# "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:** 306
**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 28, 2025, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6101 "2025-12-28T14:37:10Z")
Wordle 1,653 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SAINT ABOUT HEY ABBOT! ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2025, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6102 "2025-12-28T15:33:09Z")
> **Wordle 1,653 4/6\* 12/28/2025** > > 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩⬜🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩🟨⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _BAT_CH β†’ Wow, quite a start. I’ll try and place the A, and throw in an E with > **AB** A_T_E β†’ Two placements! But now I have to worry about another vowel. I can guess two of them with > **AB** _O_U **T** β†’ AB?OT, need to double up on the B > **ABBOT** > > I thought I had made a nice, methodical, sensible par that was just about the best possible path to the answer. > > Then Scoredle got it in two. Ouch! Of course, that first guess was so close that the second was about a 1-in-6, but still… ---
**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 28, 2025, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6103 "2025-12-28T15:51:06Z")
Wordle 1,653 3/6\* ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL BATCH ABBOT It was either ABBOT or ABORT, and I knew it wouldn’t be the latter. ETA: I just realuzed i used the answer for yesterdays Wordle as my second guess! I hate wasting a guess like that! ---
**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 28, 2025, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6104 "2025-12-28T15:58:38Z")
Wordle 1,653 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BUYER ABOIL ABBOT ---
**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 28, 2025, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6105 "2025-12-28T16:05:49Z")
**Wordle 1,654 4/6 β€” 2025-12-29 Mon** β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 {Day 15 of 30 from the Philippines} ---
**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 28, 2025, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6106 "2025-12-28T17:00:49Z")
Wordle 1,653 5/6 ⬜⬜🟦🟦⬜ ⬜🟦⬜⬜🟧 ⬜🟦⬜🟧🟧 🟧⬜⬜🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SLATE HOIST TAROT AFOOT ABBOT ---
**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 28, 2025, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6107 "2025-12-28T19:39:06Z")
Wordle 1,653 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 LEARN PATIO STOAT ABBOT What looked on paper to be an excellent opener just made for a rather frustrating start. But our friend the STOAT led me to a tap-in par, so I’ll take that. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2025, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6108 "2025-12-29T05:47:46Z")
Wordle 1,654 3/6 🟨⬜🟨🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO MERIT FRUIT ---
**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 29, 2025, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6109 "2025-12-29T05:58:15Z")
Wordle 1,654 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 29, 2025, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6110 "2025-12-29T05:58:38Z")
ALONE STRIP FRUIT ---
**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 29, 2025, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6111 "2025-12-29T06:03:51Z")
Wordle 1,654 3/6 **FRIDAY** ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟨⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO UNTIE FRUIT ---
**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 29, 2025, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6112 "2025-12-29T10:03:11Z")
Wordle 1,654 3/6 MONDAY ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CRONY FRUIT With Grift/Drift/Primp already-used only two words occurred to me. 50-50 guess? I thought there was a non-zero chance the editor would reject Trump as an obscenity, so went with the other word. ---
**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 29, 2025, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6113 "2025-12-29T12:01:51Z")
Wordle 1,654 2/6\* πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Tried Fruit ---
**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 29, 2025, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6114 "2025-12-29T12:03:34Z")
Wordle 1,654 5/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,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 C} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ \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 29, 2025, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6115 "2025-12-29T12:26:42Z")
Wordle 1654 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE FRUIT With DRIFT and GRIFT having already been used, BRUIT was the only other possibility I could see, and it falls into my β€˜no idea whether it’s on the list’ zone. So it was an easy choice. > [@MrDibble](#): > > Wordle 1,654 3/6 **FRIDAY** It’s the bold caps that really puts it over the top. No doubt, no hesitation, it’s **FRIDAY**! ---
**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 29, 2025, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6116 "2025-12-29T12:26:51Z")
Wordle 1,654 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE SHOUT FRUIT ---
**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 29, 2025, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6117 "2025-12-29T12:45:56Z")
Ha Ha. Sorry, am still on holiday. Obviously, it’s **MONDAY** ---
**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 29, 2025, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6118 "2025-12-29T12:48:08Z")
Wordle 1,654 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SPARE CLOUD FRUIT ---
**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 29, 2025, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6119 "2025-12-29T13:34:38Z")
Wordle 1,654 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BUYER HOURI FRUIT ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2025, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6120 "2025-12-29T14:46:23Z")
> **Wordle 1,654 3/6\* 12/29/2025** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 > 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > ABBO **T** β†’ Well, that’s something. Pushes Y way down on the list of vowels to try. E & I, and two WoFcons, and one of my favorite bogus second words appears > _R_E_I_S **T** β†’ U is still out there, and with FIRST out, its likely there’s another vowel, and probably not a second I. I think about words with N or L going with U and the known letters, and get nowhere, so I pack it in for the night, wake up, check the computer and it hits me > **FRUIT** > > My duelling obsessions combine to deliver a birdie, on what Scoredle shows to be a tap-in par. Scoredle itself is less lucky - its second guess, despite being one letter off of mine (which was 56/218) forces it to guess from 7 or 8 valid possibles - so it settles for a tap-in par. Lucky day for me! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=305) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=307)