# "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:** ![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 21, 2025, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4481 "2025-09-21T08:09:16Z")

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Wordle 1,555 3/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨  
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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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 21, 2025, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4482 "2025-09-21T08:09:41Z")

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STALE  
GIVEN  
COVEN

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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 21, 2025, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4483 "2025-09-21T08:58:51Z")

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Wordle 1,555 5/6\*

\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,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 L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ \end{aligned}

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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 21, 2025, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4484 "2025-09-21T09:59:22Z")

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Wordle 1555 3/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜  
🟩⬜🟨⬜🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CHORE  
COVEN

Could’ve also been CONEY.

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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 21, 2025, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4485 "2025-09-21T12:37:24Z")

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Looks like I forgot to post yesterday, so:

Wordle 1,554 5/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟩⬛🟨⬛  
🟨🟩⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

POINT  
WEARY  
REBUS  
LEVER  
DEFER

And now today:

Wordle 1,555 5/6

⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟩⬛🟩⬛  
⬛⬛🟨⬛🟩  
⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SOAPY  
MODEL  
BROWN  
TOKEN  
COVEN

Getting an awful lot of 5s lately. 🙁

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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 21, 2025, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4486 "2025-09-21T14:11:51Z")

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That was quick at least. 50/50 chance at birdie

Wordle 1,5 **56** 4/6

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

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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 21, 2025, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4487 "2025-09-21T14:28:46Z")

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Wordle 1,555 3/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
SPIEL  
COVEN what luck! just testing for O and N and I hit it.

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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 21, 2025, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4488 "2025-09-21T14:36:39Z")

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Wordle 1,555 5/6\*

⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨  
⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜  
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩  
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SNIDE  
LONER  
TOKEN  
WOMEN  
COVEN

It’s a trap!

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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 21, 2025, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4489 "2025-09-21T14:54:01Z")

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> **Wordle 1,555 4/6\* 9/21/2025**
>
> ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜  
> ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩  
> ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> DEF **E** R → Really not bad - an E, placed, and I know there’s not another. Almost worth it for the lack of WoFcon coverage, which I can remedy somewhat with  
> LAT **EN** → Could this be an all-greens day? For some reason, I went with the first word I could find, which was pretty lame  
> WIZ **EN** → But at least it KOed WOMEN. And WOVEN, which leads me to  
> **COVEN**  
> HYMEN was pretty much the only nonbogus possible alternative for par, and I’m pretty sure the NYT has removed that from the list of solutions. Scoredle’s par putt is a 1 in three (or four) shot, so my luck happened earlier in the guess sequence.

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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 21, 2025, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4490 "2025-09-21T15:07:07Z")

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Wordle 1,555 3/6

🟧⬜⬜🟦🟦  
⬜🟧⬜⬜⬜  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
HOIST  
COVEN

Really quick.

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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 21, 2025, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4491 "2025-09-21T15:25:12Z")

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Wordle 1,555 3/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RELAY  
OUTIE  
COVEN

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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 21, 2025, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4492 "2025-09-21T20:13:32Z")

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Wordle 1,555 3/6

🟧⬛⬛⬛🟧  
🟧⬛🟦⬛🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CHAIN  
CLOWN  
COVEN

Hitting the first and last letters made for an interesting solve - and a nice symmetrical pattern!

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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 22, 2025, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4493 "2025-09-22T04:38:40Z")

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Wordle 1,556 4/6

⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜  
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨  
⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
FUNGI  
JUICE  
QUILL

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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 22, 2025, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4494 "2025-09-22T04:59:32Z")

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Wordle 1,556 4/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜  
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜  
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
SHINE  
BUILD  
QUILL

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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 22, 2025, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4495 "2025-09-22T09:02:58Z")

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Wordle 1,556 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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Q} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Q} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ \end{aligned}

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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 22, 2025, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4496 "2025-09-22T09:12:25Z")

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**Wordle 1,556 4/6 — Mon 22 Sep 2025-09-22**  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛  
🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
 **STEAK**  
 **COLIN**  
 **UPDRY**  
 **QUILL**

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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 22, 2025, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4497 "2025-09-22T10:39:42Z")

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Wordle 1556 4/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CHORE  
DUMPY  
QUILL

Not too many Q-words left unused.

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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 22, 2025, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4498 "2025-09-22T14:00:18Z")

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Wordle 1,556 4/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜  
🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RELAY  
LOUIS  
QUILT  
QUILL

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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 22, 2025, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4499 "2025-09-22T14:15:36Z")

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Wordle 1,556 3/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
SPOIL I figure now it must end in -ILL and could only think of one solution  
QUILL

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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 22, 2025, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4500 "2025-09-22T14:28:29Z")

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Wordle 1,556 5/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛  
🟨🟩⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SHAPE  
FOUND  
LUCKY  
GUILT  
QUILL

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