# "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:** 31
**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:** [January 4, 2025, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/601 "2025-01-04T15:28:57Z")
Wordle 1,295 2/6 ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST (A placed E and an A. Add some WoFcons.) RELAX. (Easy peasy!) ---
**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:** [January 4, 2025, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/602 "2025-01-04T15:33:42Z")
Wordle 1,295 4/6 ⬜🟦🟦⬜🟦 🟧🟧⬜🟧🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SLATE REGAL - Heart skips a beat RELAY - Was sure I had it now RELAX ---
**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:** [January 4, 2025, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/603 "2025-01-04T15:52:13Z")
Wordle 1,295 5/6 ⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART AERIE went for the oddball word REPAY REGAL RELAX ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2025, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/604 "2025-01-04T16:49:05Z")
> **Wordle 1,295 4/6\* 1/4/2025** > > ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > CH_E_ **A** P β†’ I thnk I’m out of vowels. Lets try three WoFcons > **RE** N **A** _L_ β†’ RELA?, I think I’m about to birdie > **RELA** Y β†’ Ooooh, didn’t see the X word > **RELAX** > > Tough miss on the 50/50. Scoredle gets it right to make the birdie putt. It also liked my second word so much that was its guess as well… ---
**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:** [January 4, 2025, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/605 "2025-01-04T18:34:41Z")
Wordle 1,295 5/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ABOUT SNARE PALER RELAY RELAX Don’t do it. I went for -ER before RE-, then lost the coin toss. Frankie say bad luck bogey. ---
**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:** [January 4, 2025, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/606 "2025-01-04T18:37:07Z")
Wordle 1,295 2/6\* 🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST RELAX Sweet! ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2025, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/607 "2025-01-05T01:11:10Z")
Wordle 1,295 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT LASER RELAY RELAX Doh! ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2025, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/608 "2025-01-05T03:21:07Z")
Wordle 1,295 4/6\* ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE LAGER RELAY RELAX It looks like a number of us in the RELAY before RELAX club ---
**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:** [January 5, 2025, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/609 "2025-01-05T05:03:03Z")
Wordle 1,296 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SNAIL COWER CRYER CYBER ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2025, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/610 "2025-01-05T07:24:03Z")
Wordle 1,296 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SCORE CRIED CYBER Happy with a 4 after starting with a goose egg. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2025, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/611 "2025-01-05T07:41:44Z")
> **Wordle 1,296 6/6\* 1/5/2025** > > 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 > 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩⬜🟨🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _RE_LAX β†’ Hey, no sweat. Two letters already! Add WoFcons, an O, and stir. > STO_RE_ β†’ OK, that wasn’t great now. I’ll do the Scoredle thing and double up on the E. Can’t think of a way to use N, so I’ll defer it for now. > **C** HE **ER** β†’ Nice pickup on the C! But I’m halfway gone and this looks a little trappy. It’s time to exercise the I > **C** ID **ER** β†’ Nothing doing there. Perhaps a second R? CURER, or… > **C** R_Y_ **ER** β†’ Nope - but that Y was very lucky for me. > **CYBER** > > Not really sure this should count as a standalone word. Scoredle finishes with a bogey, which gives me some hope that my play wasn’t as bad as the score indicated - on my fourth guess, though, Scoredle goes right to the correct answer. Alas, so far from par. ---
**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:** [January 5, 2025, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/612 "2025-01-05T09:07:07Z")
Wordle 1,296 5/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2025, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/613 "2025-01-05T10:26:24Z")
Wordle 1,296 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO CRUEL CHEER CYBER ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2025, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/614 "2025-01-05T12:45:15Z")
Wordle 1296 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 1,713 🟩⬜⬜🟨🟨 17 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ 2 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE BIPED CYBER Lucky, lucky, lucky. πŸ™‚ After 2, I saw CRIER and the mini-trap of CREE(D/K/P), but I didn’t see the solution at all. I went with a sleuth word on 3 which was intended to use the I,D, and P to choose among those, but if my sleuth word hadn’t by chance had a B, I might still be looking. ---
**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:** [January 5, 2025, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/615 "2025-01-05T13:44:36Z")
Wordle 1,296 3/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST CRUDE CYBER ---
**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:** [January 5, 2025, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/616 "2025-01-05T13:56:06Z")
Wordle 1,296 6/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Alter Diner Mower Super Fever Cyber Phew! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2025, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/617 "2025-01-05T14:03:16Z")
Wordle 1,296 5/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE SHERD MERCY CRYER CYBER …sherd? ---
**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:** [January 5, 2025, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/618 "2025-01-05T14:11:32Z")
Wordle 1,296 6/6 🟧🟦⬜⬜🟦 🟧⬜⬜🟧🟧 🟧⬜⬜🟧🟧 🟧⬜⬜🟧🟧 🟧⬜⬜🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 Sheesh. ---
**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:** [January 5, 2025, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/619 "2025-01-05T14:41:51Z")
**Wordle 1,296 4/6 β€” 2025-01-05** β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST BOUND CRISP CYBER ---
**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:** [January 5, 2025, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/620 "2025-01-05T14:49:15Z")
Wordle 1,296 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART LONER WISER CYBER [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=30) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=32)