# "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:** 233
**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:** [October 1, 2025, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4641 "2025-10-01T18:39:09Z")
Wordle 1,565 2/6\* 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SNIDE SPOIL ---
**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:** [October 1, 2025, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4642 "2025-10-01T19:21:29Z")
Wordle 1,565 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟦🟦🟦⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST SPOIL ---
**Author:** ![Gordon\_G](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3da27b/32.png) [@Gordon\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_G)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2025, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4643 "2025-10-01T20:31:32Z")
Wordle 1566 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STARE TONIC QUILT FIFTH WIDTH Out of inferior habit I made only guesses that fit the clues, but still asked 12 distinct letters – 11 of them very common – in the first three words. Thowing in the Q was a foolish quirk. PITHY would have been better and might have led directly to a Four. Instead at least five words were still possible after QUILT. Looking at others’ old reports, I see that Chefguy and Bullitt – both of whom get good scores – often ask ten different letters in the first two clues, even when there were hits on the first word. This is probably smarter than hoping for Victory-in-Two. Here’s one where Bullitt got FOUR yellow hits on the first two clues, but still asked _five new letters_ on Clue 3. This ploy was vindicated when he won on Clue 4. > [@Bullitt](#): > > **Wordle 1,372 4/6 β€” 2025-03-22 Sat** > πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› > β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› > πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > **LEAST** > **CRIMP** > **BOUND** > **AMBLE** ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2025, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4644 "2025-10-01T21:48:30Z")
Crap. I didn’t realize that there was another poster a day ahead and got spoiled. I guess I will make it a par so I don’t have to ruin my streak. ---
**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:** [October 2, 2025, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4645 "2025-10-02T04:44:50Z")
Wordle 1,566 4/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO BIDET TIDDY WIDTH ---
**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:** [October 2, 2025, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4646 "2025-10-02T07:10:58Z")
**Wordle 1,566 4/6 β€” Thu 02 Oct 2025-10-02** β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STEAK** **COLIN** **UPDRY** **WIDTH** ---
**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:** [October 2, 2025, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4647 "2025-10-02T07:41:28Z")
> [@Gordon\_G](#): > > Here’s one where Bullitt got FOUR yellow hits on the first two clues, but still asked _five new letters_ on Clue 3. Yes my strategy typically starts with 3 words that: (a) use 15 unique letters, and (b) have not yet been the Wordle For the 15 unique letters I look for words that draw from the most frequently used letters, SEAROILTNUDCYPMHGBKFWVZXJQ. And then if the words haven’t yet been the Wordle, there’s a chance I can solve the puzzle in 1 or 2 guesses. My current 3 starting words are somewhat nonsensical because words 2 and 3 are silly words not likely to be the Wordle: **STEAK, COLIN** , and **UPDRY**. See what I mean? Truly nonsensical. Prior to these my 3 starter words were **LEAST** , **BOUND** , and **PRIVY** , until **LEAST** became the Wordle on 2025-09-01: **Wordle 1,535 1/6 β€” Mon 01 Sep 2025-09-01** 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **LEAST** ---
**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:** [October 2, 2025, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4648 "2025-10-02T08:56:47Z")
Wordle 1,566 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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2025, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4649 "2025-10-02T12:48:13Z")
Wordle 1566 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE WIDTH Scoredle says the only other possibilities (besides the usual garbage words) were FIFTH and PITHY, and they had both been used. ---
**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:** [October 2, 2025, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4650 "2025-10-02T13:17:41Z")
Wordle 1,566 5/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› POISE β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ NIGHT β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© FILTH β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© MIRTH 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WIDTH ---
**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:** [October 2, 2025, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4651 "2025-10-02T13:26:50Z")
Wordle 1,566 5/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART THINK PITHY SIXTH WIDTH ---
**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:** [October 2, 2025, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4652 "2025-10-02T15:10:47Z")
Wordle 1,566 X/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟦⬜🟦⬜🟦 🟦🟧⬜🟦⬜ ⬜🟧⬜🟧⬜ ⬜🟧⬜🟧🟧 ⬜🟧⬜🟧🟧 Epic fail. Couldn’t concentrate today. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2025, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4653 "2025-10-02T15:46:20Z")
> **Wordle 1,566 5/6\* 10/2/2025** > > ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ > ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ > 🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜ > ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > SPO_I_L β†’ Slow start. I can cover the other WoFcons and add an E with > N **I** _T_RE β†’ T is nice. I can check two possible places for it with > _T_ **I** G_H_T β†’ Neither, but I picked up the H, which is good. So it looks like a TH ending, and it can’t be NINTH, so I’ll try > F **I** F **TH** β†’ Oh, I should have looked harder, and tried > **WIDTH** > > Coulda -woulda-shoulda had a par. Scoredle makes a guess using the middle letter on its second guess, and then places it on the third, making its par a tap-in. ---
**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:** [October 2, 2025, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4654 "2025-10-02T15:55:33Z")
Wordle 1,566 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 FORTY DEATH WIDTH Scoredle takes a six from FORTY and a five from its own start word, so I feel pretty good about this birdie. ---
**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:** [October 2, 2025, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4655 "2025-10-02T16:31:31Z")
Wordle 1,566 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RELAY QUOIT WIDTH ---
**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:** [October 2, 2025, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4656 "2025-10-02T16:33:41Z")
Wordle 1,566 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SNIDE DIRTY WIDTH ---
**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:** [October 2, 2025, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4657 "2025-10-02T16:48:32Z")
Wordle 1,5 **67** 5/6 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸ˜‡ no Ai 🦘 ---
**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:** [October 3, 2025, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4658 "2025-10-03T08:30:53Z")
Wordle 1,567 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO FRAME CHARM SPASM ---
**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:** [October 3, 2025, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4659 "2025-10-03T08:39:52Z")
To try and guess it after the first word and only 1 🟩 and 1 🟨 was just too crazy. β€’ **Wordle 1,567 4/6 β€” Fri 03 Oct 2025-10-03** πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STEAK** β€” _Too many possibilities! It could be sadly saggy sally salon salsa salvo samba sandy sappy sassy saucy sauna savor savvy scald scalp scaly scamp scarf scarp scary scuba shady shall shand shard sharp shash shawl sigma slain slang slash small smarm snafu snail snarl soapy spacy spasm spawn spazz swail swain swamp swarm swash; previous Wordles include sally salsa sandy sassy saucy sauna savor savvy scarf shall shard sharp shawl slang small snafu snail snarl; possible remaining are sadly saggy salon salvo samba sappy scald scalp scaly scamp scarp scary scuba shady shand shash sigma slain slash smarm soapy spacy spasm spawn spazz swail swain swamp swarm swash_ **COLIN** **UPDRY** β€” _it could be spasm spazz_ **SPASM** ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2025, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4660 "2025-10-03T09:04:28Z")
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