# "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:** 243
**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 14, 2025, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4841 "2025-10-14T12:51:01Z")
Wordle 1,578 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SNIDE CLOUT FORUM ---
**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 14, 2025, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4842 "2025-10-14T12:54:26Z")
> [@Gordon\_G](#): > > I hope nobody reads my boring treatises for each Wordle I play. I like people’s analyses! I’m too lazy to write my own. 🙃 ---
**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 14, 2025, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4843 "2025-10-14T13:56:58Z")
Wordle 1,578 4/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \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 C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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 14, 2025, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4844 "2025-10-14T14:53:09Z")
Wordle 1,5 **79** 6/6 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🤪 😇 no Ai 🦘 ---
**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 14, 2025, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4845 "2025-10-14T15:23:18Z")
Wordle 1,578 4/6 ⬜🟦⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟧⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟧🟦🟦⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST GOURD FORUM ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2025, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4846 "2025-10-14T19:25:55Z")
> **Wordle 1,578 5/6\* 10/14/2025** > > ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ > 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ > 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > BEA_R_D → Near-whiff. O & I, and two more WoFcons gives us > _R_ **O** IST → All I get is a placed O. I try to place the R by doubling it up, but unfortunately I put one where I already know it isn’t > W **OR** RY → Sigh. WORMY would have worked better. Maybe a second O, since I feel like a > _M_ **OR** ON → So there’s gotta be a U in there, M at the back and there it is > **FORUM** > > Really regret that brain fart on three - probably cost me a par. Scoredle makes an outstanding guess on two that gives it a tap-in birdie, and if I had been a little more flexible in my vowel selection I could have had it as well, alas. ---
**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 14, 2025, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4847 "2025-10-14T19:26:56Z")
Wordle 1,578 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BUYER HOURI TORUS FORUM Kinda light on the WoFcons today, innit? ---
**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 14, 2025, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4848 "2025-10-14T19:40:17Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > > [@Gordon\_G](#): > > > > I hope nobody reads my boring treatises for each Wordle I play. > > I like people’s analyses! I’m too lazy to write my own. 🙃 Same. > [@SunUp](#): > > I had been a little more flexible in my vowel selection I could have had it as well, alas. Flexibility is overrated (your insistence on starting with yesterday’s solution notwithstanding). I always eliminate as many vowels as possible by guess #2. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2025, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4849 "2025-10-15T01:55:22Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > I always eliminate as many vowels as possible by guess #2. I just figure I’m going to get most of the vowels pretty quickly even if I’m concentrating on consonants, so no need to make a point of it. There’s only six of them, including Y, and every word is going to have at least one. ---
**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 15, 2025, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4850 "2025-10-15T03:47:01Z")
Wordle 1,579 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO POESY SPOON SPPOK SPOOF I hate it when it’s just one letter left but it could be one of 5 or 6…and only 4 tries. I know, I know, exploratory word… ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2025, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4851 "2025-10-15T04:17:13Z")
Wordle 1,579 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHONE SCOOP SPOOL SPOOK SPOOF Should have tried a sleuth word. Didn’t realize it was a trap. ---
**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 15, 2025, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4852 "2025-10-15T09:20:00Z")
**Wordle 1,579 4/6 — Wed 15 Oct 2025-10-15** 🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STEAK** **COLIN** **UPDRY** **SPOOF** ---
**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 15, 2025, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4853 "2025-10-15T09:21:50Z")
I’m very surprised it took your 4th word! Or maybe that was a typo. Yeah, probably a typo. ---
**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 15, 2025, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4854 "2025-10-15T10:08:02Z")
Wordle 1,579 5/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \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 P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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 15, 2025, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4855 "2025-10-15T10:14:41Z")
Wordle 1,579 4/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟨🟩🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Tenet Lyric Woosh Spoof ---
**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 15, 2025, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4856 "2025-10-15T11:51:26Z")
Wordle 1,579 5/6 🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟨⬛🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLAIN SOUPY SPORT spoof? spook? spoke? SPOKE well that eliminated two, leaving SPOOF ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2025, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4857 "2025-10-15T12:20:49Z")
Wordle 1579 4/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHOMP KEFIR SPOOF I went with CHOMP instead of my usual CHORE at 2 because it would take care of most of the consonants that combine with S: C,H,L,M,N,P, and T would all be eliminated or ID’d, leaving only W and vowels. It worked pretty well too - it left SPOKE and SPORE, which had been used, and SPOOF, SPOOK, SPOOR, and SPORK which hadn’t. I didn’t see SPORK, so I was looking at SPOOF/K/R, and fortunately there was a good sleuth word to resolve this mini-trap: KEFIR, which stuck me with a 5 a couple months back. If I’d seen SPORK, that would have done just as well - while giving me a shot at the 3. Fortunately this time it didn’t cost me anything, but I hope I remember it if I’m in this situation again. ---
**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 15, 2025, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4858 "2025-10-15T13:13:10Z")
Wordle 1,5 **80** 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 😇 no Ai 🦘 ---
**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 15, 2025, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4859 "2025-10-15T13:19:33Z")
Wordle 1,579 5/6\* 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SNIDE SHARK SOUPY SPOOL SPOOF ---
**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 15, 2025, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/4860 "2025-10-15T14:49:00Z")
Wordle 1,579 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟨 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BUYER OASIS SWOOP FLUNK SPOOF [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=242) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=244)