# "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:** ![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 13, 2025, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4361 "2025-09-13T16:08:16Z")

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Wordle 1,547 3/6\*

⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ WEARY  
🟨🟩⬜🟩🟨 RAPID  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 NADIR

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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 13, 2025, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4362 "2025-09-13T16:19:40Z")

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Wordle 1,547 3/6

⬜🟦🟦🟦⬜  
⬜⬜🟦⬜⬜  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
HOIST  
NADIR

Took a bit of mental juggling.

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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:** [September 13, 2025, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4363 "2025-09-13T16:19:43Z")

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Wordle 1,547 5/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩  
⬛🟨⬛⬛🟩  
⬛⬛🟨🟩🟩  
⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SCOUR  
BIKER  
FLAIR  
TAPIR  
NADIR

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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 13, 2025, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4364 "2025-09-13T16:30:12Z")

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Wordle 1,547 4/6

⬛🟧🟧⬛⬛  
⬛🟧🟧⬛⬛  
🟦🟧🟧🟧⬛  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

BADLY  
CADET  
RADIO  
NADIR

You’d think hitting on the AD combination right away would have made this one easy-peasy. But I made the wrong choice at two and had to settle for par.

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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 13, 2025, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4365 "2025-09-13T17:08:10Z")

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Wordle 1,547 3/6\*

⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜  
⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SNIDE  
BLIND — Dumb.  
NADIR

Had to cheat. I dont know this word.

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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:** [September 14, 2025, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4366 "2025-09-14T04:03:37Z")

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Wordle 1,548 4/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜  
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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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:** [September 14, 2025, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4367 "2025-09-14T04:04:02Z")

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SHAPE  
BRISK  
FOIST  
NOISY

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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 14, 2025, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4368 "2025-09-14T07:37:20Z")

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Wordle 1,548 4/6\*

\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[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 Q} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \\ &\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 I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ \end{aligned}

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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 14, 2025, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4369 "2025-09-14T07:42:57Z")

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Wordle 1,548 4/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨  
⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
POINT  
NOISE  
NOISY

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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 14, 2025, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4370 "2025-09-14T08:35:56Z")

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**Wordle 1,548 3/6 — Sun 14 Sep 2025-09-14**  
🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟩⬛🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
 **STEAK**  
 **COLIN**  
 **NOISY**

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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 14, 2025, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4371 "2025-09-14T08:52:58Z")

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Wordle 1,548 5/6

🟨⬛🟨⬛⬛  
⬛🟩⬛🟩⬛  
⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩  
⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

storm  
douse  
folly  
bossy  
noisy

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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 14, 2025, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4372 "2025-09-14T09:55:37Z")

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Wordle 1,548 3/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨  
⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
BISON  
NOISY

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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 14, 2025, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4373 "2025-09-14T11:10:25Z")

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Wordle 1,548 3/6\*

⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟨⬛🟨⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Unwed  
Nylon  
Noisy

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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:** [September 14, 2025, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4374 "2025-09-14T12:07:30Z")

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Wordle 1,548 4/6

🟨⬛🟨⬛⬛  
⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩  
⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

STORE  
BOSSY  
MOUSY  
NOISY

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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 14, 2025, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4375 "2025-09-14T13:58:41Z")

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Wordle 1,548 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜  
⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
SPOIL  
VISOR  
NOISY

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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 14, 2025, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4376 "2025-09-14T14:15:50Z")

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Wordle 1,548 3/6

⬛⬛⬛🟦⬛  
⬛🟧⬛🟧⬛  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

THROW  
LOOSE  
NOISY

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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 14, 2025, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4377 "2025-09-14T14:20:39Z")

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Wordle 1,5 **49** 5/6

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

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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 14, 2025, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4378 "2025-09-14T14:39:14Z")

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Wordle 1,548 2/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RELAY  
NOISY

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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 14, 2025, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4379 "2025-09-14T14:43:37Z")

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> **Wordle 1,548 3/6\* 9/14/2025**
>
> 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> **N** AD_I_R → Just when I was wondering if I should allow myself to anagram starting words to give me a chance at a one (today would have been DRAIN) I get a word that would be harder with its anagram. Well, I can throw in E, O, and a WoFcon and get  
> **NOIS** E → Thought for a second I had the two.  
> **NOISY**
> 
> Scoredle also with a three, which isn’t bad for about 8-10 nonbogus words left after the initial guess. Quick but fun.

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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 14, 2025, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4380 "2025-09-14T15:21:14Z")

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Wordle 1,548 3/6

⬜⬜⬜🟦⬜  
⬜🟧🟧🟧⬜  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
HOIST  
NOISY

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