# "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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**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 24, 2025, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4021 "2025-08-24T12:25:57Z")

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Wordle 1,527 5/6\*

⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜  
⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨  
🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩  
🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

LEAST  
MISER  
SNORE  
SWORE  
SPORE

Didn’t get lucky today.

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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 24, 2025, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4022 "2025-08-24T13:08:54Z")

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Wordle 1,527 5/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨  
🟩⬛⬛⬛🟩  
⬛🟨🟩⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛🟩🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
STYLE - probably S\_O\_E, lots of possibilities  
WRONG - could be score, shore, spore  
CHIRP - ok, got the P  
SPORE

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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 24, 2025, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4023 "2025-08-24T14:05:20Z")

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Wordle 1,527 3/6

⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜  
⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
QUERY  
SPORE

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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 24, 2025, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4024 "2025-08-24T14:21:44Z")

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Wordle 15 **28** 5/6  
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜  
⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨  
🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Ai assisted 🤷 🦘

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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 24, 2025, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4025 "2025-08-24T15:31:24Z")

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Wordle 1,527 5/6

🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜  
🟨⬜🟨⬜🟩  
🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩  
🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RELAY  
OURIE (found an O. Probably S?ORE.)  
SWORE (Well, I got a WoFcon. It’s between SNORE and SPORE. I’ll go with the WoFcon).  
SNORE (Dammit!)  
SPORE

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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 24, 2025, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4026 "2025-08-24T15:32:28Z")

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> **Wordle 1,527 5/6\* 8/24/2025**
>
> ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜  
> 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩  
> 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩  
> 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> UNI_O_N → Well that’s something. An N would have been nice. Now for a good first word second  
> **S** T **ORE** → Oh dear. Tough trap, CHPW, maybe M, maybe I’ll lose here? M seems a little bogus, so I’ll try it last  
> **S** W **ORE** → Nope  
> **S** C **ORE** → Not that either. Two guesses left  
> **SPORE**  
> SMORE is on Scoredle’s list as a possible here, so I theoretically could have lost. Scoredle itself goes the distance; its second guess is an anagram of my fourth, and then it has a little less luck with the trap.

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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 24, 2025, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4027 "2025-08-24T15:43:43Z")

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Wordle 1,527 3/6

⬜🟦⬜⬜🟧  
⬜🟦⬜🟦⬜  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
HOIST  
SPORE

Quick and dirty.

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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 24, 2025, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4028 "2025-08-24T16:07:50Z")

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Wordle 1527 4/6\*

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ BEADY  
⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨 MORES  
🟨🟨🟩🟨🟩 PROSE  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SPORE

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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 25, 2025, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4029 "2025-08-25T04:03:17Z")

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Wordle 1,528 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜  
⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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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 25, 2025, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4030 "2025-08-25T04:03:45Z")

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CLONE  
RABID  
SHIRT  
MIRTH

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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 25, 2025, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4031 "2025-08-25T04:31:30Z")

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Wordle 1,528 4/6

🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜  
🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
TRICK  
BIRTH  
MIRTH

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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 25, 2025, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4032 "2025-08-25T05:10:18Z")

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Wordle 1,528 4/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜  
⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
PRIME  
MIRIN  
MIRTH

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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 25, 2025, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4033 "2025-08-25T07:04:06Z")

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Wordle 1,528 3/6

⬛🟨⬛🟨🟨  
🟨🟨⬛🟨⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

storm  
tramp  
mirth

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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 25, 2025, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4034 "2025-08-25T08:22:41Z")

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**Wordle 1,528 5/6 — Mon 25 Aug 2025-08-25**  
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛  
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
 **LEAST**  
 **BOUND**  
 **PRIVY** — _it might be firth girth mirth right; previous Wordles have included girth right; possible remaining are firth mirth_  
 **FIRTH**  
 **MIRTH**

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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 25, 2025, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4035 "2025-08-25T08:48:53Z")

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Wordle 1,528 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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ \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 25, 2025, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4036 "2025-08-25T10:40:39Z")

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Wordle 1528 3/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨  
⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CHORE  
MIRTH

TRUTH, BIRTH, and GIRTH had already been used.

> [@pjd](#):
>
> I don’t use any outside assistance so I don’t know if any of those have been used before.

I don’t use any outside assistance either, but I’ve been maintaining my own spreadsheet of solutions for over three years, updating it daily with each new Wordle.

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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 25, 2025, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4037 "2025-08-25T11:41:39Z")

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Wordle 1,528 6/6

⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛  
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟨🟨⬛🟨  
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩  
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
STYLE  
PRINT  
BIRTH  
GIRTH  
MIRTH

Whew!

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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 25, 2025, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4038 "2025-08-25T13:25:28Z")

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Forgot to post yesterday. I fell into the S\_ORE trap and ended up with a six, but at least I survived.

Wordle 1,528 4/6

⬛🟦⬛⬛⬛  
🟦🟧⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟧🟧🟧🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

GROUP  
RISEN  
BIRTH  
MIRTH

A bit luckier today. Worst I could have done was a five (FIRTH).

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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 25, 2025, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4039 "2025-08-25T13:50:23Z")

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Wordle 1,528 5/6\*

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ PEONY  
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ FAILS  
🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ HUMID  
🟩🟩⬜🟨🟨 MIGHT  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 MIRTH

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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 25, 2025, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4040 "2025-08-25T14:33:28Z")

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Wordle 1,528 4/6

🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨  
🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
THROW  
BIRTH  
MIRTH

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