# "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:** 33
**Author:** ![Cugel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cugel/32/1199_2.png) [@Cugel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cugel)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/641 "2025-01-07T10:04:09Z")
Wordle 1,298 2/6\* 🟨⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Least Atlas Hardest two ever, sat there for 10 minutes trying to make it work. ---
**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 7, 2025, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/642 "2025-01-07T11:11:46Z")
Wordle 1,298 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST (Three letters. Shouldn’t be too hard.) VISTA (Or should it?) ASTIR (That was dumb. It already TOLD me there was no I.) ATLAS (It was this or ATOMS.) And Wordlebot? A word, please. Congratulating someone who guesses the only solution left kinda makes you look like a dick. ---
**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 7, 2025, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/643 "2025-01-07T11:31:31Z")
Wordle 1,298 4/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \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} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/644 "2025-01-07T11:49:51Z")
Wordle 1298 2/6 🟨🟨🟨⬜🟨 21 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT ATLAS Saw the solution right away, but spent a bit of time making sure there wasn’t anything else out there. Other than plurals and proper nouns (e.g. Tesla), there was one legit but obscure word, talus, which I know from my caving days, but I very much doubted that was on the solution list. ---
**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 7, 2025, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/645 "2025-01-07T12:42:29Z")
Wordle 1,298 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART PASTY ATLAS ---
**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 7, 2025, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/646 "2025-01-07T14:16:14Z")
Wordle 1,298 3/6\* 🟨⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST SALTY ← I thought I had it, but it’s on the used word list. ATLAS ---
**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 7, 2025, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/647 "2025-01-07T15:36:05Z")
Wordle 1,298 4/6 ⬜⬜🟦⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST TASTY ATLAS Well, the Bot liked my process. Took me forever to see the answer, though. ---
**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 7, 2025, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/648 "2025-01-07T16:32:33Z")
Wordle 1,298 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 MOUSE STAIR ATLAS A fun birdie. I spent a bit of time with ATS\_\_, but of course that led to nothing. When I moved the S to the end, I was able to map out the answer pretty quickly. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/649 "2025-01-07T18:02:33Z")
> **Wordle 1,298 4/6\* 1/7/2025** > > 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩⬜🟨⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _S_PRIG β†’ I’d like to try that S with A & E and two WoFcons… after trying several possibilities, I found one that Wordle would take. > **A** N_T_E **S** β†’ Before doubling up, I’d like to try an O. Though regular plurals aren’t what Wordle does… well, it was all I could see for now > **AT** OM **S** β†’ Now that I’ve located the T… maybe it’s a double A? and I get to indulge my WoFcon obsession with an L, so > **ATLAS** > > Eh, probably should have had a three on this, if I had thought about it some more. Scoredle has a great second guess but then hits a trap between the answer and some bogus words, ending up with a five. Maybe Scoredle doesn’t home in on non-bogus words in the endgame… ---
**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 8, 2025, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/650 "2025-01-08T05:03:55Z")
Wordle 1,299 4/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SNAIL TRACK WRATH DRAFT ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2025, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/651 "2025-01-08T05:54:03Z")
Wordle 1,299 5/6 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO TRACK WRATH GRANT DRAFT This one might have benefited from taking some time and going through the options. Then again, it seems that my guesses were not so off-base. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2025, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/652 "2025-01-08T07:09:43Z")
Wordle 1299 2/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 42 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT DRAFT Could’ve been GRAFT or more dubiously ABAFT or KRAUT. All the other possibilities have been done. ---
**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, 2025, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/653 "2025-01-08T09:17:55Z")
**Wordle 1,299 3/6 β€” 2025-01-08** β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST BOUND DRAFT β€” It could have been adapt, but that was previously used. ---
**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 8, 2025, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/654 "2025-01-08T09:41:39Z")
Wordle 1,299 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT RIDGE DRAFT Screw hard mode, easy mode is more fun when there are only a handful of answers after 1. In this case I was looking at draft/graft, roast/toast and yeast. And then ridge started seducing me with its easy-mode guaranteed-3ness. ---
**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 8, 2025, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/655 "2025-01-08T09:44:04Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > I was able to map out the answer pretty quickly I see what you did there. ---
**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, 2025, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/656 "2025-01-08T11:33:27Z")
Wordle 1,299 5/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ \end{aligned} πŸ™„ ---
**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, 2025, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/657 "2025-01-08T12:16:01Z")
Wordle 1,299 4/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART ROAST CRAFT DRAFT ---
**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, 2025, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/658 "2025-01-08T15:24:25Z")
Wordle 1,299 4/6 ⬜⬜🟧🟦⬜ 🟦🟧🟧⬜⬜ ⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SLATE TRACK GRAFT DRAFT Should have been a three, but that’s what happens when you’re in a hurry. ---
**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, 2025, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/659 "2025-01-08T15:42:08Z")
Wordle 1,299 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST (Those are two fortunate placed letters. Let’s try a WoFcon.) GRAFT (Coulda been worse. KRAFT seems unlikely.) DRAFT (Okay, we’ll go with that.) ---
**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, 2025, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/660 "2025-01-08T18:55:46Z")
Wordle 1,299 2/6\* ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST DRAFT I flipped a coin between DRAFT and GRAFT. I won! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=32) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=34)