# "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:** 256
**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 28, 2025, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5101 "2025-10-28T16:49:10Z")
Wordle 1,592 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BUYER SOAPY DOILY HOLLY ---
**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 28, 2025, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5102 "2025-10-28T16:58:22Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > The only other (iffy IMHO) possibility was a British β€˜HULLO’ greeting. Not sure how often I’ve even seen that outside of Lord of the Rings. > [/spoiler] I can’t swear that I’ve seen that INSIDE of LotR. I _might_ have seen it in a Winnie the Pooh book. ---
**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 28, 2025, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5103 "2025-10-28T18:11:54Z")
Wordle 1,5 **93** 2/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŽ‡ πŸ˜‡ no Ai 🦘 ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2025, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5104 "2025-10-29T01:30:48Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > I can’t swear that I’ve seen that INSIDE of LotR. I _might_ have seen it in a Winnie the Pooh book. Can’t tell you about Winnie-the-Pooh, but in LotR, see for instance how Bilbo greets Frodo when they meet in Rivendell. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2025, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5105 "2025-10-29T04:51:31Z")
Wordle 1,593 5/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO CRANE SHARE FLARE GLARE ---
**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 29, 2025, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5106 "2025-10-29T05:17:22Z")
Wordle 1,593 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO FRAME SHARE GLARE ---
**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 29, 2025, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5107 "2025-10-29T06:13:51Z")
Wordle 1,593 2/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 29, 2025, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5108 "2025-10-29T06:14:10Z")
SNORE GLARE ---
**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 29, 2025, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5109 "2025-10-29T08:16:03Z")
Wordle 1,593 3/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[silver,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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \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} ! ---
**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 29, 2025, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5110 "2025-10-29T08:23:13Z")
**Wordle 1,593 4/6 β€” Wed 29 Oct 2025-10-29** β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STEAK** **COLIN** **UPDRY** **GLARE** β€” _blare and flare were previously used_ ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2025, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5111 "2025-10-29T08:57:44Z")
Wordle 1593 3/6 ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT FLACK GLARE ---
**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 29, 2025, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5112 "2025-10-29T10:32:42Z")
Wordle 1,593 2/6 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE GLARE Nine words possible (unless I missed one) after the triple Green. With a virgin list I’d hunt for a β€œsleuth word” to guarantee a Three. (Is there one?) But in fact **eight of the nine possible words had already been used up!** ---
**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 29, 2025, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5113 "2025-10-29T11:38:47Z")
Wordle 1,593 5/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SHADE PLATE CRAMP FLARE GLARE ---
**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 29, 2025, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5114 "2025-10-29T12:39:34Z")
Wordle 1,593 3/6 ⬜🟨🟩🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SNARE GLARE ---
**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 29, 2025, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5115 "2025-10-29T14:21:04Z")
Wordle 1,593 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟨🟩🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SNIDE CYCLE ALGAE GLARE ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2025, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5116 "2025-10-29T14:50:31Z")
> **Wordle 1,593 4/6\* 10/29/2025** > > ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ > 🟨🟨🟩🟩⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > HO_L_LY β†’ Slow start. At least I know there’s only one L. Add in A, E and two WoFcons for > _LE_ **AR** N β†’ Glad I went for RN instead of ST. L’s gotta be second, ELAR? goes nowhere so terminal E, I see three possibilities > F **LARE** β†’ Not that one. Not gonna trust the B this time > **GLARE** > > A nice systematic par. Scoredle ends up with a bogey, I think because its algorithm forces it to try a vowel-heavy word second rather than the WoFcons. From its own start, Scoredle gets a two, so really bad luck and a bad start for the algorithm. ---
**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 29, 2025, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5117 "2025-10-29T15:33:11Z")
Wordle 1,593 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BUYER RESET AFIRE GLARE ---
**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 29, 2025, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5118 "2025-10-29T15:35:32Z")
Wordle 1,593 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 HORSE FLARE BLARE GLARE A lucky second guess and then a missed coin toss for the par. ---
**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 29, 2025, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5119 "2025-10-29T15:50:49Z")
Wordle 1,593 3/6 ⬜🟦🟧⬜🟧 ⬜⬜🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE STARE GLARE ---
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Wordle 1,593 3/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Hoist Weary Glare [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=255) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=257)