# "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:** 270
**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 14, 2025, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5381 "2025-11-14T21:19:43Z")
Wordle 1,609 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 STYLE RIVAL LURID I _almost_ put in LURID at two (honest!), but decided I wanted an A instead of a U. Still a nice birdie though. ---
**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:** [November 15, 2025, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5382 "2025-11-15T05:02:53Z")
Wordle 1,610 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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:** [November 15, 2025, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5383 "2025-11-15T05:03:12Z")
SHAME COUNT CLUNG ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2025, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5384 "2025-11-15T06:25:39Z")
Wordle 1,610 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LUNES FLUNK CLUNG Should probably have guessed it on three. ---
**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 15, 2025, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5385 "2025-11-15T07:03:40Z")
Wordle 1,610 4/6 **SATURDAY** ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO PRUNE CHUNK CLUNG ---
**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 15, 2025, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5386 "2025-11-15T08:41:22Z")
**Wordle 1,610 3/6 β€” Sat 15 Nov 2025-11-15** ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STEAK** **COLIN** **CLUNG** ---
**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 15, 2025, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5387 "2025-11-15T09:41:12Z")
Wordle 1,610 4/6\* \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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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 15, 2025, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5388 "2025-11-15T10:35:16Z")
Wordle 1,610 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE BLIND CLUNG Color me boring, but I’ll just use the Best Starting Wordβ„’ every time! After the Green L I quickly found 14 fitting words, 12 of which were already used. I sifted methodically through another 14 fitting words, and again 12 were already used. These repeated experiments show me that even if there are a thousand Wardle words still unused, a large share of these are being rejected by the NYT editor. Expect him to reset the game very soon. The four words I was left with were Fluid, Blind, Blood and Bloom. Any of them would guarantee a Three _IF_ the word wasn’t a 5th word I’d overlooked, Blind seemed best for β€œsleuthing” those unthought-of words. Sure enough, the word was one I’d overlooked. (Were there others?) ETA: Yes! Plonk, though it isn’t a Wardle word. ---
**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 15, 2025, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5389 "2025-11-15T13:10:30Z")
Wordle 1,610 3/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST POUCH CLUNG ---
**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 15, 2025, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5390 "2025-11-15T14:15:07Z")
Wordle 1,610 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL FLUID CLUMP CLUNG ---
**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 15, 2025, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5391 "2025-11-15T14:19:25Z")
Wordle 1,6 **11** 2/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŽ‡ πŸ˜‡ no Ai 🦘 How sweet was that !!! ??? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2025, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5392 "2025-11-15T14:40:22Z")
> **Wordle 1,610 5/6\* 11/15/2025** > > 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _LU_RID β†’ Feel like I need to catch up on vowels, so I tried two more with > M_UL_EY β†’ I was feeling stubborn. And unfortunately I repeated the U placing. Duh. So, one more vowel, and a pair of the remaining WoFcons to get > SA **U** _L_T β†’ Still stuck on two letters. But since the L is likely before the U, probably no more vowels - so load up on consonants, including my last WoFcon with > **CLUN** K β†’ Missed it by _that_ much > **CLUNG** > > I’ll put that bogey at the feet of my lousy follow-up guess, which put me on the ragged edge of disaster before I was bailed out by guess #4. As it turns out, Scoredle’s second guess uses two of the same letters as mine, but it it much better formed and propels the algorithm to a par. ---
**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:** [November 15, 2025, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5393 "2025-11-15T15:40:54Z")
Wordle 1,610 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BUYER MIAOU UNCUT CLUNG ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2025, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5394 "2025-11-15T16:30:29Z")
Wordle 1610 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT BLING CLUNG FLUNG had already been used. ---
**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 15, 2025, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5395 "2025-11-15T16:32:04Z")
Wordle 1,610 4/6 🟧⬜⬜🟧⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST - okay, then β€˜u’ it is CLUNK - I have chosen. . .poorly CLUNG ---
**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 15, 2025, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5396 "2025-11-15T18:01:12Z")
I was down to the same two words, but managed to pick the right one this time. ---
**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 15, 2025, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5397 "2025-11-15T23:46:31Z")
Wordle 1,610 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 STOCK CRANE CLING CLUNG I thought I’d see more CLING-CLUNG combos here, but it seems the rest of you are smart enough to bring the I in sooner. ---
**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 16, 2025, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5398 "2025-11-16T00:08:49Z")
Wordle 1,610 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SPOIL LUNCH (knowing no H, fishing for letters) CLUNK CLUNG ---
**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 16, 2025, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5399 "2025-11-16T05:35:08Z")
Wordle 1,611 4/6 **SUNDAY** ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO DRIVE FIELD WIELD ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2025, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5400 "2025-11-16T05:41:22Z")
Wordle 1,611 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHINE PIXEL YIELD FIELD WIELD Three was a random shot for fun. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=269) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=271)