# "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:** 281
**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 29, 2025, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5601 "2025-11-29T05:13:49Z")
SNIDE GATOR GRUMP GRUFF ---
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Wordle 1,624 5/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO CRUEL DRUNK BRUSH GRUFF ---
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Wordle 1,624 4/6 **SATURDAY** ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO PRUNE TRUCK GRUFF ---
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**Wordle 1,624 4/6 β€” Sat 29 Nov 2025-11-29** ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STEAK** **COLIN** **UPDRY** **GRUFF** ---
**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 29, 2025, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5605 "2025-11-29T08:55:14Z")
Wordle 1,624 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TREND SAUCY GRUFF I feel color-blind and might not have been so impertinent (β€œsaucy”) if I’d appreciated that the R was green, not yellow. But with the U turning green also, I got lucky. ---
**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 29, 2025, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5606 "2025-11-29T10:23:59Z")
Wordle 1,624 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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \\ \end{aligned} ---
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Wordle 1624 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE GRUMP GRUFF ---
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Wordle 1,624 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST POUND CHUCK GRUFF ---
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Wordle 1,624 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART BROIL GRUFF ---
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Wordle 1,6 **25** 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŽ‡ 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 29, 2025, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5611 "2025-11-29T15:09:16Z")
> **Wordle 1,624 5/6\* 11/29/2025** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ > 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > COLIC β†’ A starting whiff - I was hoping for a single C. You know the drill > STA_R_E β†’ That’s not much from a good first word. I thought about RUNNY since it covered the remaining vowels and WoFcon, but wanted better consonant coverage, so > _RU_MPY β†’ If that U is alone, it should be in the middle, which would put the R second and try that last N via > D **RU** NK β†’ What’s left? G & F? Maybe I need a double consonant after all > **GRUFF** > > This puzzle developed slowly and then made itself apparent all at once - last guess was basically a tap-in. Scoredle takes a similar tack with its first three guesses, but finds a better third guess and finishes with 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 29, 2025, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5612 "2025-11-29T15:41:03Z")
Wordle 1,624 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BUYER HOURI TRUCK GRUFF ---
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Wordle 1,624 5/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL DROWN BRICK GRUMP GRUFF ---
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Wordle 1,624 4/6 ⬜🟧⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟧🟧⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ---
**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 29, 2025, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5615 "2025-11-29T17:54:57Z")
Wordle 1,624 3/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Joist Freak Gruff ---
**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 29, 2025, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5616 "2025-11-29T18:42:07Z")
Wordle 1,624 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ARGUE GRUNT GRUFF Dang, I was leaning heavily toward GRUFF at two, then talked myself into thinking GRUNT was more likely. Still, I’m quite happy with the extremely fortunate starting word and subsequent birdie. ---
**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 30, 2025, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5617 "2025-11-30T05:23:13Z")
Wordle 1,625 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
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STAIN DECOR FUZZY MUGGY ---
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Wordle 1,625 5/6 SUNDAY ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO FUNNY GUPPY RUGBY MUGGY ---
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Wordle 1,625 5/6\* \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[yellow,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 F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ \end{aligned} [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=280) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=282)