# "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:** 240
**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:** [October 11, 2025, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4781 "2025-10-11T05:04:21Z")
Wordle 1,575 6/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 11, 2025, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4782 "2025-10-11T08:08:11Z")
**Wordle 1,575 2/6 β€” Sat 11 Oct 2025-10-11** πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STEAK** β€” _it could be stack stalk stank stark; previous Wordles include stark; possible remaining are stack stalk stank; letters to eliminate are C L N; so possibly try clean? If I do that I’m guaranteed to get it in 3, but I could try to get it in 2. **GO BIG OR GO HOME!!** _ **STACK** β€” _ **YES!!!** _ ---
**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 11, 2025, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4783 "2025-10-11T10:17:43Z")
Wordle 1,575 3/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,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[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 S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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 11, 2025, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4784 "2025-10-11T12:02:47Z")
Wordle 1,575 5/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE POUTY STAND FLAKY STACK ---
**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 11, 2025, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4785 "2025-10-11T14:26:27Z")
Wordle 1,575 4/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART STAIN STALK STACK ---
**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 11, 2025, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4786 "2025-10-11T14:47:40Z")
Wordle 1,575 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BUYER OASIS SWAMP STANK STACK I had a choice between STACK and STALK. It meant the difference between a bogey and a double bogey. STALK as a verb could be triggering for some folks; STACK had no such issues. So I flipped the coin and avoided the fucking robot telling me β€œWhew!” (which is triggering for me). ---
**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 11, 2025, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4787 "2025-10-11T15:06:59Z")
Wordle 1,575 3/6 🟦⬜🟧⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟦🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST STACK ---
**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 11, 2025, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4788 "2025-10-11T15:48:12Z")
Wordle 1,5 **76** 6/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 😡!! πŸ˜‡ no Ai 🦘 ---
**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:** [October 11, 2025, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4789 "2025-10-11T16:25:49Z")
Wordle 1575 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ WEARY ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟨 PLAST 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ STAND 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STACK ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2025, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4790 "2025-10-11T16:34:14Z")
> **Wordle 1,575 5/6\* 10/11/2025** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩🟨⬜🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > LEVER β†’ Whiff. I threw together A, O and the three remaining WoFcons and tried > **S** _A_N_T_O β†’ Which, worked pretty well, though it foreboded an STA?? trap. Oh, well, into the breach we go… > **STA** MP β†’ There might be an I, come to think of it. > **STA** ID β†’ Nope. Two to go. > **STACK** > With STAFF, STASH, and STAGY still out there, I was in serious danger of taking my second loss of the week. Scoredle wins in six, both from its own start and from mine, but in each case it needs to convert a 50-50 putt to avoid a loss. Tough puzzle. ---
**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 11, 2025, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4791 "2025-10-11T17:24:15Z")
Wordle 1,575 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 GUIDE SALON SMART WHACK STACK SWATH, STAFF, STASH, and STACK meant a fail was possible if I stayed in hard mode. Better to swallow the bogey and keep my streak. ---
**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 11, 2025, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4792 "2025-10-11T19:36:15Z")
Wordle 1,575 4/6\* 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SNIDE SCARY SHACK STACK ---
**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 11, 2025, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4793 "2025-10-11T21:52:28Z")
Nearly missed today: Wordle 1,575 5/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO FRAME GLANS SHACK STACK ---
**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 11, 2025, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4794 "2025-10-11T22:19:04Z")
Wordle 1,576 4/6 WARNING: I live in Tomorrowland ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 stale round wombs wound After clue 2, only BFHMPW are available for the missing letter, I think. I Googled to find the list of used-up words and was left with BMW. Should I take a guaranteed 4, or β€œequally likely” shots at 3,4,5 ? (And are they equally likely?) I decided that guaranteed 4 would be less stressful! πŸ™‚ ---
**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:** [October 11, 2025, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4795 "2025-10-11T23:42:50Z")
Wordle 1,575 4/6\* Color Piece Stuck Stack πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2025, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4796 "2025-10-12T00:17:35Z")
Wordle 1575 3/6 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT STAMP STACK ---
**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:** [October 12, 2025, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4797 "2025-10-12T04:29:36Z")
Wordle 1,576 3/6 🟨⬜🟨🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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:** [October 12, 2025, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4798 "2025-10-12T04:30:00Z")
DRONE FOUND WOUND ---
**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 12, 2025, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4799 "2025-10-12T07:07:01Z")
Wordle 1,576 6/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO POUND SOUND MOUND FOUND WOUND _So_ many words with that combo - I nearly chose a different 6th. I should have done an exploratory throwaway… ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2025, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4800 "2025-10-12T07:51:46Z")
Wordle 1,576 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHONE POUND WOMBS WOUND Chose the same sleuth word as Gordon\_G [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=239) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=241)