# "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:** 305
**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 27, 2025, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6081 "2025-12-27T15:46:24Z")
Wordle 1,652 4/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE SHOUT BLIMP BATCH I had no idea the other \*atch words had been used. So i decided to check as many letters as o could. I see this as mostly β€œmastermind”, and feel that hard mode takes all the fun (and much of the skill) out of it. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2025, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6082 "2025-12-27T15:58:33Z")
> **Wordle 1,652 5/6\* 12/27/2025** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ > 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > SPEED β†’ Whiff out of the gate. A wasted E. I seem to recall Wordle has this next follow-up bogus word in its list > LOR_A_N β†’ Sure enough, the acronym is there. Didn’t help much though. T is still around, and three vowels; I cover a lot of what’s left with > _T_ **A** UTY β†’ Second bogus word in a row. And the second T isn’t wasted; I can almost guarantee it’s in the middle. I is still out there, so I’ll try > **BAT** IK β†’ (I did try batiking once, and didn’t really like it). With none of those letters repeatable, I think it has to be > **BATCH** > > Ooh, that’s a trap in the making. Almost as bad as the classic ?OUND monster. If I had fallen into it before making my fourth guess, it would be three guesses for five possibles, and that’s too close for comfort. Scoredle falls into the trap on guess number three, and avoids a loss with a 1-in-3 putt on its sixth guess. ---
**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 27, 2025, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6083 "2025-12-27T16:05:48Z")
Wordle 1,652 4/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BUYER BIOTA BLAST BATCH ---
**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 27, 2025, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6084 "2025-12-27T16:11:45Z")
Wordle 1,652 4/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART CATCH WATCH BATCH ---
**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 27, 2025, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6085 "2025-12-27T16:24:34Z")
**Wordle 1,653 4/6 β€” 2025-12-28 Sun** β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 {Day 14 of 30 from the Philippines} ---
**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 27, 2025, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6086 "2025-12-27T16:38:45Z")
Wordle 1,652 2/6\* ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL BATCH Amazingly lucky guess. The WordleBot said I had 98 words to choose from! ---
**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 27, 2025, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6087 "2025-12-27T16:41:34Z")
Wordle 1,652 5/6 🟦⬜🟦⬜⬜ 🟦⬜⬜⬜🟦 ⬜🟧🟦🟦🟦 ⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST YACHT - stupid choice LATCH BATCH ---
**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 27, 2025, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6088 "2025-12-27T16:51:31Z")
Wordle 1,652 4/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Prism Alloy Knave Batch ---
**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 27, 2025, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6089 "2025-12-27T18:14:46Z")
Wordle 1,652 5/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ADMIT LATER WATCH CHAPS BATCH I stumbled right into the trap without leaving myself a good way out. Best sleuth I could come up with at least avoided a fail, and left me a coin flip for bogie. ---
**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 28, 2025, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6090 "2025-12-28T05:08:30Z")
Wordle 1,653 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩 🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 28, 2025, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6091 "2025-12-28T05:08:54Z")
SHORT DOUBT BEGOT ABBOT ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2025, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6092 "2025-12-28T05:17:51Z")
Wordle 1,653 6/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO ATONE ASCOT ALLOT AFOOT ABBOT Probably should have left hard mode at some point. ---
**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 28, 2025, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6093 "2025-12-28T10:45:13Z")
Wordle 1,653 4/6\* \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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \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 A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \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 28, 2025, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6094 "2025-12-28T10:53:52Z")
Wordle 1,653 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE TAINT ABORT ABBOT Taint had given me two Birdies after the --yy- start. I should have noted that my original decision was based on a small subset of the possible words and tried something better. Instead i re-repeated the peculiar Taint. The -y–G gave me 7 possible words, of which About was already used; Ducat, Groat, Argot aren’t Wardle words, so the choice was among Abort, Abbot, Afoot. If there was ANY chance the editor would avoid Abort (politically charged??) I should pick Abbot BUT Abbot wouldn’t distinguish Afoot/Argot. We’ve seen 3 non-Wardle words in the few months I’ve been playing so I took the safety-play. ---
**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 28, 2025, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6095 "2025-12-28T11:03:49Z")
Wordle 1,653 5/6 SUNDAY 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO ANOLE SCOT ARGOT ABBOT ---
**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 28, 2025, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6096 "2025-12-28T12:22:23Z")
Wordle 1,653 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE HOIST BLUFF ABBOT ---
**Author:** ![JaneA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5a626/32.png) [@JaneA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneA)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2025, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6097 "2025-12-28T12:34:17Z")
Wordle 1,653 2/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2025, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6098 "2025-12-28T12:42:26Z")
Wordle 1653 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT ARGOT ABBOT The game wasn’t AFOOT, luckily for me. ---
**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 28, 2025, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6099 "2025-12-28T14:09:46Z")
Wordle 1,6 **54** 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🐦 πŸ˜‡ no Ai 🦘 easy one πŸ˜‰ ---
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Wordle 1,653 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL ROUND TABOO ABBOT [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=304) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=306)