# "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")\
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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:** [September 7, 2025, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4261 "2025-09-07T14:29:40Z")

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Wordle 1,541 3/6\*

⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨  
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SNIDE  
FELON  
TENOR

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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:** [September 7, 2025, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4262 "2025-09-07T14:45:27Z")

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> **Wordle 1,541 4/6\* 9/7/2025**
>
> ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨  
> 🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜  
> ⬜🟩🟨🟩🟨  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> BULG_E_ → Thought for a second I was gonna whiff. For the second word, I figured A and three WoFcons worked better than trying two vowels, so  
> _N_ **E** A_R_S → Placed E is nice. T is still out there, but I saw  
> H **E** _R_ **O** _N_ → quickly and tried it, and that made me see  
> **TENOR**
> 
> Curse my quick trigger on the third guess; probably cost me a birdie. Scoredle also gets the par, and a human in its place probably also had a shot at a birdie on its third guess, after getting the key initial with its second.

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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:** [September 7, 2025, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4263 "2025-09-07T14:52:53Z")

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Wordle 1,541 2/6

⬜🟩⬜🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
TENOR

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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:** [September 7, 2025, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4264 "2025-09-07T15:11:18Z")

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Wordle 1,541 3/6

🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟩🟨⬜🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RELAY  
SERVO  
TENOR

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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:** [September 7, 2025, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4265 "2025-09-07T16:11:06Z")

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Wordle 1,541 3/6

⬜🟦⬜🟦🟦  
⬜🟦⬜⬜🟦  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
HOIST  
TENOR

It took me a minute or two to suddenly realize that I had all five letters.

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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:** [September 7, 2025, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4266 "2025-09-07T16:53:34Z")

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Wordle 1,541 3/6

⬛⬛🟦⬛🟦  
⬛🟦🟧🟦🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

SPOKE  
LONER  
TENOR

Quick and easy birdie today!

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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:** [September 8, 2025, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4267 "2025-09-08T04:55:46Z")

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Wordle 1,542 3/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜  
🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
PRIME  
CHIRP

That went quickly.

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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:** [September 8, 2025, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4268 "2025-09-08T05:15:06Z")

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Wordle 1,542 3/6

🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜  
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
SHIRE  
CHIRP

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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:** [September 8, 2025, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4269 "2025-09-08T06:57:40Z")

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Wordle 1,542 3/6\*

\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[lime,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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \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 P} \\ \end{aligned}

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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:** [September 8, 2025, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4270 "2025-09-08T07:01:48Z")

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Dammit, I accidentally clicked on blurred text for today’s puzzle and saw the answer! No Wordle today, just Quordle, Octordle, and Sedecordle. 😮‍💨 😛

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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:** [September 8, 2025, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4271 "2025-09-08T08:05:37Z")

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> [@Gr8Kat](#):
>
> Dammit, I accidentally clicked on blurred text for today’s puzzle and saw the answer!

Ouch. I usually avoid this thread altogether until I’ve played my Wordle.

**Wordle 1,542 4/6 — Mon 08 Sep 2025-09-08**  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟩⬛⬛🟨⬛  
⬛🟨⬛🟩⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
 **STEAK**  
 **COLIN**  
 **UPDRY**  
 **CHIRP**

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**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 8, 2025, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4272 "2025-09-08T09:57:37Z")

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Wordle 1,542 2/6\*

⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Dirty  
Chirp

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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:** [September 8, 2025, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4273 "2025-09-08T10:13:59Z")

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Wordle 1542 3/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 1,713  
🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 6  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CHORE  
CHIRP

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**Post date:** [September 8, 2025, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4274 "2025-09-08T11:50:12Z")

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Wordle 1,542 2/6

⬛🟨⬛🟩⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SPARE  
CHIRP

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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:** [September 8, 2025, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4275 "2025-09-08T13:52:53Z")

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Wordle 1,542 4/6

🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜  
⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜  
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
SHORN  
WHIRL  
CHIRP

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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:** [September 8, 2025, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4276 "2025-09-08T14:11:35Z")

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Wordle 1,543 4/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜  
⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 no Ai 😇 🦘

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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:** [September 8, 2025, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4277 "2025-09-08T15:29:27Z")

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> **Wordle 1,542 4/6\* 9/8/2025**
>
> ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨  
> 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜  
> ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> TENO_R_ → Second day in a row I thought I had a whiff. Two more WoFcons to try, I’ll add in A & I which gives us  
> _R_A **I** LS → Placed I is nice. Move the R over, I’ll try a terminal Y which leads to  
> G_R_ **I** MY → R is placed by elimination. Looks like I is the only vowel. Arrange consonants and eventually it comes up as  
> **CHIRP**  
> QUIRK, however, was also out there, and could have gotten me a bogey (and really ticked me off to boot). Scoredle tries to place the first found letter, gets the first letter of the solution and solves with a birdie.

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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:** [September 8, 2025, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4278 "2025-09-08T15:30:14Z")

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Wordle 1,542 3/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟦  
⬛🟦⬛🟧⬛  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

LASER  
NITRO  
CHIRP

Lots of good eliminations early on. QUIRK was the only other option.

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**Post date:** [September 8, 2025, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4279 "2025-09-08T15:53:08Z")

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Wordle 1,542 3/6\*

⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SNIDE  
FAIRY  
CHIRP

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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:** [September 8, 2025, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4280 "2025-09-08T16:08:42Z")

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Wordle 1,542 4/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟨⬜⬜🟩🟨  
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RELAY  
HOURI  
SHIRT  
CHIRP

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