# "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:** 27
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2024, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/521 "2024-12-29T15:39:57Z")
> **Wordle 1,289 4/6\* 12/29/2024** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ > 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > DECRY → OK. R & E gone, so what’s our next best first guess second? > L_OA_NS → Hit on both vowels. Probably don’t need to check U & I. It took me a long time to think of an acceptable word here, I’m surprised I didn’t see TABOO since I had T on the brain, also AFOOT would have been better than what I ended up trying > _A_F_O_A_M_ → But luckily, that had an M, that I decided to double up on to try to place as I had no greens up to this point, which led me to > **MAMBO** > MATZO was also a possibility - maybe I’d have seen that if it was springtime. Scoredle also finishes in four, oddly enough with no yellows - almost the exact opposite of my “no greens before the end” approach. ---
**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:** [December 29, 2024, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/522 "2024-12-29T15:45:57Z")
Wordle 1,289 4/6 ⬜⬜🟦⬜⬜ 🟦🟦🟦⬜⬜ ⬜🟧🟦🟦⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE ABOUT LABOR MAMBO Yesterday is the second time in a week that I forgot to do the Wordle, so my streak has reset to “one” twice now. ---
**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 29, 2024, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/523 "2024-12-29T15:46:26Z")
Wordle 1,289 6/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST (Just the A this time. Vowel hunt.) HAIKU (All I did was place the A. Try my last vowel.) VAPOR. (Found it. And eliminated a WoFcon. Let’s assume the O is at the end.) MACHO (Ooh, got a placed M! MANGO or MAMBO. Try the one with a WoFcon.) MANGO (Not the one. Double bogey.) MAMBO (Yuck.) ---
**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 29, 2024, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/524 "2024-12-29T17:37:36Z")
Wordle 1,289 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART BASIN CABAL MAMBO ---
**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 29, 2024, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/525 "2024-12-29T19:35:08Z")
Wordle 1,289 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛🟦⬛ ⬛🟦🟦⬛⬛ ⬛🟧⬛🟦⬛ 🟧🟧⬛⬛🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 IDEAL ROAST WAGON MACHO MAMBO Progress on every guess, which made this an interesting solve, at least. @Smapti, looks like a bunch of us pulled a Lou Bega on this one. ---
**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 30, 2024, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/526 "2024-12-30T03:43:33Z")
Wordle 1,289 4/6 ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ 🟨🟩⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT RACES BAGGY MAMBO And again the answer is not baggy. That’s at least half a dozen times it could have been yet still has not. One of these days I will get my baggy 3! ---
**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 30, 2024, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/527 "2024-12-30T05:02:53Z")
Wordle 1,290 3/6 🟩⬜🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE STAGE STARE ---
**Author:** ![Cugel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cugel/32/1199_2.png) [@Cugel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cugel)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/528 "2024-12-30T06:11:02Z")
Wordle 1,290 1/6\* 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 It finally happened. 1-81-267-251-116-47 The question now is, do I change my opening gambit? ---
**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 30, 2024, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/529 "2024-12-30T06:32:22Z")
Nice work, @Cugel! I had to settle for a mere 2: Wordle 1,290 2/6 ⬛⬛🟩⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT STARE ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/530 "2024-12-30T06:38:27Z")
Me too. Wordle 1,290 1/6\* 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 although My overall stats aren’t as good as yours 1-21-151-195-75-13 Its a good first word I’m better at connections (70% perfect :gloat:) ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/531 "2024-12-30T06:40:35Z")
Wordle 1,290 3/6 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO TRACE STARE ---
**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 30, 2024, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/532 "2024-12-30T08:07:54Z")
Wordle 1,290 4/6 🟨🟨🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRANS START STARK STARE This one would’ve been a 3 if I’d stuck with TRANS/LOUIE, but after TRANS did so well I decided to try for a 2 and didn’t quite make it. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/533 "2024-12-30T10:18:44Z")
Wordle 1290 3/6 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟨 35 🟩⬜🟩🟨🟩 5 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT SPATE STARE Could’ve also been STAVE. ---
**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 30, 2024, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/534 "2024-12-30T10:58:11Z")
Wordle 1,290 3/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[silver,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} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \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:** ![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 30, 2024, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/535 "2024-12-30T12:39:52Z")
Wordle 1,290 4/6 ⬜🟨🟩🟨🟨 🟩⬜🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST (Probably SxAxE) SPATE (Okay, STAxE. Not many unused ones.) STAVE (Noooo!) STARE (That took longer than it should have.) ---
**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 30, 2024, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/536 "2024-12-30T14:18:03Z")
**Wordle 1,290 1/6 — 2024-12-30** 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** — _it’s time to buy a lotto ticket_ ---
**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:** [December 30, 2024, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/537 "2024-12-30T15:27:32Z")
Wordle 1,290 2/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Ought Stare ---
**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 30, 2024, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/538 "2024-12-30T15:48:03Z")
Wordle 1,290 2/6\* ⬜🟨🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST STARE Much better than my 5 yesterday! Congrats on the ones! My day will come. ---
**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 30, 2024, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/539 "2024-12-30T15:50:07Z")
Wordle 1,290 2/6 ⬜🟨🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART STARE ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/540 "2024-12-30T15:58:50Z")
> **Wordle 1,290 3/6\* 12/30/2024** > > ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟨🟩🟨🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > M_A_MBO → I was hoping for at least one B or M. Oh well. Time for a good first guess second > L_E_ **A** _ST_ → And… wow. Looking like STA?E, could be second T, R, V, (not L), K, G… a potentially fatal trap. Oh well, into the breach we go… > **STARE** > > I’m not sure how much a used word list might have helped, but I got really lucky. Scoredle falls into a different trap with the second letter, and has a 4/3 (four words to find in three guesses), ending in a bogey. I figured there would be plenty of twos and the occasional ace today; was not disappointed. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=26) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=28)