# "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:** 302
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2025, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6021 "2025-12-24T05:46:26Z")
Wordle 1,649 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHONE SCOOP SPOOL ---
**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 24, 2025, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6022 "2025-12-24T07:15:18Z")
Wordle 1,649 4/6 **WEDNESDAY** ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO POESY SPOON SPOOL ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2025, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6023 "2025-12-24T11:03:22Z")
Wordle 1649 3/6 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT SKULL SPOOL ---
**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 24, 2025, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6024 "2025-12-24T11:10:19Z")
Wordle 1,649 3/6 XMAS EVE 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE SKULL SPOOL ETA: Is there an echo in here? ---
**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 24, 2025, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6025 "2025-12-24T12:10:38Z")
Wordle 1,649 6/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE POUND SCOOP SPOOF SPOOK SPOOL Yeesh! 😬 ---
**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 24, 2025, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6026 "2025-12-24T13:06:29Z")
Wordle 1,649 3/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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 24, 2025, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6027 "2025-12-24T14:08:36Z")
Wordle 1,649 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 TRULY PANEL SPOIL SPOOL How rude, SPOILing my birdie like that. ---
**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 24, 2025, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6028 "2025-12-24T14:26:46Z")
Wordle 1,649 2/6\* 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL SPOOL Woo-hoo, it’s been a while! ---
**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 24, 2025, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6029 "2025-12-24T14:37:13Z")
Wordle 1,649 3/6 🟧🟦⬜⬜⬜ 🟧🟧⬜⬜🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SLATE SPILL SPOOL ---
**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 24, 2025, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6030 "2025-12-24T14:39:26Z")
Wordle 1,649 4/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Antsy Poser Spoil Spool ---
**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 24, 2025, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6031 "2025-12-24T14:50:01Z")
Wordle 1,649 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SPOIL my go-to word when HEART comes up empty pays off! SPOOL ---
**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 24, 2025, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6032 "2025-12-24T15:03:15Z")
Wordle 1,6 **50** 4/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸ˜‡ no Ai 🦘 ---
**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 24, 2025, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6033 "2025-12-24T16:18:27Z")
Wordle 1,649 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BUYER AMINO STOOP SPOOL ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2025, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6034 "2025-12-24T17:02:06Z")
> **Wordle 1,649 5/6\* Christmas Eve 2025** > > ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ > 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ > 🟩🟨⬜🟨⬜ > 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > G_L_INT β†’ Slow start. There is a good first word second I can use here, so > _L_A_S_ER β†’ That’s some progress. I wonder if I can try all the remaining vowels with one word? > **S** _O_U_L_Y β†’ Wordle says yes, regardless of how bogus said word might be. With that middle O, there could be a double, or nothing but vowels left, and I see a good word for the middle > **S** C **O** W **L** β†’ Ah, it was a double. > **SPOOL** > > My second guess wasn’t on Scoredle’s list of the 120 best follow-ups; my third guess was was about 70/109. Is it any wonder I bogeyed the hole (though I did have a 50-50 chance at par)? Scoredle on its own gets a birdie, winning the same 50-50 putt that I missed one guess later. Ah, well. ---
**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 24, 2025, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6035 "2025-12-24T19:47:49Z")
_Merry Christmas Eve everyone!_ **Wordle 1,650 4/6 β€” 2025-12-25 Thu** πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 {Day 10 of 30 from the Philippines} ---
**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 25, 2025, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6036 "2025-12-25T03:27:40Z")
Wordle 1,649 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE SHOUT PLOOK SPOOL That third word is totally bogus, but it included exactly the letters i wanted, and wordle accepted it. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2025, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6037 "2025-12-25T05:30:28Z")
Wordle 1,650 4/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHIRE CRISP PRISM ---
**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 25, 2025, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6038 "2025-12-25T06:13:43Z")
Wordle 1,650 3/6 T **HURSDAY - MERRY XMAS** ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO PRIME PRISM ---
**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 25, 2025, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6039 "2025-12-25T09:31:37Z")
Wordle 1,650 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE SHOUT DIMLY PRISM ---
**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 25, 2025, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6040 "2025-12-25T10:44:20Z")
Wordle 1,650 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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,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 M} \\ \end{aligned} [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=301) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=303)