# "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:** 26
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2024, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/501 "2024-12-27T15:42:50Z")
> **Wordle 1,287 4/6\* 12/27/2024** > > 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ > ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 > ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _A_FF **I** X β†’ Looks like a consonant hunt. I’m low on WoFcons, so that’s where to go first > ST **AIN** β†’ Oooh. Trap. I’ll need both R & L as second letters. What should I try first? > PL **AIN** β†’ Perhaps a word with the R? DRAIN, BRAIN (I think we had that one recently) or > **GRAIN** > CHAIN was also out there, and might have left me with a five. In retrospect, I should have switched my third and fourth guesses, as there just aren’t as many words that fit the trap. Scoredle has bad luck with the trap, ending with a five. ---
**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 27, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/502 "2024-12-27T16:03:49Z")
Wordle 1,287 4/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST (A Placed A that allows me to check the remaining vowels.) MIAOU (Probably xxAIx. I’ll try two WoFcons.) PLAIN (xxAIN. CHAIN or GRAIN. I’ll try the one with a WoFcon first.) GRAIN (Got my par!) ---
**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 27, 2024, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/503 "2024-12-27T17:54:57Z")
Wordle 1,287 5/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 LONER TRAIN BRAIN DRAIN GRAIN Well, damn. ---
**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 27, 2024, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/504 "2024-12-27T23:06:13Z")
Wordle 1,287 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST CHAIR GRAIN ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2024, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/505 "2024-12-28T05:38:30Z")
Wordle 1,288 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SURLY DECRY ---
**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 28, 2024, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/506 "2024-12-28T05:54:43Z")
Wordle 1,288 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SCORE DECRY Barely even needed my first word. Score just about identified it all by itself. ---
**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 28, 2024, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/507 "2024-12-28T06:38:30Z")
Wordle 1,288 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨⬜⬜🟩🟨 ⬜🟩🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ALTER CHORE MERCY DECRY ---
**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 28, 2024, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/508 "2024-12-28T10:18:59Z")
**Wordle 1,288 4/6 β€” 2024-12-28** β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **DERRY** β€” _I actually had DECRY here but before submitting it I changed it to DERRY; oh well_ **DECRY** ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2024, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/509 "2024-12-28T10:44:53Z")
Wordle 1288 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 1,713 🟨⬜⬜🟩🟨 1 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE DECRY > [@EllisDee](#): > > Barely even needed my first word. Score just about identified it all by itself. Just about. Still needed it to exclude CLERK (already used) and CHERT. ---
**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 28, 2024, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/510 "2024-12-28T11:28:21Z")
Wordle 1,288 2/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ \end{aligned} πŸ™‚ ---
**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 28, 2024, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/511 "2024-12-28T14:51:11Z")
Wordle 1,288 4/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART LEERY BERRY DECRY ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2024, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/512 "2024-12-28T15:35:52Z")
> **Wordle 1,288 5/6\* 12/28/2024** > > ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 > ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 > ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > G_R_AIN β†’ Kinda slow on the start. Add O & E and two WoFcons to get > STO **R** _E_ β†’ I gotta place that E, so it’s time for the Scoredle trick. L is still left among the WoFcons, and I’ll throw in a terminal Y for good measure > L **E** E **RY** β†’ Terminal Y was a good idea. I do need to cover a double-R possibility, and trust the B > B **E** R **RY** β†’ Hmm. Gotta look through the unused consonants and see what’s left. Aha! > **DECRY** > > Scoredle confirms it was the only world left after 4. Scoredle’s solution makes two incredible guesses to finish with a par. And hey, love that endgame @BobLibDem ! ---
**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 28, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/513 "2024-12-28T15:51:05Z")
Wordle 1,288 4/6 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST (A placed E and a Y, probably at the end. Add two WoFcons.) NEWLY (Right about the vowels, wrong about the WoFcons. Try the last WoFcon.) BERRY (Only one of those. It _could_ be xEERY, but I doubt it.) DECRY (Pretty much the only xExRY that wasn’t a xEERY word.) ---
**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 28, 2024, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/514 "2024-12-28T21:36:36Z")
Wordle 1,288 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 LEAST NERDY DECRY A well-chosen second word! ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2024, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/515 "2024-12-29T05:53:26Z")
Wordle 1,289 4/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO MANGO MACHO MAMBO This was much harder than it should have been. I went through all the combinations but couldn’t see it. I had to resort to the anagram finder. ---
**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 29, 2024, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/516 "2024-12-29T08:10:16Z")
**Wordle 1,289 5/6 β€” 2024-12-29** β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **PUNCH** **KABOB** **MAMBO** ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2024, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/517 "2024-12-29T08:22:47Z")
Wordle 1,289 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRANS LOUIE AGONY HAVOC MAMBO Heheh. I got mambo on number five. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2024, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/518 "2024-12-29T11:20:52Z")
Wordle 1289 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 1,191 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 58 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 5 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE DUMPY MAMBO Scoredle gives JAMBO as an alternative, which I’m sure isn’t in the solution set, but did remind me of [this catchy tune from the late 1990s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_-Qtz70_z4). ---
**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 29, 2024, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/519 "2024-12-29T12:50:35Z")
Wordle 1,289 5/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \\ \end{aligned} Well, i was surprised that SAMBO was an acceptable word, but apparently it is. By my 3rd guess i was desparate - i knew there wasn’t an R in it. _2/5 must try harder._ ---
**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 29, 2024, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/520 "2024-12-29T13:42:54Z")
Wordle 1,289 5/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST AMONG FOAMY ← Oops. The A had already been placed. MACRO MAMBO Damn! This was tough! I lost my streak yesterday, because I spoiled myself by reading this thread and seeing DECRY. I don’t know what I was thinking. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=25) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=27)