# "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:** 213
**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:** [September 6, 2025, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4241 "2025-09-06T12:03:37Z")
Wordle 1,540 4/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛ 🟨🟩⬛🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 harpy Clout Lunge Bulge ---
**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:** [September 6, 2025, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4242 "2025-09-06T13:00:43Z")
Wordle 1,540 4/6 ⬛🟨⬛⬛🟩 ⬛⬛⬛🟨🟩 🟨🟩⬛🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE SIDLE LUNGE BULGE ---
**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:** [September 6, 2025, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4243 "2025-09-06T14:15:58Z")
Wordle 1,540 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART GLOVE BUGLE betcha I get it in the next guess BULGE ---
**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:** [September 6, 2025, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4244 "2025-09-06T14:31:57Z")
Wordle 1,540 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SNIDE BLARE BULGE ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2025, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4245 "2025-09-06T14:34:21Z")
> **Wordle 1,540 4/6\* 9/6/2025** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > DRIFT → Whiff. A, E and three WoFcons on the way > _LE_ARS → Starting really slow here. I’m feeling I need more vowels here, so I’ll try two of them and while LONEY might have been good, I know the L isn’t there, so I’ll try > MO **L** _E_Y → Good placement on the L, but nothing else helps. E… at the end? ??LVE, but not VALVE? Can’t be VALUE either, but there could be a U… DELVE is out, but ULGE looks like > **BULGE** > > That was quite a battle. Scoredle also pars, with a final-guess tap-in. Technically my last guess was also a tap-in, but it took me a long time to see it. ---
**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:** [September 6, 2025, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4246 "2025-09-06T14:43:05Z")
Wordle 1,540 4/6 ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RELAY OILED PULSE BULGE ---
**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:** [September 6, 2025, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4247 "2025-09-06T14:47:35Z")
Wordle 1,541 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟨🟨⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 no Ai 😇 🦘 ---
**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:** [September 6, 2025, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4248 "2025-09-06T15:42:51Z")
Wordle 1,540 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟧 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟦🟦⬜🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST FLUME BULGE Feel good about this one, after a poor start. ---
**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:** [September 6, 2025, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4249 "2025-09-06T23:48:26Z")
Wordle 1,540 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟦⬛⬛🟦 ⬛🟦🟦⬛🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 TOPIC RENAL ELUDE BULGE Fun mental workout today. I think I did about as well as I could have after that opening whiff. The only other option was the anagram BUGLE, so I won the 50/50 between a par and a bogey. I’ll take it! ---
**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:** [September 6, 2025, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4250 "2025-09-06T23:57:00Z")
Wordle 1540 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ PILAR ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ MELTY ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ HOLED 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BULGE ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2025, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4251 "2025-09-07T04:19:59Z")
Wordle 1,541 4/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟨⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO STORE TOWER TENOR ---
**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:** [September 7, 2025, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4252 "2025-09-07T05:39:59Z")
Wordle 1,541 2/6 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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:** [September 7, 2025, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4253 "2025-09-07T05:40:20Z")
NORTH TENOR ---
**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:** [September 7, 2025, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4254 "2025-09-07T07:10:29Z")
**Wordle 1,541 4/6 — Sun 07 Sep 2025-09-07** ⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨 ⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STEAK** **COLIN** **UPDRY** **TENOR** ---
**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:** [September 7, 2025, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4255 "2025-09-07T07:37:02Z")
Wordle 1,541 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO POESY CRONE HERON TENOR straightforward but not exactly easy for me. ---
**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:** [September 7, 2025, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4256 "2025-09-07T07:38:10Z")
Wordle 1,541 4/6 ⬛🟨⬛🟨🟨 🟩⬛🟨⬛🟩 🟩⬛⬛🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 stare their tuber tenor ---
**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:** [September 7, 2025, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4257 "2025-09-07T08:23:16Z")
Wordle 1,541 4/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \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 E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2025, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4258 "2025-09-07T10:26:48Z")
Wordle 1541 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT ENTRY TENOR Could’ve been TONER or TUNER. ---
**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:** [September 7, 2025, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4259 "2025-09-07T11:27:03Z")
Wordle 1,541 2/6 🟨🟨⬛🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ROUTE TENOR ---
**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:** [September 7, 2025, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4260 "2025-09-07T14:10:58Z")
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