# "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:** 22
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2024, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/421 "2024-12-21T17:50:00Z")
> **Wordle 1,281 4/6\* 12/21/2024** > > ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > F **LA** SH β†’ That’s a good start - but a bit trappish. I’d like to try an E, probably at the end (ELATE would be at start, but I’d catch the end too). Between N, R and T, nothing can go in front of that L, so I’ll have to guess them after the A. Roll some dice and trust the B > **BLA** R **E** β†’ The B is trustworthy. But now, D, M, Z - it’s a Korean border trap! I’ll try M first and leave Z for last > **BLA** M **E** β†’ Next! > **BLADE** > BLATE? I mean, what the heck, Scoredle? Is that even a word? Scoredle’s algorithm takes a wrong turn at its second guess, then hits the solution on a 1-in-8 shot. Nice chip in for birdie, Scoredle. ---
**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:** [December 21, 2024, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/422 "2024-12-21T21:04:54Z")
Wordle 1,281 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 RADIO PLEAD BLADE The D was a nice hit to start with, and I won the coin toss between GLADE and BLADE. Fun birdie! ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2024, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/423 "2024-12-22T05:39:38Z")
**Sunday, December 22nd** Wordle 1,282 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SNARE GRAIN BRAWN ---
**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:** [December 22, 2024, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/424 "2024-12-22T07:28:38Z")
Wordle 1,282 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ALOUD TRAIN PRAWN BRAWN ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2024, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/425 "2024-12-22T09:38:22Z")
Wordle 1282 2/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ 31 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT BRAWN There are only about a dozen legit words after 1, and most of them have already been used. Could’ve also been PRAWN, GRAIN, KNACK, or (a stretch IMO) UNARM, so this 2 was still lucky, but not nearly as lucky as it looked. ---
**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:** [December 22, 2024, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/426 "2024-12-22T10:09:09Z")
Wordle 1,282 4/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2024, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/427 "2024-12-22T10:40:52Z")
Wordle 1,282 5/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHARE CRAMP BRAWL BRAWN ---
**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:** [December 22, 2024, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/428 "2024-12-22T13:37:25Z")
**Wordle 1,282 4/6 β€” 2024-12-22** β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **PUNCH** **BRAWN** ---
**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:** [December 22, 2024, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/429 "2024-12-22T15:20:20Z")
Wordle 1,282 3/6 ⬜🟧🟧🟦⬜ 🟧🟧🟧⬜🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE BRAIN - As the letters played out, I was sure I had a deuce. BRAWN ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2024, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/430 "2024-12-22T15:58:23Z")
> **Wordle 1,282 4/6\* 12/22/2024** > > 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > **B** L **A** DE β†’ So it can’t be BE-. O plus two WoFcons gives us > **B** O **A** ST β†’ Nothing! Try I plus the last two WoFcons to get > **BRA** I **N** β†’ Aw, so close. > **BRAWN** > It will be interesting to see if anyone else joins **Chefguy** and me with the ironic juxtaposition. Oh, and Scoredle as well; though it gets the solution on a bogey, rather than my par and **Chefguy** ’s birdie. Interestingly in a trivial sense, both Scoredle and I had all greens on our answer board. ---
**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:** [December 22, 2024, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/431 "2024-12-22T16:16:14Z")
Wordle 1,282 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST (Just a placed A. Vowel hunt!) MIAOU (Came up empty. Double up on As? Nah, let’s try some WoFcons) BRAWN (I’ll take it!) ---
**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:** [December 22, 2024, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/432 "2024-12-22T17:34:29Z")
Wordle 1,282 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST BRAND BRAWN ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2024, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/433 "2024-12-23T05:04:12Z")
Wordle 1,282 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE SCARY BRAWN ---
**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:** [December 23, 2024, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/434 "2024-12-23T07:29:05Z")
Wordle 1,283 4/6 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SHALE SANDY SAINT SAUNA ---
**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:** [December 23, 2024, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/435 "2024-12-23T08:37:23Z")
**Wordle 1,283 4/6 β€” 2024-12-23** πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **PUNCH** **SAUNA** ---
**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:** [December 23, 2024, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/436 "2024-12-23T10:31:50Z")
Wordle 1,283 4/6\* \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[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 G} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2024, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/437 "2024-12-23T11:16:20Z")
Wordle 1283 2/6 🟩⬜🟨🟩⬜ 11 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT SAUNA Back-to-back 2s! A 2 always involves a fair amount of luck (in this case, a lot of overlap between the solution and my starting word), but I’m still quite happy to join this club. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2024, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/438 "2024-12-23T12:13:53Z")
Wordle 1,283 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LANES SAUNA ---
**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:** [December 23, 2024, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/439 "2024-12-23T12:30:56Z")
Wordle 1,283 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST (Time to look for more vowels.) OASIS (SAxxx. That narrows it down some. Looking for WoFcons, I can see SARAN and SAUNA.) SAUNA (That works fine. I’ll save product names for another time and take the birdie.) ---
**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:** [December 23, 2024, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/440 "2024-12-23T14:51:11Z")
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