# "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:** 206
**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 29, 2025, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4101 "2025-08-29T12:48:38Z")
Wordle 1,532 5/6\* ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ YEARN ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 CLAIR 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ GRASS 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ GRAFF (dumb dumb dumb, GRAFT was right there!) 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 GRAFT ---
**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 29, 2025, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4102 "2025-08-29T14:58:35Z")
Wordle 1,532 4/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART CRAFT DRAFT GRAFT ---
**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 29, 2025, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4103 "2025-08-29T15:29:45Z")
Wordle 1,532 4/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RELAY ARGON GRASS GRAFT ---
**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 29, 2025, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4104 "2025-08-29T15:31:40Z")
Wordle 1,532 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST DRAFT GRAFT So close to back-to-back 2’s! πŸ˜’ ---
**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 29, 2025, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4105 "2025-08-29T15:56:36Z")
Wordle 1,532 5/6 ⬜🟧🟧⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟧 ⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧 ⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST DRAFT CRAFT GRAFT Why yes, I _am_ a moron. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2025, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4106 "2025-08-29T16:15:22Z")
> **Wordle 1,532 4/6\* 8/29/2025** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 > 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > SPLI **T** β†’ Looked like a whiff, then a nice green letter. For the second, I forgot I had already eliminated the S and went > _R_E **A** S **T** β†’ Two good letters, at least. Trying to get the N this time, I saw > **GRA** N **T** β†’ If only F was WoFcon > **GRAFT** > > A lucky third guess makes up for a second-guess mistake. Scoredle has an outstanding second guess, but misses a 50/50 putt for birdie. ---
**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 29, 2025, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4107 "2025-08-29T18:12:54Z")
Wordle 1533 6/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸ€ͺ 🦘 Ai assisted ---
**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 30, 2025, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4108 "2025-08-30T04:02:40Z")
Wordle 1,533 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4109 "2025-08-30T04:37:11Z")
Wordle 1,533 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO STALE ELATE ---
**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 30, 2025, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4110 "2025-08-30T06:53:18Z")
AUDIO FRAME GLAZE ELATE ---
**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 30, 2025, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4111 "2025-08-30T07:22:08Z")
Wordle 1,533 5/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 storm petal lathe acute elate ---
**Author:** ![Cugel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cugel/32/1199_2.png) [@Cugel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cugel)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4112 "2025-08-30T07:30:51Z")
Too bad they don’t keep better stats, just got my at least second hat-trick of 2s. ---
**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 30, 2025, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4113 "2025-08-30T08:03:23Z")
Wordle 1,533 4/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\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 A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \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 T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4114 "2025-08-30T10:53:05Z")
Wordle 1533 2/6 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT ELATE PLATE had already been used. > [@Cugel](#): > > Too bad they don’t keep better stats, just got my at least second hat-trick of 2s. Same here, and that’s why I keep my own stats. I had my other hat trick of deuces in Wordle 822-824 with CLOSE-SNARE-STONE. (Several of us got that triple, 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 30, 2025, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4115 "2025-08-30T12:02:32Z")
Wordle 1,533 6/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO SPARE FLAME GLAZE TACKY ELATE Started running out of guesses, figured I’d better use #5 to eliminate some letters. I had actually thought about ELATE way up at guess #3. Argh. ---
**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 30, 2025, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4116 "2025-08-30T12:18:53Z")
The last time I got a 2 was way back on 04 Jun when Wordle 1,446 2/6 was CEASE. **Wordle 1,533 2/6 β€” Fri 30 Aug 2025-08-30** πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **LEAST** β€” _it might be elate plate thale; previous Wordles have included plate; possible remaining are elate thale_ **ELATE** I’ll take it again! ---
**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 30, 2025, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4117 "2025-08-30T12:24:39Z")
Wordle 1,533 3/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Tonal Later Elate ---
**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 30, 2025, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4118 "2025-08-30T14:38:13Z")
Wordle 1,533 4/6 ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RELAY SALVE PLANE ELATE ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4119 "2025-08-30T14:38:34Z")
> **Wordle 1,533 4/6\* 8/30/2025** > > ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > GR **A** F_T_ β†’ Great lead-in for the quintessential first guess second > S **LATE** β†’ Oh, must be > P **LATE** β†’ Darn. After a twenty second burst of thought I came up with > **ELATE** > > Am I happy with a par or miffed that I didn’t birdie? I think more the latter. Scoredle finishes with that birdie, passing up two legit words to do so. Congratulations, algorithm! ---
**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 30, 2025, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4120 "2025-08-30T14:53:08Z")
Wordle 1,533 5/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 THREW LEANT STALE PLATE ELATE Sheesh. Just kept sliding letters around until they finally fell into place. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=205) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=207)