# "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:** 273
**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 18, 2025, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5441 "2025-11-18T15:40:42Z")
Wordle 1,613 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟧🟧 ⬜🟦🟧⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST OPINE In with the cool kids for a change. ---
**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 18, 2025, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5442 "2025-11-18T16:32:53Z")
Wordle 1,613 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL DERBY VOGUE OPINE ---
**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 18, 2025, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5443 "2025-11-18T18:01:04Z")
Wordle 1,613 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 BELOW STORE VOICE OPINE Left the N untried for too long. ---
**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 19, 2025, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5444 "2025-11-19T04:31:25Z")
Wordle 1,614 4/6 **WEDNESDAY** 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟩🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO FRAME RAMEN MAKER ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2025, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5445 "2025-11-19T05:30:03Z")
Wordle 1,614 6/6 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LAYER GAWPS FLACK HIMBO MAKER Horrible trap! I had 32 possibilities after two and knocked out 21 with GAWPS. I then went with two additional sleuth words. I only saw two options after four but went with the sleuth word to make sure I didn’t miss anything. Whew indeed! ---
**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 19, 2025, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5446 "2025-11-19T10:54:00Z")
Wordle 1,614 X/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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \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 R} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ \end{aligned} Bastard. ---
**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 19, 2025, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5447 "2025-11-19T11:29:40Z")
**Wordle 1,614 5/6 β€” Wed 19 Nov 2025-11-19** β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STEAK** **COLIN** **UPDRY** β€” _possibles are baker faker maker raker waker; can eliminate letters B F M R W; perhaps try sleuth word(s) FARMS?_ **FARMS** **MAKER** ---
**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 19, 2025, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5448 "2025-11-19T13:38:48Z")
Wordle 1,614 5/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST CHEAP BADGE WAFER MAKER ---
**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 19, 2025, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5449 "2025-11-19T14:03:19Z")
Wordle 1,614 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART BREAK MAKER ---
**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 19, 2025, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5450 "2025-11-19T14:41:13Z")
Wordle 1,6 **15** 4/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸ˜‡ no Ai 🦘 ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2025, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5451 "2025-11-19T15:20:49Z")
> **Wordle 1,614 6/6\* 11/19/2025** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 > ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ > ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨 > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > OPIN_E_ β†’ Slow start, half of vowels gone - time for a good first word second > L_EA_ST β†’ That’s not much, but a second vowel points to no more of them. I need to try an R… I can move the EA over, put the R in front of them and try > W_REAK_ β†’ Oooh, good luck with the K. But now I’m staring a trap in the face, and nothing to do but jump in and hope > B **AKER** β†’ Perhaps I shouldn’t have trusted the B > F **AKER** β†’ Or the F. M is left… or a second R… I’d rather go down with the first than the second, so > **MAKER** > > My third guess turned out to be a real stroke of luck - without that key letter, I would have had little hope in the endgame. Scoredle finishes in five, converting its final guess with about a 1-in-6 shot. @BobLibDem : Were you thinking of anyone in particular when you made your guesses? πŸ™‚ ---
**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 19, 2025, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5452 "2025-11-19T15:48:45Z")
Wordle 1,614 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BUYER OILER TASER FAKER MAKER ---
**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 19, 2025, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5453 "2025-11-19T15:53:44Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > **Wordle 1,614 5/6 β€” Wed 19 Nov 2025-11-19** > β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ > ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ > β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› > β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **STEAK** > **COLIN** > **UPDRY** β€” _possibles are baker faker maker raker waker; can eliminate letters B F M R W; perhaps try sleuth word(s) FARMS?_ > **FARMS** > **MAKER** I’ve been meaning to ask you: WTF is an UPDRY? ---
**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 19, 2025, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5454 "2025-11-19T16:31:13Z")
Not when I made them, but three (then) young ladies came to mind afterward. ---
**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 19, 2025, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5455 "2025-11-19T16:42:59Z")
Wordle 1,614 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 OCEAN LEAST BAKER MAKER I had little choice but to step into the \_A\_ER trap. Got lucky by finding the K as I did so. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2025, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5456 "2025-11-19T16:56:22Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > I’ve been meaning to ask you: WTF is an UPDRY? I think it’s like UPDOG? ---
**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 19, 2025, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5457 "2025-11-19T17:29:36Z")
Wordle 1,614 5/6 ⬜🟦🟦⬜🟦 🟦🟦⬜🟦⬜ ⬜🟧⬜🟧🟧 ⬜🟧⬜🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE RELAY PARER - trying to anchor some letters SAFER MAKER ---
**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 19, 2025, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5458 "2025-11-19T17:38:57Z")
Wordle 1,614 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL RAVEN WAGER MAKER ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2025, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5459 "2025-11-19T18:59:34Z")
Wordle 1614 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE GRUMP MAKER AMBER had already been used. ---
**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 20, 2025, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5460 "2025-11-20T00:08:14Z")
Wordle 1,614 6/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Joist Quell Weary Agree Razed Maker I need to reuse that sw. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=272) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=274)