# "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:** ![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 30, 2025, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4121 "2025-08-30T15:35:18Z")

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Wordle 1,533 4/6

⬜⬜🟧⬜🟧  
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟦  
⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
HOIST  
PLATE  
ELATE

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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 30, 2025, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4122 "2025-08-30T15:48:08Z")

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Wordle 1,534 3/6  
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨  
🟩🟨🟨🟩🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 no Ai 😇 🦘

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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 30, 2025, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4123 "2025-08-30T16:18:20Z")

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Wordle 1,533 2/6\*

🟨🟨🟩⬜🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

LEAST  
ELATE

Wow!

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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 30, 2025, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4124 "2025-08-30T16:22:36Z")

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Wordle 1,533 3/6

⬜🟨🟩⬜🟨  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
PLATE  
ELATE

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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 31, 2025, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4125 "2025-08-31T04:20:06Z")

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Wordle 1,534 3/6

⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
METAL  
PETAL

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**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 31, 2025, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4126 "2025-08-31T06:08:05Z")

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Wordle 1,534 2/6\*

🟨🟩🟨⬜🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

LEAST

PETAL

Woo hoo! Four twos in a row.

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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 31, 2025, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4127 "2025-08-31T07:30:02Z")

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Wordle 1,534 4/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨  
🟩🟨🟨🟩🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
FRAME  
PLEAT well, that narrows it down 😃  
PETAL

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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 31, 2025, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4128 "2025-08-31T07:57:23Z")

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Wordle 1,534 5/6

⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟨🟩⬛⬛  
⬛⬛🟩🟩⬛  
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

storm  
batch  
titan  
fetal  
petal

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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 31, 2025, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4129 "2025-08-31T08:19:54Z")

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Wordle 1,534 2/6

⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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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 31, 2025, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4130 "2025-08-31T08:20:17Z")

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SLEPT  
PETAL

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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 31, 2025, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4131 "2025-08-31T08:40:13Z")

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Wordle 1,534 4/6\*

\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,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 V} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ &\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 T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ \end{aligned}

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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 31, 2025, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4132 "2025-08-31T11:00:38Z")

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Back to back 2s to close out August!

**Wordle 1,534 2/6 — Sun 31 Aug 2025-08-31**  
🟨🟩🟨⬛🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
 **LEAST** — _it might be delta metal petal; previous Wordles have included delta metal_  
 **PETAL**

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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 31, 2025, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4133 "2025-08-31T11:23:26Z")

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Wordle 1534 3/6

⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨  
🟨🟨🟩🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
LATER  
PETAL

Could’ve also been FETAL; METAL had already been used.

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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 31, 2025, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4134 "2025-08-31T13:17:12Z")

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Wordle 1,534 3/6

⬛🟦🟦⬛🟦  
⬛🟧⬛🟧🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

BLAME  
RENAL  
PETAL

Missed out on the deuce; PETAL was the first thing that jumped out at me. But I decided to go with the WoFcons instead.

Of course, there was also PEDAL, FECAL, FETAL, LEGAL, and DECAL, so I guess I should be happy with what I got.

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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 31, 2025, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4135 "2025-08-31T14:01:47Z")

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Wordle 1,534 5/6

🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟨🟨⬛🟨  
⬛🟨🟨🟩🟨  
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
STARE  
CLEAT  
METAL  
PETAL

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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 31, 2025, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4136 "2025-08-31T14:28:08Z")

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Wordle 1,534 5/6

⬜🟩🟨⬜🟨  
⬜🟩🟨🟨🟨  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
DELTA  
FETAL  
METAL  
PETAL

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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 31, 2025, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4137 "2025-08-31T14:36:58Z")

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Wordle 1,534 3/6

⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜  
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RELAY  
LEGAL  
PETAL

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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 31, 2025, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4138 "2025-08-31T15:25:01Z")

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Wordle 1,534 2/6\*

🟨🟩🟨⬜🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

LEAST  
PETAL

Back to back 2s!

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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 31, 2025, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4139 "2025-08-31T15:30:52Z")

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> **Wordle 1,534 4/6\* 8/31/2025**
>
> 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜  
> 🟨🟨🟩🟨⬜  
> ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> _ELAT_E → Wow. So today will be more the daily jumble than mastermind. I’ll still obsess over the WoFcons, though  
> _LA_ **T** _E_R → Missed on the new letter, placed one of the old ones. Swap A & E and move the L to the end and try  
> M **ETAL** → P, I guess?  
> **PETAL**  
> FETAL was also out there, and I never saw it. Scoredle uses the exact same sequence as I do, and naturally also gets a 50-50 par.

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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 31, 2025, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4140 "2025-08-31T16:39:21Z")

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Wordle 1,534 5/6

⬜⬜🟦⬜🟦  
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟦  
⬜🟦🟧🟦⬜  
⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
HOIST  
BATED  
METAL  
PETAL

Well, I feel like a total dumbass, looking at all the twos and threes.

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