# "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:** 275
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5481 "2025-11-21T12:45:55Z")
Wordle 1616 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE MOPED VOWEL Could’ve also been BOWEL or YOKEL. After 2, I figured I had too many letters already to go with DUMPY at 3, but I still wanted to check those consonants, since I only had the L, but I wanted to try to place the vowels, and got lucky when MOPED at 3 hit green with the O and E. Then I saw BOWEL right away, and checking through the possibilities I found VOWEL. I missed YOKEL because usually in this situation I’d have eliminated the Y with DUMPY, and I forgot that I hadn’t yet. I figured there was always a possibility that the NYT scrubbed BOWEL from the list, so I went with VOWEL. ---
**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 21, 2025, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5482 "2025-11-21T14:09:39Z")
Wordle 1,6 **17** 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸ€ͺ no Ai 🦘 ---
**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 21, 2025, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5483 "2025-11-21T15:18:31Z")
A lucky guess to get it in 3. **Wordle 1,616 3/6 β€” Fri 21 Nov 2025-11-21** β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STEAK** **COLIN** β€” _possibles are bowel dowel hovel joule lobed lodge loped loupe loved lover lower model vowel voxel yodel; but previous Wordles have included dowel lodge lover lower model; so the remaining possibles include bowel hovel joule lobed loped loupe loved vowel voxel yodel; of these the most likely include loped loupe loved vowel yodel_ **VOWEL** β€” _a lucky guess!_ ---
**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 21, 2025, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5484 "2025-11-21T15:23:40Z")
Wordle 1,616 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART GLIDE TOWEL well let’s see, probably not BOWEL. VOWEL ---
**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 21, 2025, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5485 "2025-11-21T16:31:10Z")
Wordle 1,616 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BUYER OAKEN VOWEL ---
**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 21, 2025, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5486 "2025-11-21T16:37:19Z")
Wordle 1,616 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL CRUEL BOWEL VOWEL ---
**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 21, 2025, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5487 "2025-11-21T16:54:36Z")
Wordle 1,616 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE GRIND BOWEL VOWEL I recall the same Bowel/Vowel dichotomy playing a role 2 weeks ago or so. ---
**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 21, 2025, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5488 "2025-11-21T17:05:53Z")
Wordle 1,616 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟦 ⬜🟧⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟧⬜🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ---
**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 21, 2025, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5489 "2025-11-21T17:18:17Z")
Wordle 1,616 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 STAGE LINER BOWEL DOWEL VOWEL Flashbacks from yesterday’s failure. Fortunately I ran out of words before I ran out of guesses this time. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5490 "2025-11-21T18:16:36Z")
> **Wordle 1,616 4/6\* 11/21/2025** > > ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 > 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟨🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > GRA_VE_ β†’ Kinda nice to get that V early (would have liked it yesterday too, grrr). Let’s throw in an O and two WoFcons for > _OVE_NS β†’ A hit on the O. If we move all the known letters over and add a WoFcon (I don’t think I can get two of 'em) we can try > H **O** _V_ **EL** β†’ So that leaves only > **VOWEL** > VOXEL was also a possible, and I thought of it for a second, but decided it wasn’t common enough. Scoredle tries to place the V by doubling up on them for its second guess, and that does so well that it gets a birdie - most possible guesses are uncommon, the common ones are mostly past tense verbs. I’m just happy with my par after yesterday’s debacle. ---
**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 21, 2025, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5491 "2025-11-21T23:39:00Z")
Wordle 1,616 5/6\* β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Joist Cough Loony Modal Vowel ---
**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 22, 2025, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5492 "2025-11-22T05:07:30Z")
Wordle 1,617 2/6 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 22, 2025, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5493 "2025-11-22T05:07:47Z")
CHASE THICK ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2025, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5494 "2025-11-22T07:18:35Z")
Wordle 1,617 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO TILDE THINK THICK ---
**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 22, 2025, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5495 "2025-11-22T07:24:58Z")
Wordle 1,617 4/6 **SATURDAY** ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟨🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO PRIME CHINK THICK ---
**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 22, 2025, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5496 "2025-11-22T10:12:18Z")
Wordle 1,617 3/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2025, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5497 "2025-11-22T10:56:57Z")
Wordle 1617 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE THICK ---
**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 22, 2025, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5498 "2025-11-22T11:28:44Z")
**Wordle 1,617 3/6 β€” Sat 22 Nov 2025-11-22** β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STEAK** β€” _possibles are thick think thunk trick truck trunk twink; but previous Wordles have included think trick; so the remaining possibles include thick thunk truck trunk twink; of these the most likely include thick truck trunk; let’s try TRUCK_ **TRUCK** **THICK** ---
**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 22, 2025, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5499 "2025-11-22T13:04:50Z")
Wordle 1,617 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST POUND TRICK THICK ---
**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 22, 2025, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5500 "2025-11-22T14:01:18Z")
Wordle 1,617 3/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TREND COILS THICK No, I’ve not decided Slate is a sub-optimal start. I just want to punish Slate a bit for my recent humiliation. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=274) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=276)