# "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:** 315
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6281 "2026-01-08T05:26:36Z")
Wordle 1,664 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO STALE BLAST ---
**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:** [January 8, 2026, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6282 "2026-01-08T05:33:48Z")
Wordle 1,664 4/6 **THURSDAY** 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO FRAME CLANK BLAST ---
**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:** [January 8, 2026, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6283 "2026-01-08T06:30:25Z")
Curious as to how many use the β€œused word” or previous solution lists ? 🧐 ---
**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:** [January 8, 2026, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6284 "2026-01-08T08:54:18Z")
I don’t. I treat each day as a fresh, unique challenge as much as I’m able (I mean, I can’t turn my actual memory off without a hammer, of course). ---
**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 8, 2026, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6285 "2026-01-08T09:00:18Z")
Me too. Wordle 1,664 2/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \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:** [January 8, 2026, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6286 "2026-01-08T10:07:24Z")
Wordle 1,664 2/6 THURSDAY 🟨🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE BLAST Have I mentioned that Slate is the best start? ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6287 "2026-01-08T11:39:24Z")
Wordle 1664 2/6 🟨🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT BLAST Three greens and a yellow is functionally equivalent to four greens, it’s not like that yellow has anywhere else to go. πŸ™‚ > [@Gordon\_G](#): > > Have I mentioned that Slate is the best start? I still prefer my starting word, I like getting those four WoFcons right off the bat, and can wait until my second word to pick up the E. Not to mention, a 1 is still a possibility with my starting word. ---
**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:** [January 8, 2026, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6288 "2026-01-08T12:26:40Z")
Wordle 1,664 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RADIO STEAL BLAST Argh, the one day I don’t use steal as my opening word… 😠 probably could have got it in two. ---
**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:** [January 8, 2026, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6289 "2026-01-08T14:28:59Z")
Wordle 1,6 **65** 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸ˜‡ no Ai 🦘 Clearly some winning starting words 🍻 ---
**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 8, 2026, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6290 "2026-01-08T14:38:18Z")
Wordle 1,664 2/6\* 🟨🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL BLAST Two 2’s in a row! ---
**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 8, 2026, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6291 "2026-01-08T14:39:13Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > Argh, the one day I don’t use steal as my opening word… 😠 probably could have got it in two. I did! 😊 ---
**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 8, 2026, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6292 "2026-01-08T14:55:34Z")
Wordle 1,664 2/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART What a BLAST! A deuce! ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6293 "2026-01-08T15:43:53Z")
> **Wordle 1,664 3/6\* 1/8/2026** > > ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ > ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > PEC_A_N β†’ Slow start. I can go with one of my faves on the good first word second list > RO **AST** β†’ Oooh. Looks like I’m out of vowels. I can try L (and trust the B) with > **BLAST** > > A very quick three. All those SLATE starters had a good day. Scoredle takes a detour to place the first known letter with its second guess, and can’t recover on its third, making par. ---
**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 8, 2026, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6294 "2026-01-08T16:33:39Z")
Wordle 1,664 3/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BUYER BIOTA BLAST (finally didn’t get a bogey!) ---
**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 8, 2026, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6295 "2026-01-08T16:36:34Z")
_Another lucky guess_ **Wordle 1,665 4/6 β€” 2026-01-09 Fri** β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 {Day 26 of 30 from the Philippines} ---
**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 8, 2026, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6296 "2026-01-08T16:41:11Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > Wordlebot says I had 15 answers after my first guess, so this is a pretty lucky guess! Wordlebot can go fuck itself. It doesn’t even pretend to use Hard mode, and it has the nerve to tell us which guesses are more β€œefficient.” And it accuses us of being _lucky_ when our thoughtful work pays off. I repeat: Wordlebot can go fuck itself. ---
**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 8, 2026, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6297 "2026-01-08T19:07:27Z")
> [@MacDoc](#): > > Curious as to how many use the β€œused word” or previous solution lists ? Nope. I know people get ruffled if you call it β€˜cheating’, potato-potahto for me. Wordle 1,664 3/6 ⬜⬜🟧⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST BLAST ---
**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 8, 2026, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6298 "2026-01-08T21:26:54Z")
Wordle 1,664 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 JOINT HEART BLAST I’m on a streak of getting next to nothing out of my random start words. Thought I was heading for a whiff again today, but a placed T ain’t nothing. A good second word narrowed it to BLAST, ADAPT, and the less likely AVAST. The first one I saw was the right one! It’s been a hot minute since I’ve birdied. Looks like a good day for a lot of us today! ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6299 "2026-01-09T05:13:19Z")
Wordle 1,665 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SMITH LITHE EIGHT ---
**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:** [January 9, 2026, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6300 "2026-01-09T05:21:57Z")
Wordle 1,665 5/6 FRIDAY ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO PRIME INEPT CIVET EIGHT [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=314) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=316)