# "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:** 301
**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 22, 2025, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6001 "2025-12-22T20:39:21Z")
**Wordle 1,648 3/6 β€” 2025-12-23 Tue** β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 {Day 8 of 30 from the Philippines} Hmmm, I don’t think that **GLINT** is a word that Josh Wardle would have used on his girlfriend, Palak Shah. I suppose it’s possible, but I don’t think so. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2025, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6002 "2025-12-23T05:36:01Z")
Wordle 1,648 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO STILE FLINT GLINT Was debating between two options on three. Guessed wrong. ---
**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 23, 2025, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6003 "2025-12-23T07:39:19Z")
Wordle 1,648 3/6 **TUESDAY** ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO GRIME I picked a good day to pivot away from PRIME! GLINT ---
**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 23, 2025, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6004 "2025-12-23T09:58:17Z")
Wordle 1,648 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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \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 N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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 23, 2025, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6005 "2025-12-23T10:30:30Z")
Wordle 1,648 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CLOUT GLINT ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2025, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6006 "2025-12-23T11:06:57Z")
Wordle 1648 2/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT GLINT FLINT and BLUNT had already been used. Even if they hadn’t, worst case was a 3. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2025, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6007 "2025-12-23T12:31:41Z")
Wordle 1,648 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE SHOUT GLINT it could also have been flint, but i thought glint was more likely right before Christmas. ---
**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 23, 2025, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6008 "2025-12-23T12:43:49Z")
Wordle 1,648 4/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST RHINO FLINT GLINT ---
**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 23, 2025, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6009 "2025-12-23T14:02:07Z")
Wordle 1,648 5/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SOLVE TRAIL LINTY FLINT GLINT Lost another coin toss. ---
**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 23, 2025, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6010 "2025-12-23T14:14:31Z")
Wordle 1,648 3/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Amaze Joist Glint ---
**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 23, 2025, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6011 "2025-12-23T15:17:11Z")
Wordle 1,648 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SPOUT FLINT GLINT ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2025, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6012 "2025-12-23T15:23:32Z")
> **Wordle 1,648 4/6\* 12/23/2025** > > ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ > 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > CO_N_CH β†’ Slow start. Wasted C. A & E and two more WoFcons and let’s see what I > _L_EAR_N_ β†’ Not much there. Nary a vowel, and I don’t see a way to try three of I, O and both remaining WoFcons. I’ll try I & T which evokes > F **LINT** β†’ Ah, so close. > **GLINT** > > Yep, a tap-in par, but 50-50 for a birdie kinda rankles. On the plus side, I get to join today’s missed 50-50 club! Scoredle makes a better second guess, but also joins the missed 50-50 club and finishes with a par. ---
**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 23, 2025, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6013 "2025-12-23T15:43:22Z")
Wordle 1,6 **49** 3/6 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🐦 πŸ˜‡ no Ai 🦘 Happy with that …took a chance. ---
**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 23, 2025, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6014 "2025-12-23T16:02:48Z")
Wordle 1,648 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟧⬜ ⬜⬜🟧⬜🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST GLINT ---
**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 23, 2025, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6015 "2025-12-23T17:01:02Z")
Wordle 1,648 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BUYER OASIS WINCH GLINT ---
**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 23, 2025, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6016 "2025-12-23T17:26:46Z")
Almost a 2! Merry Christmas Eve everyone. **Wordle 1,649 3/6 β€” 2025-12-24 Wed** πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© β€” damn! 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 {Day 9 of 30 from the Philippines} ---
**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:** [December 23, 2025, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6017 "2025-12-23T17:33:28Z")
Wordle 1,648 2/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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:** [December 23, 2025, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6018 "2025-12-23T17:33:47Z")
STARE GLINT ---
**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 23, 2025, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6019 "2025-12-23T18:58:37Z")
Wordle 1,648 3/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL CLOUT GLINT ---
**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:** [December 24, 2025, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6020 "2025-12-24T05:05:50Z")
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