the A and T, I was going to be no worse than a 3 if I went with STRAY, so I did. ---
**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 19, 2024, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/391 "2024-12-19T15:39:57Z")
Wordle 1,279 5/6 ⬜🟦🟦⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟦🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST STRAP STRAW STRAY I was so sure that I had this in three that I almost exited the site. 🙄 ---
**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 19, 2024, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/392 "2024-12-19T15:52:31Z")
Wordle 1,279 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART TARDY STRAY ---
**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 19, 2024, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/393 "2024-12-19T15:55:04Z")
Wordle 1,279 2/6 🟨⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST (Yowzah! The first two that spring to mind are STRAY and TASTY. And TASTY has already been used.) STRAY (I’ll take the eagle.) P.S. I’m getting a little tired of Wordlebot characterizing my results as “lucky.” I am being methodical. ---
**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:** [December 19, 2024, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/394 "2024-12-19T17:18:32Z")
Wordle 1,279 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛🟦⬛ 🟧⬛⬛🟧🟦 🟧⬛🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 NOISE SUGAR SPRAY STRAY At first I berated myself for not focusing on WoFcons, but there were more P words than T words, so I don’t feel too bad about this par. I might be falling back into a four rut. ---
**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 19, 2024, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/395 "2024-12-19T17:45:17Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > I’m getting a little tired of Wordlebot characterizing my results as “lucky.” I am being methodical. I’m guessing wordlebot doesn’t see previous answers. From that perspective, your 2 looks like a successful 50/50 coin toss, assuming those were indeed the only two answers. ---
**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 19, 2024, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/396 "2024-12-19T19:12:36Z")
Wordle 1,279 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST HASTY STRAY ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2024, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/397 "2024-12-19T22:51:47Z")
> **Wordle 1,279 2/6\* 12/19/2024** > > ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > HEF_T_ **Y** → I’d like to try an A, and two of the four remaining WoFcons. TALLY, TARRY - I’m glad the ?ATTY set are gone - hmm, PATSY? Oh, wait there’s one with two new WoFcons > **STRAY** > > I count well over 25 possibles from Scoredle’s list after the first guess, making this eagle lucky indeed. Scoredle itself gets it in three (or two from its own start). ---
**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 20, 2024, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/398 "2024-12-20T05:20:59Z")
Wordle 1,280 4/6 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟨⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 20, 2024, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/399 "2024-12-20T08:40:27Z")
**Wordle 1,280 4/6 — 2024-12-20** 🟨⬛🟩⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** — _could be (clash clasp flash); already used were (class glass psalm)_ **CLASH** **FLASH** ---
**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 20, 2024, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/400 "2024-12-20T10:22:19Z")
Wordle 1,280 3/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,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 T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ \end{aligned} 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=19) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=21)