# "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\
**Page:** 261

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**Post date:** [November 3, 2025, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5201 "2025-11-03T14:08:19Z")

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**Wordle 1,598 3/6 — Mon 03 Nov 2025-11-03**  
⬛⬛🟨🟨🟨  
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
 **STEAK**  
 **COLIN**  
 **AWOKE** — _was pretty much the only possibility, besides oaked_

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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:** [November 3, 2025, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5202 "2025-11-03T14:50:25Z")

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Wordle 1,5 **99** 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩  
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩  
⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 😵‍💫 Ai Assist 🦘

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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:** [November 3, 2025, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5203 "2025-11-03T15:19:19Z")

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Wordle 1,598 4/6

⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜  
🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
GLEAN  
WADES  
AWOKE

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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:** [November 3, 2025, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5204 "2025-11-03T15:20:52Z")

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> [@MacDoc](#):
>
> Wordle 1,5 **99** 4/6
> 
> ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩  
> ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩  
> ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 😵‍💫 Ai Assist 🦘

It’s Zero dark early there in QLD AUS. Good morning!

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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:** [November 3, 2025, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5205 "2025-11-03T15:46:56Z")

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Wordle 1,598 3/6\*

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩  
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SNIDE  
GRAZE  
AWOKE

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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:** [November 3, 2025, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5206 "2025-11-03T16:21:09Z")

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Wordle 1,598 5/6

⬜⬜🟦⬜🟧  
⬜🟦⬜⬜⬜  
🟧⬜🟧⬜🟧  
🟧⬜🟧⬜🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
HOIST  
ABOVE  
ADOBE - Stupid reuse of ‘b’  
AWOKE

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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:** [November 3, 2025, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5207 "2025-11-03T16:53:07Z")

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Wordle 1,598 3/6

⬛⬛🟧⬛🟧  
⬛🟦⬛🟧⬛  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

GLOBE  
RACKS  
AWOKE

I went fishing for consonants and hauled in another vowel as well. Lucky sleuth word to pull myself out of that trap!

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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:** [November 3, 2025, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5208 "2025-11-03T17:55:47Z")

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Wordle 1,598 4/6\*

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛🟨🟨🟨  
🟨⬛🟨⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Dusty  
Preak  
Knave  
Awoke

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**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:** [November 4, 2025, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5209 "2025-11-04T02:05:03Z")

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> [@Shoeless](#):
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> I didn’t see anything in Wordle’s “How to play” or “Tips and Tricks” pages that mention this specifically. But it seems to be almost a universal rule of word games with a fixed size or minimum length that XXXXX (I’m not sure that even needs to be spoilered, it’s so common.) If you play Spelling Bee, you’ll notice that you rarely see one there.

I was playing word games (Jotto, Positional Jotto, Scrabble, 25 Boxes) before many of you were born!

NONE of these games had that rule.

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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:** [November 4, 2025, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5210 "2025-11-04T04:59:11Z")

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Wordle 1,599 3/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
PRUNE  
VENUE

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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:** [November 4, 2025, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5211 "2025-11-04T06:01:13Z")

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Wordle 1,599 3/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
LUNES  
VENUE

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**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:** [November 4, 2025, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5212 "2025-11-04T06:48:47Z")

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Wordle 1,599 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩  
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜  
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
GRIND  
FENCE  
VENUE

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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:** [November 4, 2025, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5213 "2025-11-04T08:08:24Z")

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**Wordle 1,599 4/6 — Tue 04 Nov 2025-11-04**  
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨  
🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
 **STEAK**  
 **COLIN**  
 **UPDRY**  
 **VENUE**

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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:** [November 4, 2025, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5214 "2025-11-04T08:12:03Z")

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> [@Gordon\_G](#):
>
> I was playing word games (Jotto, Positional Jotto, Scrabble, 25 Boxes) before many of you were born!

I’m a big fan of Boggle.

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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:** [November 4, 2025, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5215 "2025-11-04T12:25:47Z")

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Wordle 1,599 3/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩  
🟩⬛⬛⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SPARE  
VOICE  
VENUE  
That V was a big help - narrowed it down to one word.

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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:** [November 4, 2025, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5216 "2025-11-04T12:49:54Z")

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Wordle 1,599 5/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟧  
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟧  
🟦⬛⬛🟦🟧  
🟦🟦⬛⬛🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

WHOSE  
PLATE  
URINE  
NUDGE  
VENUE

A bit of a slog today. Sometimes the letters just don’t fall for you. But I eliminated enough along the way to at least ensure a streak extension.

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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:** [November 4, 2025, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5217 "2025-11-04T13:17:13Z")

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Wordle 1,599 5/6\*

\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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \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 Q} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned}

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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:** [November 4, 2025, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5218 "2025-11-04T14:06:25Z")

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Wordle 1,6 **00** 2/6

🟩🟨⬜🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 😇 no Ai 🦘

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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:** [November 4, 2025, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5219 "2025-11-04T14:32:24Z")

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Wordle 1,599 5/6

⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜  
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩  
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
PENNY  
SENSE  
GENIE  
VENUE

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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:** [November 4, 2025, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5220 "2025-11-04T15:17:24Z")

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Wordle 1,599 3/6

⬜⬜⬜🟦🟧  
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
HOIST  
VENUE

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