# "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:** 329
**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 24, 2026, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6561 "2026-01-24T13:53:02Z")
Wordle 1,680 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SPOIL FLUID CLIFF ---
**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 24, 2026, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6562 "2026-01-24T14:48:13Z")
Wordle 1,6 **81** 4/6 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 😇 no Ai 🦘 Made me work 🪏 ---
**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 24, 2026, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6563 "2026-01-24T16:32:09Z")
Wordle 1,680 4/6 🟧⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟧⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOISE CLIMB CLIFF ---
**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 24, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6564 "2026-01-24T16:34:25Z")
Wordle 1,680 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BUYER AMINO TWILL SLICK CLIFF ---
**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 24, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6565 "2026-01-24T16:39:20Z")
Wordle 1,680 6/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟩🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Taker Dough Lippy Swill Climb Cliff ---
**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 24, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6566 "2026-01-24T16:45:41Z")
Wordle 1,680 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL DOILY CLIFF ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2026, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6567 "2026-01-24T17:21:03Z")
> **Wordle 1,680 4/6\* 1/24/2026** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ > 🟨🟩🟩🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > BARON → Whiff. I can KO the last three WoFcons and the next two vowels with > ST **I** _L_E → Now what? Some thinking convinced me there’s probably no other vowel here, and then I tried various consonants paired with that L until I saw > _F_ **LI** _C_K → Which leaves just > **CLIFF** > > Pretty straightforward, although I did have to think a while before my third guess. Scoredle suffers for having to go for a terminal-S with its second guess; it takes another guess to eliminate the last regular vowel and then duplicates my last two guesses, ending in a bogey. ---
**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 24, 2026, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6568 "2026-01-24T18:00:05Z")
Wordle 1,680 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛🟦🟦 🟧🟧🟧⬛⬛ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 BREAD TONIC CLICK CLIFF A whiff to a par ain’t bad there, Normy! ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6569 "2026-01-25T06:40:01Z")
Wordle 1,681 5/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO TRUCE BURNT SCRUM STRUT I got stuck after three so decided to at least place the U and hunt for letters. ---
**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 25, 2026, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6570 "2026-01-25T07:44:11Z")
Wordle 1,681 5/6 **SUNDAY** ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO PRUNE SHRUG SCRUB STRUT ---
**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 25, 2026, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6571 "2026-01-25T08:25:55Z")
An interesting pattern developed here… **Wordle 1,681 4/6 — 2026-01-25 Sun** 🟩🟩⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STEAL** — _possibles include **stick stiff sting stink stint stock stoic stomp stony stood stoop stork storm story stout strip strop strum strut stuck study stuff stump stung stunk stunt stymy** ; but previous Wordles have included **stick stiff sting stink stint stock stoic stomp stony stood stork storm story stout study stump stung stunt** ; so the remaining possibles include **stoop strip strop strum strut stuck stuff stunk stymy** ; of these the most likely include **strip strum strut stuck stuff stunk** _ **STRIP** **STRUM** **STRUT** ---
**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 25, 2026, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6572 "2026-01-25T09:27:25Z")
Wordle 1,681 4/6\* \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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \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 R}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} ---
**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 25, 2026, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6573 "2026-01-25T10:31:06Z")
Wordle 1,681 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:** [January 25, 2026, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6574 "2026-01-25T10:31:41Z")
TAPER SHORT STRUT ---
**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 25, 2026, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6575 "2026-01-25T11:03:33Z")
Wordle 1,681 3/6 SUNDAY 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CHOIR STRUT ---
**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 25, 2026, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6576 "2026-01-25T12:28:30Z")
Wordle 1,681 3/6 🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RADIO STREP STRUT ---
**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 25, 2026, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6577 "2026-01-25T15:01:46Z")
Wordle 1,681 3/6\* ⬛⬛⬛🟨🟩 🟩⬛🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Joist Spurt Strut ---
**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 25, 2026, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6578 "2026-01-25T15:39:28Z")
Wordle 1,681 2/6\* 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL STRUT ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6579 "2026-01-25T15:40:21Z")
> **Wordle 1,681 4/6\* 1/25/2026** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨 > 🟩🟩⬜🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > CLIFF → Another whiff. The abundant first guesses second often use L, which is the only WoFcon gone so far, so I’ll try > _T_EA_RS_ → Three letters, not bad. Gotta find where they go, though, and some vowels to go with them. Ooh, I can try O & Y with > **ST** O_R_Y → a word that duplicated the R placement, oh well. At least I placed the other two. So there’s gotta be a U, and it’s pretty much gotta be 4th, STRU? could be STRUM or > **STRUT** > > My third-guess misplay ended up being a lucky error - and then I compounded the luck by holing a 50-50 for par. Happy with how it turned out; could have gone south in a hurry. Scoredle has a lucky day as well; after making an anagram of my second guess, it goes straight to the answer on its third on a 1-in-6 shot. Maybe Scoredle and I should buy lottery tickets today. ---
**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 25, 2026, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6580 "2026-01-25T15:54:49Z")
Wordle 1,681 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BUYER VIRUS STRUM (lost the coin toss) STRUT [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=328) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=330)