# "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:** 287
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2025, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5721 "2025-12-06T14:57:46Z")
> **Wordle 1,631 4/6\* 12/6/2025** > > 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ > 🟨🟨⬜🟨🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _A_MONG β†’ For a second there, I was very optimistic. It’s something to build on, and doesn’t stop me from my favorite first word second > _S_L_AT_E β†’ Good range of letters. I think there’s still another vowels to find, so I’ll throw in an I and another WoFcon, perhaps an N > _TI_N_AS_ β†’ Yep, I had already tried an N with the first word, grrrrr.. STAIR would have been wordle-valid, though the S would have been in the same spot… Anyway, with that I in the mix, I can try > **WAIST** > > Turns out it was a tap-in, despite the misplay on my third guess - so very lucky, I’d have to say. Scoredle matches my par, with the only final-guess suspense being between the solution and an archaic verb conjunction. ---
**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, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5722 "2025-12-06T15:19:22Z")
> [@MacDoc](#): > > Glad to see others using a look up for used solutions. Well, not exactly. I’ve been maintaining my own Excel spreadsheet of past solutions since mid-2022. To each their own, of course, but I’d personally feel a bit more uncomfortable checking against an online list of past solutions than one I’ve been keeping and adding to, day by day, since almost the beginning. ---
**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, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5723 "2025-12-06T15:21:56Z")
Don’t see any difference frankly 🀷 ---
**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, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5724 "2025-12-06T15:26:02Z")
Neither do I, but if I’d been manually maintaining a list then I’d probably see it differently. And… My wife got it in 1! ---
**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, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5725 "2025-12-06T15:50:23Z")
Wordle 1,631 4/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Filth Quist Wrist Waist ---
**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 6, 2025, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5726 "2025-12-06T16:12:15Z")
Wordle 1,631 3/6 ⬜⬜🟦⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST WASTE That took all of five seconds. ---
**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 6, 2025, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5727 "2025-12-06T16:56:32Z")
Wordle 1,631 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BUYER AVOID SIGMA WAIST ---
**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 6, 2025, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5728 "2025-12-06T17:50:36Z")
Wordle 1,631 4/6\* 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜🟨🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL ANTSY ROAST WAIST ---
**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 6, 2025, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5729 "2025-12-06T17:51:27Z")
(Psst! It’s WAIST.) ---
**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 6, 2025, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5730 "2025-12-06T19:04:57Z")
Head smack. ---
**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 6, 2025, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5731 "2025-12-06T19:36:28Z")
Wordle 1,631 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 DEBUT ROIST WAIST All orange (green to most of you)! I love when that happens. ---
**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 7, 2025, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5732 "2025-12-07T04:35:27Z")
Wordle 1,632 3/6 **SUNDAY** ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO PRUNE FLUTE ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2025, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5733 "2025-12-07T05:05:48Z")
Wordle 1,632 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO CHUTE FLUTE Lucky second guess. ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2025, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5734 "2025-12-07T05:12:26Z")
Wordle 1,632 4/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **** > > MUONS > > GLUED > > FLUKE > > FLUTE ---
**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 7, 2025, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5735 "2025-12-07T10:22:25Z")
Wordle 1,632 2/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE FLUTE Other possible words included Elite (already used) and Glute (first heard recently from my physiotherapist). Have I mentioned that Slate is the best possible start? S,L,A,E are all in their likeliest positions according to [https://real-statistics.com/wordle-strategy/wordle-letter-frequency-and-patterns/](https://real-statistics.com/wordle-strategy/wordle-letter-frequency-and-patterns/) ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2025, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5736 "2025-12-07T11:42:00Z")
> [@MacDoc](#): > > Don’t see any difference frankly 🀷 I just don’t like the idea of using online aids to help me solve a Wordle. Once I cross that line, there’s all sorts of resources, why stop with that one? As long as it’s my own spreadsheet, I’m just using my own resources, and not anyone else’s. Not saying anyone else is wrong for seeing it differently, but that’s where I’m comfortable drawing the line. ---
**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 7, 2025, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5737 "2025-12-07T11:43:06Z")
Wordle 1,632 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL TITLE FLUTE Two possible words after 2, this time I picked the right one! ---
**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 7, 2025, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5738 "2025-12-07T12:02:22Z")
Wordle 1,632 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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \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 P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \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 7, 2025, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5739 "2025-12-07T12:03:45Z")
Wordle 1631 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT BLITZ FLUTE My starting word narrowed it down to CLOTH, ELITE, FLUTE, BLITZ, GLITZ, and KLUTZ. The first two had been used, and going with BLITZ or GLITZ guaranteed a 3, so that’s what I did. ---
**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 7, 2025, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/5740 "2025-12-07T13:43:47Z")
Wordle 1,632 2/6 β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 NURSE FLUTE Woo-hoo! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=286) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=288)