# "Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 3)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451>\
**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\
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**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 29, 2025, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6121 "2025-12-29T16:05:36Z")

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Wordle 1,654 3/6\*

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

STEAL  
BIGOT  
FRUIT

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**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 29, 2025, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6122 "2025-12-29T16:24:17Z")

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Wordle 1,654 3/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩  
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
ORBIT  
FRUIT

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**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 29, 2025, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6123 "2025-12-29T16:36:05Z")

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Wordle 1,654 3/6

⬜⬜⬜🟦⬜  
⬜⬜🟦⬜🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

SLATE  
HOIST  
FRUIT

Lots of threes today.

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**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 29, 2025, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6124 "2025-12-29T16:42:35Z")

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Wordle 1,6 **55** 3/6  
⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨  
🟨🟨⬜🟨🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🐦 😇 no Ai 🦘  
much work 🥵 🪏

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**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 29, 2025, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6125 "2025-12-29T17:50:17Z")

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**Wordle 1,655 4/6 — 2025-12-30 Tue**  
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛  
⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨  
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
{Day 16 of 30 from the Philippines}

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**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 29, 2025, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6126 "2025-12-29T23:56:43Z")

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Wordle 1,654 3/6

⬛🟦⬛🟧⬛  
🟦⬛⬛🟧🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

MUSIC  
UNLIT  
FRUIT

Room for one more in the three club?

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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6127 "2025-12-30T06:25:16Z")

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Wordle 1,655 4/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜

⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜

⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

At least I got some nice symmetry:

FLOAT

PONDS

BRICK

DECOR

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**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6128 "2025-12-30T07:33:57Z")

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Wordle 1,655 4/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨  
⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨  
⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
SHORE  
LOWER  
DECOR

Should have used LONER for three.

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**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 30, 2025, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6129 "2025-12-30T08:36:24Z")

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Wordle 1,655 3/6 **TUESDAY**

⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨  
🟩🟨🟨⬜🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
DRONE  
DECOR

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**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 30, 2025, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6130 "2025-12-30T10:34:48Z")

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Wordle 1,655 3/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩  
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

BUYER  
SWEAR  
DECOR

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**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 30, 2025, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6131 "2025-12-30T12:05:34Z")

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Wordle 1,655 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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \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 O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ \end{aligned}

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**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6132 "2025-12-30T12:28:57Z")

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Wordle 1655 3/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟨⬜🟨🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CHORE  
DECOR

When I typed the solution into my spreadsheet, Excel decided it should be spelled DÉCOR, with the acute accent over the E. Which would be fine except that I sort one copy of my list alphabetically, and I’m sure Excel would treat E and É differently with respect to an alphabetic sort.

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**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 30, 2025, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6133 "2025-12-30T12:36:44Z")

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Wordle 1,655 3/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨  
⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLATE  
GRIND  
DECOR  
I rather than O or Y is the vowel most likely to occur with E, I think, so I used a different  
#2 sleuth. Nine words fit of which 4 were already used. Neither Reedy nor Odder  
would guarantee par, so the choice was among Derby,Decor,Demur.  
I got lucky.

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**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 30, 2025, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6134 "2025-12-30T12:58:28Z")

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Wordle 1,655 3/6

🟨🟨⬛⬛🟨  
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

CRANE  
HOIST  
DECOR

I think that was the only likely wordle word that still fit after the first two words.

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**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 30, 2025, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6135 "2025-12-30T13:03:47Z")

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Wordle 1,655 4/6

⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨  
⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨  
🟨⬛🟨🟨🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

STARE  
POUND  
ORDER  
DECOR

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**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 30, 2025, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6136 "2025-12-30T14:39:19Z")

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Wordle 1,655 3/6

⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜  
⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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**Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6137 "2025-12-30T14:39:40Z")

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SHORN  
BORED  
DECOR

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**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 30, 2025, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6138 "2025-12-30T14:49:27Z")

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Wordle 1,6 **56** 3/6  
🟩⬜⬜🟨🟨  
🟩⬜⬜🟩🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🐦 😇 no Ai 🦘  
Should have been a slam dunk but  
I’ll take a midnight birdie. 🍻

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**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 30, 2025, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6139 "2025-12-30T15:33:51Z")

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Wordle 1,655 3/6\*

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜  
🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

STEAL  
DEMON  
DECOR

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**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 30, 2025, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6140 "2025-12-30T15:46:04Z")

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Wordle 1,655 4/6\*

🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛  
🟨🟨⬛⬛🟨  
⬛⬛🟨🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Orbit  
Round  
Hydro  
Decor

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