# "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:** 286
**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:** [December 5, 2025, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5701 "2025-12-05T10:27:56Z")
Wordle 1,630 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CRONY AMONG OK; I’m a fickle guy. Miss Slate has the two best vowels; let me have a date with her now and then. Was Among the only word possible? (Crony eliminated my Agony.) ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2025, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5702 "2025-12-05T11:26:58Z")
Wordle 1630 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟨🟨🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT MAGNA AMONG MAGNA was a good second word here, placing the A and checking for the M and G which were two frequent consonants among πŸ˜‰ the possibilities after 1. > [@Gordon\_G](#): > > Was Among the only word possible? (Crony eliminated my Agony.) [Scoredle](https://scoredle.com/) says Yes. ---
**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:** [December 5, 2025, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5703 "2025-12-05T12:54:56Z")
Wordle 1,630 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST AUDIO AMONG ---
**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:** [December 5, 2025, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5704 "2025-12-05T14:05:01Z")
Wordle 1,6 **31** 2/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŽ‡ πŸ˜‡ **no Ai!** 🦘 ---
**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:** [December 5, 2025, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5705 "2025-12-05T15:11:17Z")
Wordle 1,630 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART GUANO well that wasn’t too bright, we know A isn’t #3 AMONG ---
**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:** [December 5, 2025, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5706 "2025-12-05T16:12:36Z")
Wordle 1,630 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BUYER AVOID AMONG ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2025, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5707 "2025-12-05T16:41:09Z")
> **Wordle 1,630 6/6\* 12/5/2025** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ > ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 > 🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩🟨🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > TULIP β†’ Whiff. Upon reflection, I should have gone SNARE here, but I saw this quick and acted > S_ONA_R β†’ And so that’s not too bad - all WoFcons checked, E still stands out as omitted, but I might not have to check it. Anyway, I saw another word quick that shuffled the letters around, so I tried it > B_A_C_ON_ β†’ No help there, and I’ve checked the two most likely vowel placements. Perhaps I do have an E, as in the end of > **A** _N_ **O** DE β†’ Nope, although I have all three letters placed now (the N by elimination). A?ON?, first thing that comes to mind (with a bogey now assured) is > **A** _G_ **ON** Y β†’ Dang it! Am I going to lose? Move G to end, A?ONG, ALONG Is gone, gotta be > **AMONG** > > Other than that third guess, I made some progress at every stage, so why do I feel so bummed? Maybe it’s because Scoredle made a very clean par for this puzzle, and has a virtual tap-in for that par after getting only yellows up to that point? ---
**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:** [December 5, 2025, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5708 "2025-12-05T16:42:55Z")
Wordle 1,630 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL PRAWN AMONG Lucked out on the final word, there were still over 30 available words. (Not sure how many were slready used, though.) ---
**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:** [December 5, 2025, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5709 "2025-12-05T17:14:24Z")
Wordle 1,630 4/6 ⬜⬜🟦🟧⬜ ⬜🟦⬜⬜⬜ 🟧🟦🟧🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST AGONY AMONG ---
**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:** [December 5, 2025, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5710 "2025-12-05T21:31:38Z")
Wordle 1,630 3/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 OUGHT GROAN AMONG An interesting pick from the word generator netted me a G, which was nice. Then I made a good follow-up choice, if I do say so myself. ALONG and AGONY were still possible, so there was some luck in this birdie. I was due for a little. ---
**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:** [December 6, 2025, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5711 "2025-12-06T01:08:44Z")
Wordle 1,630 5/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Chode Flown Snoop Knock Among Swidt. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2025, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5712 "2025-12-06T05:42:52Z")
Wordle 1,631 4/6 ⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟨🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO FAITH SAINT WAIST ---
**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:** [December 6, 2025, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5713 "2025-12-06T06:28:28Z")
Wordle 1,631 4/6 **SATURDAY** 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO IMAGE FAIRY WAIST ---
**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:** [December 6, 2025, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5714 "2025-12-06T07:33:40Z")
Wordle 1,631 2/6 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE WAIST Several words fit, but most had the forbidden S-in-5th. Canst is archaic, Angst already-used. Waist was otherwise all I could think of. (I will try the app RTFirefly linked to after errands.) Dear, dear Miss Slate: Thank you for the β€œEagle”! I won’t go playing with those teasers down in the one-vowel district anymore. ---
**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:** [December 6, 2025, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5715 "2025-12-06T08:20:34Z")
Could’ve been a 5, but fortunately got a 4. **Wordle 1,631 4/6 β€” Sat 06 Dec 2025-12-06** πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STEAK** **COLIN** **UPDRY** β€” _possibles include vista waist; of these the most likely include waist_ **WAIST** β€” _bingo_ Added β€” nicely done @MacDoc, @Gordon_G! ---
**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:** [December 6, 2025, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5716 "2025-12-06T11:15:21Z")
Wordle 1,631 3/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2025, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5717 "2025-12-06T12:09:58Z")
Wordle 1631 2/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT WAIST I was able to come up with four possibilities: ASCOT, ASSET, KARST, and WAIST. The first two had already been solutions, and while as a caver, KARST is a familiar term to me, it’s probably less so to most people. So WAIST it was, for the 2. ---
**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:** [December 6, 2025, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5718 "2025-12-06T12:36:52Z")
Wordle 1,631 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ© πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST ANGST WAIST Two possible words after 1, picked the wrong one again. ---
**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:** [December 6, 2025, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5719 "2025-12-06T13:17:15Z")
Wordle 1,631 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART ADOPT GAUNT TACIT WAIST ---
**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:** [December 6, 2025, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5720 "2025-12-06T14:09:23Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > WAIST. **The first two had already been solutions** Glad to see others using a look up for used solutions. I consider it a flaw in the game that used solutions are not blocked out automatically. FWIW Case in point Wordle 1,6 **32** 2/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸŽ‡ πŸ˜‡no Ai 🦘 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=285) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=287)