# "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:** 218
**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 12, 2025, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4341 "2025-09-12T13:47:52Z")
Wordle 1,546 3/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART THORN THROB Dang I missed a chance for a HEARTTHROB deuce. ---
**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 12, 2025, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4342 "2025-09-12T14:30:01Z")
Wordle 1,547 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 no Ai πŸ˜‡ 🀷 ---
**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 12, 2025, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4343 "2025-09-12T14:40:10Z")
Wordle 1,546 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SNIDE FORUM THROB ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2025, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4344 "2025-09-12T15:06:46Z")
> **Wordle 1,546 5/6\* 9/12/2025** > > ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 > ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > C **H** AI_R_ β†’ OK, that’s not a bad start. R must be middle or 4th, I’ll try middle first with an E and a WoFcon and get > S **HR** ED β†’ First supposition OK, rest of it nonsense. T is still out there, first word I see with THR?? is > **THR** UM β†’ Should have gone with an O. Looks like > **THRO** W β†’ Nope. Needed to trust the B > **THROB** > > There were three word left after my second guess, all valid. Darned if I didn’t guess all three of 'em for that bogey. Scoredle gets par after missing a 50/50 birdie putt, so neither of us had a lot of luck today - but it had a better second guess. ---
**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 12, 2025, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4345 "2025-09-12T15:11:57Z")
Wordle 1,546 5/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ GAMEY ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 COURT 🟩🟨🟨⬜⬜ TROLL 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ TIROS (That will teach me not to just throw letters at wordle expecting it to reject the word) 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 THROB ---
**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 12, 2025, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4346 "2025-09-12T15:46:36Z")
Wordle 1,546 3/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 OUGHT THOSE THROB Sounds like a question one might ask one’s doctor. ---
**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 12, 2025, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4347 "2025-09-12T16:00:53Z")
Wordle 1,546 4/6 ⬜🟦⬜⬜⬜ 🟦🟦⬜⬜🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST THROW THROB Very fast solve, although I thought I had it in three. ---
**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 12, 2025, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4348 "2025-09-12T18:22:51Z")
Wordle 1,546 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RELAY HOURI FROSH THROB ---
**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 12, 2025, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4349 "2025-09-12T23:33:25Z")
Still a very nice play on wordles! ---
**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 13, 2025, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4350 "2025-09-13T04:40:38Z")
Wordle 1,547 3/6 🟨⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO MEDIA NADIR Easy ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2025, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4351 "2025-09-13T06:18:56Z")
Wordle 1,547 3/6 🟨🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO FAKIR NADIR Really should have been a two but I got tired of going through all the options and pounced on the first word that fit. ---
**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 13, 2025, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4352 "2025-09-13T07:11:59Z")
Wordle 1,547 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 storm lunch nicer nadir ---
**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 13, 2025, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4353 "2025-09-13T07:24:08Z")
Wordle 1,547 3/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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 13, 2025, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4354 "2025-09-13T07:26:32Z")
**Wordle 1,547 4/6 β€” Sat 13 Sep 2025-09-13** β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STEAK** **COLIN** **MANIA** **NADIR** ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2025, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4355 "2025-09-13T09:43:24Z")
Wordle 1547 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT RANCH BARON and now this game has finally reached its… NADIR 😁 ---
**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 13, 2025, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4356 "2025-09-13T12:21:03Z")
Wordle 1,547 4/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Morph Refit Braid Nadir ---
**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 13, 2025, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4357 "2025-09-13T14:50:52Z")
Wordle 1,5 **48** 3/6 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸ˜‡ πŸŽ‡ no Ai 🦘 ---
**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 13, 2025, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4358 "2025-09-13T14:56:39Z")
Wordle 1,547 5/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RELAY AMOUR FAQIR WAZIR NADIR ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2025, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4359 "2025-09-13T15:23:29Z")
> **Wordle 1,547 4/6\* 9/13/2025** > > ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 > 🟨🟩🟨🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > TH_R_OB β†’ Well, that’s something. E, A and two more WoFcons > LE_ARN_ β†’ Good guess. Out of U, I and Y, I’d like to try two of them, which means > _R_ **A** _IN_Y β†’ Have I mentioned it’s been dry here lately? Anyway, I know where the R goes, and thus where the I goes, and the N can go in only two places, and one of them evokes > **NADIR** > > It feels odd when your guesses closely though not exactly parallel what Scoredle would have tried - like I was cheating off its exam paper without knowing it. But somehow, Scoredle’s second guess was so much better it birdied this puzzle. What the hey? ---
**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 13, 2025, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4360 "2025-09-13T15:44:10Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > Scoredle Today was my first time looking at Scoredle, even though I’ve seen you guys mention it for a long time. Interesting. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=217) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=219)