# "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:** 29
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2025, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/561 "2025-01-01T07:44:27Z")
> **Wordle 1,292 5/6\* New Year's Day 2025** > > ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 > 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 > 🟨🟩🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > L **E** MU_R_ β†’ Not a bad start. Try an A and two other WoFcons > _R_ **E** AST β†’ Did not think that would be a word. OK, I’m seeing one word I just have to try, even though I think it may end in a whiff > E **ER** I **E** β†’ Wow, two Es. And placed the R! What do I have among remaining consonants? > _V_ **ER** G **E** β†’ Got one. Must be an N - why did I miss that earlier? > **NERVE** > > Maybe I could have made par if I hadn’t had that champagne toast earlier. Scoredle moves to place the R with its second guess and finishes in four. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2025, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/562 "2025-01-01T09:21:50Z")
Wordle 1,292 6/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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:** [January 1, 2025, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/563 "2025-01-01T11:24:46Z")
**Wordle 1,292 4/6 β€” 2025-01-01** **\color{red}{\text {HAPPY NEW YEAR!}}** β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST β€” _my new starting word; was STARE_ BOUND CRISP β€” _Could be nerve newer; Previous Wordles = genre never renew_ NERVE β€” _I won the coin toss_ ---
**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:** [January 1, 2025, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/564 "2025-01-01T15:03:53Z")
Wordle 1,292 4/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART REPLY MERGE NERVE ---
**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:** [January 1, 2025, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/565 "2025-01-01T15:18:53Z")
Wordle 1,292 4/6 ⬜⬜🟦⬜🟦 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟧 ⬜🟧🟦⬜🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 PAEON SUITE FENCE NERVE A solid par, and the Bot loved my choices. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2025, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/566 "2025-01-01T16:16:20Z")
Wordle 1,292 5/6\* ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST DEIGN VENOM NEVER NERVE Blech. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2025, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/567 "2025-01-01T16:23:09Z")
That’s my start word. Maybe we’ll both get lucky, and you twice! HAPPY NEW YEAR! ---
**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:** [January 1, 2025, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/568 "2025-01-01T19:24:54Z")
Wordle 1,292 4/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST (Looking like yesterday) GEOID (A LOT like yesterday. I guess it wants me to go with REVUE, as I should have done yesterday. But I’m smelling a reverse psychology trap. So Fuck You, Mister Expectations, I’m going with VENUE again!) VENUE (That went well. Only one possibility left.) NERVE (I’m on the road to rehabilitation!) ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2025, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/569 "2025-01-01T19:28:55Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > I’m on the road to rehabilitation! _They tried to make me go to rehab,_ _I said, no, no, no!_ [Rehab - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2TKqJ2FXGM) ---
**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:** [January 1, 2025, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/570 "2025-01-01T20:30:48Z")
Wordle 1,292 5/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 VOICE STAVE PEEVE DELVE NERVE I was excited to hit the V right off the bat, and then squandered it with some poor choices. Sat on that N way too long. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/571 "2025-01-02T05:05:22Z")
**Thursday, January 2nd** Wordle 1,293 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SCORE CHOSE Nice and quick. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/572 "2025-01-02T05:19:29Z")
Wordle 1,293 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHONE WHOSE CHOSE There were only two options after the second guess and I clearly CHOSE wrong. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2025, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/573 "2025-01-02T09:22:21Z")
Wordle 1,293 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LABOR SCONE CHOSE ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/574 "2025-01-02T09:37:43Z")
Wordle 1293 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 1,376 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 1 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE CHOSE ---
**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:** [January 2, 2025, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/575 "2025-01-02T10:09:09Z")
**Wordle 1,293 4/6 β€” 2025-01-02** β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST BOUND CRISP CHOSE ---
**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:** [January 2, 2025, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/576 "2025-01-02T10:52:21Z")
Wordle 1,293 3/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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:** [January 2, 2025, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/577 "2025-01-02T12:17:02Z")
Wordle 1,293 4/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SHEEP WHOSE CHOSE ---
**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:** [January 2, 2025, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/578 "2025-01-02T15:25:15Z")
Wordle 1,293 3/6 🟧⬜⬜⬜🟧 🟧⬜🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE CLOSE - Using two letters from my alternate starter pays off CHOSE ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/579 "2025-01-02T15:42:35Z")
> **Wordle 1,293 3/6\* 1/2/2025** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 > 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > NERV **E** β†’ Thought for a second I was going to whiff completely. At least I know there is no second E. There are, however, three WoFcons still out there, and they go very well with an A > _S_LAT **E** β†’ Could be a lot of things. ISSUE came to mind for exercising two vowels. The MOUSE/HOUSE pairing. But I was worried about consonants and eventually, uh, opted for > **CHOSE** > > Extraordinarily lucky and I will take it. Scoredle is more methodical and ends up 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:** [January 2, 2025, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/580 "2025-01-02T15:46:45Z")
Wordle 1,293 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST (An E and a placed S. Probably xxxSE. Try a couple of WoFcons.) NURSE (Not much help. Try another WoFcon and another vowel.) LOOSE (Got it to xxOSE. CHOSE or WHOSE.) CHOSE (Bingo!) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=28) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=30)