# "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:** 325
**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 19, 2026, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6481 "2026-01-19T12:57:03Z")
Wordle 1,675 5/6 β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RADIO SMELT PAYEE WAKEN WAXEN ---
**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 19, 2026, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6482 "2026-01-19T13:57:15Z")
Wordle 1,675 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BUYER AIMED WAXEN ---
**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 19, 2026, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6483 "2026-01-19T15:19:18Z")
Wordle 1,675 6/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Cyber Spied Fleet Women Waken Waxen Oh my ---
**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 19, 2026, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6484 "2026-01-19T15:32:31Z")
Wordle 1,675 5/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART DAZED MAVEN WAKEN WAXEN ---
**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 19, 2026, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6485 "2026-01-19T15:35:06Z")
Wordle 1,6 **76** 3/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🐦 πŸ˜‡ no Ai 🦘 I’ll take that πŸ˜‰ ---
**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 19, 2026, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6486 "2026-01-19T16:04:33Z")
Wordle 1,675 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL CAGEY WAVER WAXEN ---
**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 19, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6487 "2026-01-19T16:45:49Z")
Wordle 1,675 5/6 ⬜⬜🟦🟦🟦 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟦🟦⬜🟧🟦 ⬜🟧🟧🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE - good start HOIST - bust ANNEX FAXED - stupidly forgot the β€˜n’ WAXEN ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6488 "2026-01-19T18:53:44Z")
> **Wordle 1,675 5/6\* 1/19/2026** > > ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ > 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟨🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > SUM_A_C β†’ Slow start. Can I place the A? > _A_ORTA β†’ Nope. And struck out on the other additions as well. L & N are still out there, I can try one (and two other vowels) with > L_EA_KY β†’ I’m really having bad luck with my consonants. OK, to try N, we can try ?ANE?, and that means a possible past-tense verb > **WA** _N_ **E** D β†’ I’ve eliminated so many consonants I think there’s only one possible left > **WAXEN** > > After my third guess, there were _65_ possibles remaining, a significant number of them valid, so I was right to try the ending I did - especially since Scoredle chose the same word that I did for that situation. There were four nonbogus possibles that didn’t have that ending, so I would have been touch and go had I not hit four out of five with that guess. Scoredle also bogeys the puzzle, but has to hit a 50-50 putt to avoid the double. ---
**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 19, 2026, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6489 "2026-01-19T22:21:39Z")
Wordle 1,675 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 BUYER LATEN WAKEN WAXEN Yesterday’s random start word (INDEX) would have scored me an eagle today. Today’s random start word would most likely have led to a birdie yesterday. Funny how that goes sometimes… ---
**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 20, 2026, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6490 "2026-01-20T04:21:36Z")
Wordle 1,676 4/6 **TUESDAY** ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO QUEUE MUSTY SULLY ---
**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:** [January 20, 2026, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6491 "2026-01-20T05:12:34Z")
Wordle 1,676 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE SLOTH SILKY SULLY ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6492 "2026-01-20T05:18:04Z")
Wordle 1,676 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LUNES SULLY ---
**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 20, 2026, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6493 "2026-01-20T08:12:16Z")
**Wordle 1,676 3/6 β€” 2026-01-20 Tue** πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STEAL** **BOUND** **SULLY** ---
**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 20, 2026, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6494 "2026-01-20T08:52:30Z")
Wordle 1,676 4/6\* \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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ \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 20, 2026, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6495 "2026-01-20T09:22:11Z")
Wordle 1,676 3/6 TUESDAY 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE SKULL SULLY Had the same start on #1649, and followed with the peculiar-looking Skull, then Birdying with Spool. I noted at the time that RTFirefly had the exact same result except for the Slate/Slant substitution. That Christma Eve game was recent enough that the list of words I generated is in the same scratchpad I’m using now; and I see that (when already-used words are crossed off), K, U, and double-L are indeed very likely. Skull is a good sleuth, as RTFirefly also deduced. ---
**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 20, 2026, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6496 "2026-01-20T12:44:17Z")
Wordle 1,676 3/6 πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL POUND SULLY ---
**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 20, 2026, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6497 "2026-01-20T12:54:57Z")
Wordle 1,676 3/6 ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BUYER PUTTY SULLY ---
**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 20, 2026, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6498 "2026-01-20T14:49:38Z")
Wordle 1,676 3/6\* πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Lyric Godly Sully ---
**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 20, 2026, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6499 "2026-01-20T15:34:05Z")
Wordle 1,676 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟦⬜ ⬜🟧🟦⬜🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST PUSHY SULLY ---
**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 20, 2026, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6500 "2026-01-20T15:42:44Z")
Wordle 1,6 **77** 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸ˜‡ no Ai 🦘 Late night inspiration. β˜• [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=324) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=326)