# "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:** ![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 12, 2025, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4801 "2025-10-12T09:26:15Z")

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Wordle 1,576 6/6\*

\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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ \end{aligned}

Bastards !

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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:** [October 12, 2025, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4802 "2025-10-12T11:27:16Z")

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Wordle 1576 5/6

⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜  
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
GRODY  
MOUND  
BOUND  
WOUND

FOUND, HOUND, POUND had already been used; saw MOUND, BOUND after 2 but somehow overlooked WOUND, so fell into the mini-trap and didn’t use a sleuth word.

I feel wounded, but I’m not going to get all wound up about it. 😉

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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:** [October 12, 2025, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4803 "2025-10-12T11:27:46Z")

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Wordle 1,576 4/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩  
⬛⬛🟨🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

YEAST  
POUND  
Yikes! Could be bound found hound mound round wound  
BROWN  
Got the W  
WOUND

This would have been a crapshoot in hard mode.

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**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 12, 2025, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4804 "2025-10-12T11:44:02Z")

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Wordle 1,576 5/6\*

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛  
⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Fiery  
Stoat  
Cough  
Would  
Wound

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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:** [October 12, 2025, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4805 "2025-10-12T13:22:50Z")

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**Wordle 1,576 4/6 — Sun 12 Oct 2025-10-12**  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟩⬛⬛🟨  
🟨⬛🟨⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
 **STEAK**  
 **COLIN**  
 **UPDRY** — _possible = bound found hound wound; previous Wordles = found hound; remaining = bound wound_  
 **WOUND**

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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:** [October 12, 2025, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4806 "2025-10-12T14:56:22Z")

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Wordle 1,576 5/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
SPOIL  
MOUND  
FOUND  
WOUND

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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:** [October 12, 2025, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4807 "2025-10-12T15:28:57Z")

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Wordle 1,576 3/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

BUYER  
UMAMI  
WOUND

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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:** [October 12, 2025, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4808 "2025-10-12T15:33:21Z")

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> **Wordle 1,576 4/6\* 10/12/2025**
>
> ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
> ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨  
> 🟩⬜🟨🟩⬜  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> STACK → Whiff. Two in a row. I tried to think of a word with O & E and the last three WoFcons, but failed, so I went with  
> FEL_ON_ → So covering that R seemed really important. The first word I thought of that did that was  
> **W** R_O_ **N** G → and it turns out covering the R wasn’t that important, but that W was huge.  
> **WOUND**
> 
> A lucky trap avoidance for par. Scoredle hits the trap, and with no historical memory is lucky to escape with a six, hitting on a 1-in-3 chance.

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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:** [October 12, 2025, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4809 "2025-10-12T15:37:32Z")

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> [@Gordon\_G](#):
>
> WARNING: I live in Tomorrowland

Thank you for the warning. I’m taking the liberty of suggesting that you adopt @MacDoc 's technique of just posting the Wordle result, and refraining from posting your actual guesses. Not everyone pays attention to caveats before they despoiler the text.

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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:** [October 12, 2025, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4810 "2025-10-12T15:52:27Z")

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Wordle 1,576 4/6

⬜⬜⬜🟧⬜  
⬜🟧⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
HOIST  
BOUND  
WOUND

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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:** [October 12, 2025, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4811 "2025-10-12T17:27:23Z")

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Wordle 1,576 4/6\*

⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SNIDE  
BOUND  
MOUND  
WOUND

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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:** [October 12, 2025, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4812 "2025-10-12T18:05:09Z")

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Wordle 1,576 5/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟧⬛⬛🟦  
⬛🟧🟧🟧🟧  
🟧⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

TEACH  
ROSIN  
BOUND  
WIMPY  
WOUND

Four possible words with three guesses left meant abandoning hard mode again and eating another bogey. Oh well.

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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:** [October 12, 2025, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4813 "2025-10-12T18:13:52Z")

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Wordle 1,5 **77** 3/6

⬜⬜🟩🟩🟨  
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 😇 no AI 🦘

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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:** [October 13, 2025, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4814 "2025-10-13T04:09:31Z")

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Wordle 1,577 4/6

🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜  
🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
DRAFT  
SHARD  
BEARD

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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:** [October 13, 2025, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4815 "2025-10-13T04:18:02Z")

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Wordle 1,577 5/6

⬜⬜🟩🟩🟨  
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜  
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜  
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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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:** [October 13, 2025, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4816 "2025-10-13T06:24:25Z")

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Wordle 1577 3/6

⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜  
⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CHORE  
BEARD

@pjd will be happy today!

WEARY had been used.

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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:** [October 13, 2025, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4817 "2025-10-13T08:03:59Z")

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Wordle 1,577 1/6\*

\begin{aligned} &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ \end{aligned}

@RTFirefly - Indeed I am !! Yay !!  
🥳 🎉  
I may take a break now.

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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:** [October 13, 2025, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4818 "2025-10-13T08:18:44Z")

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Wordle 1,577 5/6

🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟨  
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜  
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
SHARE  
WEARY  
LEARN  
BEARD

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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:** [October 13, 2025, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4819 "2025-10-13T08:58:14Z")

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**Wordle 1,577 4/6 — Mon 13 Oct 2025-10-13**  
⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛🟨🟩⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
 **STEAK**  
 **COLIN**  
 **UPDRY**  
 **BEARD** — _heard was already a Wordle_

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**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 13, 2025, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4820 "2025-10-13T10:06:24Z")

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Wordle 1,577 5/6\*

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨  
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛  
⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Copse  
Tweet  
Leafy  
Beaux  
Beard

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