# "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:** 280

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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 27, 2025, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5581 "2025-11-27T15:44:49Z")

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Wordle 1,622 4/6

⬜🟩⬜🟨🟩  
🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
RELIT  
REFIT  
REMIT

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**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5582 "2025-11-27T16:14:36Z")

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> **Wordle 1,622 5/6\* Thanksgiving Day (USA) 2025**
>
> ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜  
> ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨  
> 🟩🟩🟨🟩⬜  
> 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> HOV_E_L → Slow start, but I can try a good first word second. L is gone, so I’ll have to use R or N, so  
> S_T_A_RE_ → I like that RE as the start of the word; N is still out there, so I combined it with an I and tried some guesses  
> **RE** _T_ **I** N → Aha! Just a couple words left; I’ll go with the fittest  
> **RE** F **IT** → I should have gone with the mittest  
> **REMIT**
> 
> Tough break on the 50-50. Scoredle makes the same last-guess miss, and also settles for a bogey.

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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 27, 2025, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5583 "2025-11-27T16:17:29Z")

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Wordle 1,622 4/6

⬜🟦⬜⬜🟦  
⬜⬜🟦⬜🟧  
🟦🟧🟦🟧🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
HOIST  
MERIT - oops, backwards  
REMIT

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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 27, 2025, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5584 "2025-11-27T19:24:15Z")

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Wordle 1,622 3/6

⬛⬛🟦⬛🟦  
🟧🟧⬛🟧⬛  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CLEAR  
RESIN  
REMIT

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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 28, 2025, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5585 "2025-11-28T05:01:59Z")

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Wordle 1,623 3/6 **FRIDAY**

⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨  
⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
TORII  
COLIC

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**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 28, 2025, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5586 "2025-11-28T05:12:46Z")

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Wordle 1,623 4/6

🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜  
🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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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 28, 2025, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5587 "2025-11-28T08:14:04Z")

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Wordle 1,623 4/6

⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨  
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜  
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
SOLID  
FOLIO  
COLIC

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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 28, 2025, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5588 "2025-11-28T08:45:00Z")

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**Wordle 1,623 3/6 — Fri 28 Nov 2025-11-28**  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
 **STEAK**  
 **COLIN**  
 **COLIC**

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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 28, 2025, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5589 "2025-11-28T09:45:09Z")

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Wordle 1,623 4/6\*

\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,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 R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \\ \end{aligned}

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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 28, 2025, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5590 "2025-11-28T10:23:33Z")

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Wordle 1,623 3/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟩🟩⬜🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

TREND  
COALS  
COLIC  
I’m starting to like this Trend.

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**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2025, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5591 "2025-11-28T10:52:17Z")

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Wordle 1623 3/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CHORE  
COLIC

COULD and COYLY had been used. Good thing, because I totally didn’t see COYLY. Also, I was surprised to find that COBOL isn’t even on the list of 14,855 valid guesses.

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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 28, 2025, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5592 "2025-11-28T13:14:02Z")

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Wordle 1,623 4/6

🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟨🟩⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

LEAST  
POUND  
MILKY  
COLIC

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**Post date:** [November 28, 2025, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5593 "2025-11-28T14:18:52Z")

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Wordle 1,6 **24** 5/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜  
⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜  
⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🤪 😇 no Ai 🦘

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**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2025, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5594 "2025-11-28T14:29:48Z")

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> **Wordle 1,623 4/6\* 11/28/2025**
>
> ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜  
> ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜  
> 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> REM **I** T → Not bad. I can check A and the rest of the WoFcons with  
> S_L_A **I** N → Perhaps something with an O? Move the L over, slot the O in its place, add a couple more consonants for  
> _L_ **O** G **IC** → Ah, a repeated C  
> **COLIC**  
> FOLIC was also possibility, and I toyed with it for about five seconds before wising up. Scoredle gets a bogey, but with all greens, seeming to make a festive if somewhat lopsided start to the Christmas season.

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**Post date:** [November 28, 2025, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5595 "2025-11-28T15:42:55Z")

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Wordle 1,623 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜  
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

BUYER  
OASIS  
POLIO  
COLIC

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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 28, 2025, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5596 "2025-11-28T16:12:34Z")

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Wordle 1,623 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟨🟩🟨  
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
SPOIL  
FOLIO  
COLIC

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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 28, 2025, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5597 "2025-11-28T16:39:28Z")

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Wordle 1,623 4/6\*

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨  
🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜  
🟩🟨🟨⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

STEAL  
LURCH  
CLINK  
COLIC

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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 28, 2025, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5598 "2025-11-28T16:51:12Z")

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Wordle 1,623 4/6

🟧⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟧🟦⬜⬜  
🟧🟧⬜🟧🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
HOIST  
COMIC  
COLIC

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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 28, 2025, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5599 "2025-11-28T23:10:52Z")

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Wordle 1,623 5/6

⬛⬛⬛🟦⬛  
🟦🟧⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟧⬛⬛🟦  
⬛🟧🟧🟧⬛  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

BADLY  
LONER  
MOGUL  
FOLIO  
COLIC

Tough nut to crack today.

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**Post date:** [November 29, 2025, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5600 "2025-11-29T05:13:25Z")

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Wordle 1,624 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨  
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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