# "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:** 24
**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 25, 2024, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/461 "2024-12-25T05:53:24Z")
Wordle 1,285 5/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2024, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/462 "2024-12-25T07:44:29Z")
Wordle 1,285 2/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHARE It’s a Christmas miracle! ---
**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 25, 2024, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/463 "2024-12-25T08:21:28Z")
The word was actually my first choice, but I thought nah, already used. Coulda had a 1. I wondered if it would have something to do with christmas. It does! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2024, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/464 "2024-12-25T11:13:15Z")
Wordle 1285 3/6 Merry Christmas! 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 104 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 5 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CRIME SHARE Could’ve also been SPARE. ---
**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 25, 2024, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/465 "2024-12-25T11:31:48Z")
Merry Christmas everyone! **Wordle 1,285 2/6 β€” 2024-12-25** πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** β€” _could be share spare; already used = scare snare_ **SHARE** ---
**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 25, 2024, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/466 "2024-12-25T14:45:10Z")
Wordle 1,285 6/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \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 R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned} Bah humbug ! ---
**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 25, 2024, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/467 "2024-12-25T15:01:50Z")
Wordle 1,285 3/6\* ⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST SPARE SHARE Merry Christmas and Happy Happy to everyone! ---
**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 25, 2024, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/468 "2024-12-25T15:10:43Z")
Wordle 1,285 3/6 ⬜🟦🟦⬜⬜ 🟧⬜🟧⬜🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 PAEON SLATE SHARE If I’d used one of my usual starting words, this would have been a two. ---
**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:** [December 25, 2024, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/469 "2024-12-25T15:11:01Z")
Wordle 1,285 2/6 🟨🟨🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SHARE ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2024, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/470 "2024-12-25T15:50:09Z")
> **Wordle 1,285 4/6\* Christmas Day 2024** > > ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 > 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > E_A_GL **E** β†’ OK, A is probably in the middle. Let’s try a word with three WoFcons > **S** T **ARE** β†’ It’s a Christmas trap! Wordle is Scrooging me. OK, C, H, N, P, if that’s all I think I’m safe. Wish I had a used words list to consult. OK, let’s try alphabetical order > **S** C **ARE** β†’ Nope. Next! > **SHARE** > > Scoredle goes right to it on its third guess (it gets a two from its own start!) ---
**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 25, 2024, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/471 "2024-12-25T20:56:24Z")
Wordle 1,285 3/6 ⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST (Nice start. Let’s get a WoFcon.) SPARE (Cool. SNARE, SHARE or SNARE.) SHARE (Well, the other two had already been used.) ---
**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 25, 2024, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/472 "2024-12-25T21:05:29Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > [details=β€œWordle 1,285 4/6\* Christmas Day 2024”] > ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 > 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > E_A_GL **E** β†’ OK, A is probably in the middle. Let’s try a word with three WoFcons > **S** T **ARE** β†’ It’s a Christmas trap! Wordle is Scrooging me. **OK, C, H, N, P, if that’s all I think I’m safe.** Wish I had a used words list to consult. OK, let’s try alphabetical order > **S** C **ARE** β†’ Nope. Next! > **SHARE** PINCH would have been a perfectly valid sleuth word that would guarantee a par without vulnerability to a bogie. Still, I’m glad you pulled it out. ---
**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 25, 2024, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/473 "2024-12-25T21:31:49Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > sleuth word The asterisk after the score shows us that **SunUp** plays in hard mode, meaning sleuth words not allowed. But yeah, that is a remarkably good sleuth word. You don’t often get to check four specific consonants in a single word. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2024, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/474 "2024-12-25T21:35:56Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > PINCH would have been a perfectly valid sleuth word that would guarantee a par without vulnerability to a bogie. Still, I’m glad you pulled it out. I’m playing hard mode, but that would be a good sleuth word. Maybe it I had a trifle more foresight, I could have tried PEACH with my second guess, and then had a good shot at a birdie. ETA: Ninja’ed by @EllisDee ---
**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 25, 2024, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/475 "2024-12-25T21:38:57Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > could have tried Gotta replay the green, though. ---
**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 25, 2024, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/476 "2024-12-25T21:44:56Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > The asterisk after the score shows us that **SunUp** plays in hard mode, meaning sleuth words not allowed. Oh. I hadn’t noticed that about the asterisk. I decided to ditch Hard Mode about a year ago, when it came clear to me that Wordlebot never restricts itself to that limitation. Well, fuck you, Wordlebot. I’m not trying to impress you; I’m trying to _beat_ you. ---
**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 26, 2024, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/477 "2024-12-26T01:02:13Z")
Wordle 1,285 4/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ADIEU CREAM HEART SHARE I went all around this one before finally zeroing in. ---
**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 26, 2024, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/478 "2024-12-26T05:00:44Z")
Wordle 1,285 2/6\* ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE SHARE ---
**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 26, 2024, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/479 "2024-12-26T05:31:19Z")
Wordle 1,286 4/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2024, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/480 "2024-12-26T06:18:53Z")
Wordle 1,286 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO PLAIN ADMIN AGGIE AFFIX This one was really hard. I chose a word I knew was wrong on three just to rule out letters then could not see the answer. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=23) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=25)