# "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:** 220
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2025, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4381 "2025-09-14T16:11:00Z")
Wordle 1548 4/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜ ⬜🟨🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT RINSE KNISH NOISY I flat-out blew a 3. For some reason I thought I’d already eliminated NOISY, and went with KNISH at 3 because if NOISY was gone, it was the only word left. If not for that brain fart, I’d have gone with NOISY at 3. ---
**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 14, 2025, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4382 "2025-09-14T18:02:34Z")
Wordle 1,548 2/6\* 🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SNIDE NOISY Whoop! Love getting 2’s. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2025, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4383 "2025-09-15T04:36:36Z")
Wordle 1,549 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHOAL ALONE ALONG ---
**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 15, 2025, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4384 "2025-09-15T05:24:09Z")
Wordle 1,549 4/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO ALLOY ALONE ALONG ---
**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 15, 2025, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4385 "2025-09-15T07:18:24Z")
Wordle 1,549 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 storm aloof along ---
**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 15, 2025, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4386 "2025-09-15T07:20:09Z")
Wordle 1,549 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 15, 2025, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4387 "2025-09-15T07:20:28Z")
ALIEN ALONG ---
**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 15, 2025, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4388 "2025-09-15T08:00:28Z")
**Wordle 1,549 3/6 β€” Mon 15 Sep 2025-09-15** β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STEAL** **COVIN** **ALONG** ---
**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 15, 2025, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4389 "2025-09-15T08:47:27Z")
Wordle 1,549 5/6\* \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 C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \\ \end{aligned} @MacDoc - Similar looking grid there, what were your guesses ? ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2025, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4390 "2025-09-15T09:16:10Z")
Wordle 1549 2/6 ⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT ALONG I was all ready to go it ALONE, but it had already been used. So it was time to move ALONG. ---
**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 15, 2025, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4391 "2025-09-15T10:36:06Z")
Wordle 1,549 5/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Hasty Audio Amore Aloof Along ---
**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 15, 2025, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4392 "2025-09-15T11:54:43Z")
Wordle 1,549 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STARE ALOUD ALONG ---
**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 15, 2025, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4393 "2025-09-15T12:29:46Z")
> @MacDoc - Similar looking grid there, what were your guesses ? > Because my day starts many hours earlier than most ( Midnight AEST ) I make it a point to conceal my guesses and my start word to avoid inadvertent info.🀷 I’m only 90 minutes from doing the next Wordl.🦘 ---
**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 15, 2025, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4394 "2025-09-15T12:44:26Z")
Wordle 1,549 6/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ TREAD ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ CHAOS ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨 MONAL ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨 BALON ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟨 OLONA 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ALONG Got really confused and started trying nonsensical words when the real word was not so complex. ---
**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 15, 2025, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4395 "2025-09-15T15:25:01Z")
Wordle 1,549 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 THEIR SALON ALONG Fun birdie after the whiff. Just shifted four letters to the left! ---
**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 15, 2025, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4396 "2025-09-15T15:28:03Z")
Wordle 1,549 3/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SNIDE FAUNA Can’t we all just get ALONG? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2025, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4397 "2025-09-15T15:32:13Z")
> **Wordle 1,549 4/6\* 9/15/2025** > > 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _NO_ISY β†’ Not a bad start. Two more WoFcons and an E, jumble 'em up and try words until Wordle says OK to get > TR **ON** E β†’ Placed letters, but otherwise no progress. Could be a double-O there, but without a terminal Y, unlikely. I’ll try my last WoFcon then work through consonants, trusting the B… > B **LON** D β†’ WoFcon worked, B&D didn’t. But this does present a possiblity for A > **ALONG** > > I was a little worried about the [PCK]LONK grouping, but figured that was a little too slangy. Scoredle just misses the birdie, trying the terminal E instead of G on that third guess. ---
**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 15, 2025, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4398 "2025-09-15T15:38:53Z")
Wordle 1,549 4/6 ⬜⬜🟦🟧⬜ ⬜🟦⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST TALON ALONG ---
**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 15, 2025, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4399 "2025-09-15T15:57:02Z")
Wordle 1,549 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RELAY AFOUL AIOLI ALOHA ALONG ---
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