# "Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 3)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451>\
**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")\
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**Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6601 "2026-01-27T01:15:05Z")

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Catching up again:

Wordle 1680 4/6

⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
PLUME  
BLOOD  
CLIFF

Wordle 1681 3/6

🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩  
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
WHORE  
STRUT

Wordle 1682 5/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜  
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨  
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
🟩🟨🟨🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CHORE  
WEDGY  
FAKER  
FREAK

After my third guess, Scoredle recommended PARER for my next guess. Um, _ **NO** _.

This was my third 5 in the past 10 days. Grrr. Argh.

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**Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6602 "2026-01-27T03:55:01Z")

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Wordle 1,683 4/6 **TUESDAY**

⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜  
🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
DUMPY  
DUSTY  
DUSKY

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**Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6603 "2026-01-27T03:57:33Z")

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wrong thread

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**Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6604 "2026-01-27T07:08:21Z")

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Wordle 1,683 5/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨  
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩  
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
LUNES  
MUSHY  
FUSSY  
DUSKY

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**Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6605 "2026-01-27T08:09:07Z")

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**Wordle 1,683 3/6 — 2026-01-27 Tue**

⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛  
⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
 **STEAL**  
 **BOUND** — _possibles include dufus dusky_  
 **DUSKY**

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**Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6606 "2026-01-27T09:03:35Z")

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Wordle 1,683 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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}  
\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K}  
\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y}  
\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y}

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**Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6607 "2026-01-27T11:04:09Z")

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Wordle 1,683 5/6

⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜  
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩  
⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

BUYER  
PUPPY  
MUDDY  
DUSTY  
DUSKY

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**Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6608 "2026-01-27T12:07:42Z")

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Wordle 1,683 3/6\*

🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩⬛⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Deice  
Dumpy  
Dusky

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**Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6609 "2026-01-27T12:24:28Z")

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Wordle 1,683 4/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLATE  
PINCH  
MUSKY  
DUSKY

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**Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6610 "2026-01-27T12:29:20Z")

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> [@Bullitt](#):
>
> **Wordle 1,683 3/6 — 2026-01-27 Tue**
> 
> ⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛  
> ⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
> **STEAL**  
> **BOUND** — _possibles include dufus dusky_  
> **DUSKY**

Was this a STEAL at LEAST?

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**Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6611 "2026-01-27T12:57:26Z")

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Wordle 1,683 3/6

⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛  
🟨⬛🟨⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RADIO  
STYLE  
DUSKY

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**Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6612 "2026-01-27T14:14:50Z")

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Wordle 1,6 **84** 5/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨  
🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜  
🟨🟨🟨🟩⬜  
⬜🟨🟩🟩🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 😇 no Ai 🦘

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**Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6613 "2026-01-27T14:29:49Z")

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Wordle 1,683 5/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
SPOIL  
FUSSY  
MUSKY  
DUSKY

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**Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6614 "2026-01-27T15:38:36Z")

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> **Wordle 1,683 3/6\* 1/27/2026**
>
> ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨  
> ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> FREA_K_ → Nice pickup of a rarer consonant, at least. Two vowels and two WoFcons, or one vowel and three WoFcons? I think about both, but end up trying the latter  
> LIN **K** _S_ → And the K is placed! But I’ve no vowels, and I’d really like to try two with this next guess. If I take a terminal Y, I can try  
> **DUSKY**
> 
> Never been so glad for mishearing “Take Me Home, Country Roads” by John Denver than today - that got me this birdie! Otherwise, I’d be posting something about avoiding Teslas or large dogs at all costs. Scoredle hits the trap and ends up bogeying the hole. Brings a teardrop in my eye.

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**Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6615 "2026-01-27T15:48:49Z")

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Wordle 1,683 5/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜⬜🟦⬜  
🟦⬜🟦⬜⬜  
⬜🟧🟧⬜🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
HOIST  
SLUMP  
FUSSY  
DUSKY

Lucky to recover from that poor start.

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**Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6616 "2026-01-27T16:04:05Z")

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Wordle 1,683 3/6\*

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

STEAL  
BISON  
DUSKY

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**Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6617 "2026-01-27T17:01:06Z")

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Wordle 1,683 5/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟦⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛🟦🟦  
⬛🟧🟧⬛🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

TWICE  
SNARL  
BOGUS  
PUSHY  
DUSKY

Not my week so far.  
MUSKY or FUSSY would have led to my second straight six, and the less-likely MUSSY would have meant a fail. So I guess I should be happy with the bogey!

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**Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6618 "2026-01-27T18:12:34Z")

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Yeah I realized that too and came here to address that. It was a typo from my notes, and you are correct in what you asked.

I have a running notepad record of this game. E.g.,

**Wordle 1,682 4/6 — 2026-01-26 Mon**  
⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
 **LEAST**  
 **BOUND**  
 **PRIVY**  
 **FREAK**

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**

**Wordle 1,680 5/6 — 2026-01-24 Sat**  
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
 **STEAL**  
 **BOUND**  
 **PRIVY**  
 **CLICK**  
 **CLIF**** F**

**Wordle 1,679 3/6 — 2026-01-23 Fri**  
⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛  
🟩🟨⬛🟨⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
 **STEAL**  
 **BOUND**  
 **BARON** — _bacon had already been us__ed_

**Wordle 1,678 5/6 — 2026-01-22 Thu**  
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩  
⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛  
⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛  
🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
 **STEAL**  
 **BOUND**  
 **PRIVY**  
 **CHINK**  
 **CL**** INK**

**Wordle 1,677 4/6 — 2026-01-21 Wed**  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟨⬛🟨⬛⬛  
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
 **STEAL**  
 **BOUND**  
 **PRIVY**  
 **C**** UBIC**

**Wordle 1,676 3/6 — 2026-01-20 Tue**  
🟩⬛⬛⬛🟨  
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
 **STEAL**  
 **BOUND**  
 **SULLY**  
My streakWordle is now 250. My maxStreakWordle is 267.  
➜ ["Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 3) - #6493 by Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6493) ■ ←

**Wordle 1,675 5/6 — 2026-01-19 Mon**  
⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛  
⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
 **STEAL**  
 **BOUND**  
 **PRIVY** — _possibles include annex mange waken waxen; but previous Wordles have included annex; so the remaining possibles include mange waken waxen_  
 **WAKEN**  
 **WAXEN**

**Wordle 1,674 4/6 — 2026-01-18 Sun**  
🟩⬛⬛🟩⬛  
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
 **STEAL**  
 **BOUND**  
 **PRIVY**  
 **SUMAC**

**Wordle 1,673 4/6 — 2026-01-17 Sat**  
⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟨🟨⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
 **STEAL**  
 **BOUND**  
 **PRIV**** Y**  
 **FIERY**

➜ ["Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 3) - #6430 by Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6430) ■  
Wow, this one _ **really** _ had me worried. After 3 guesses there were still 14(!) possible answers. Fortunately my 4th guess, a sleuth word, gave me a 4th letter which narrowed things down quite nicely.  
My streak lives on at 246, as I near my longest streak of 267.  
I barely eeked this one out.  
**Wordle 1,672 5/6 — 2026-01-16 Fri**  
⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛  
🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩   
 **STEAL**  
 **BOUND**  
 **PRIVY** — _possibles include agree aware cager carer eager facer faker farce gamer gazer harem maker racer rager raker rarer reach rearm rewax wafer wager waxer; but previous Wordles have included agree aware eager farce gamer maker reach wafer; so the remaining possibles include cager carer facer faker gazer harem racer rager raker rarer rearm rewax wager waxer; of these the most likely include faker gazer harem racer rager raker rarer rearm rewax wager waxer; letters to eliminate are F K G Z H C K M W X; can try sleuth word(s) cough ?_  
 **COUGH** — _remaining possibles now include facer rac__er_  
 **RACER**

I’m now back home in California.  
**Wordle 1,671 4/6 — 2026-01-15 Thu**  
🟨⬛⬛🟨⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
 **STEAL**  
 **BOUND**  
 **PRIVY** — _possibles include amass awash chasm; but previous Wordles have included amass aw__ash_  
 **CHASM**

**Wordle 1,670 4/6 — 2026-01-14 Wed**  
⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛  
⬛🟨⬛⬛🟩  
⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
{Day 31 of 31, was in the Philippines; am in Seoul S Korea, transferring}  
My guesses were:  
STEAL  
BOUND  
PRIVY  
AVOID

**Wordle 1,669 5/6 — 2026-01-13 Tue**  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟨🟨🟨⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
{Day 30 of 31 from the Philippines}  
My guesses were:  
STEAL  
BOUND  
PRIVY  
JUMBO  
GUMBO

**Wordle 1,668 4/6 — 2026-01-12 Mon**  
⬛🟨⬛🟩🟩  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
{Day 29 of 31 from the Philippines}  
My guesses were:  
STEAL  
BOUND  
PRIVY  
TRIAL

**Wordle 1,667 4/6 — 2026-01-11 Sun**  
⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛  
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛  
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
{Day 28 of 30 from the Philippines}  
My guesses were:  
STEAL  
BOUND  
PRIVY — _possibles include augur jumar quark;  
of these the most likely include quark_  
QUARK

**Wordle 1,666 4/6 — 2026-01-10 Sat**  
⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛  
⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛  
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
{Day 27 of 30 from the Philippines}  
My guesses were:  
STEAL  
BOUND  
PRIVY — _possibles include again chain mania manic ninja; but previous Wordles have included again chain mania ninja; so the remaining possibles include manic_  
MANIC

_Another lucky guess_  
**Wordle 1,665 4/6 — 2026-01-09 Fri**  
⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
{Day 26 of 30 from the Philippines}  
My guesses were:  
STEAL  
BOUND  
PRIVY  
EIGHT

_Sometimes it’s better to be lucky, than good!_

**Wordle 1,664 2/6 — 2026-01-08 Thu**  
🟨🟨⬛🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
{Day 25 of 30 from the Philippines}  
My guesses were:  
STEAL  
BLAST

**Wordle 1,663 4/6 — 2026-01-07 Wed**  
⬛⬛🟨🟩⬛  
⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛  
🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
{Day 24 of 30 from the Philippines}  
My guesses were:  
STEAL  
BOUND  
PRIVY  
PECAN

**Wordle 1,662 5/6 — 2026-01-06 Tue**  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛  
🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟨🟩⬛🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
{Day 23 of 30 from the Philippines}  
My guesses were:  
STEAL  
BOUND  
PRIVY  
MORPH  
OOMPH

**Wordle 1,661 4/6 — 2026-01-05 Mon**  
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛🟨⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
{Day 22 of 30 from the Philippines}  
My guesses were:  
STEAL  
BOUND  
PRIVY  
FILLY

**Wordle 1,660 4/6 — 2026-01-04 Sun**  
🟨⬛🟨⬛⬛  
⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛  
🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
{Day 21 of 30 from the Philippines}  
My guesses were:  
STEAL  
BOUND  
PRIVY  
POSSE

Rockin’ a par here. 🙂  
**Wordle 1,659 4/6 — 2026-01-03 Sat**  
🟩🟨⬛🟩⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟩⬛🟨🟩🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
{Day 20 of 30 from the Philippines}  
My guesses were:  
STEAL  
BOUND  
SPRAT  
SITAR

**Wordle 1,658 4/6 — 2026-01-02 Fri**  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
{Day 19 of 30 from the Philippines}  
My guesses were:  
STEAL  
BOUND  
PRIVY  
PROOF

I won the coin toss.  
**Wordle 1,657 3/6 — 2026-01-01 Thu**  
⬛⬛🟨🟨🟨  
🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
{Day 18 of 30 from the Philippines}  
My guesses were:  
STEAL  
BOUND — _possibles include amble cable fable gable label; but previous Wordles have included amble cable label; so the remaining possibles include fable gable_  
FABLE

**Wordle 1,656 4/6 — 2025-12-31 Wed**  
🟩⬛🟨⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛  
⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
{Day 17 of 30 from the Philippines}  
My guesses were:  
STEAL  
BOUND  
PRIVY  
SIREN

And on and on, going back to

Wordle 1,246 4/6

🟨⬛⬛🟨⬛  
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛  
⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩STERN  
CLOUD  
G IMPY  
VISOR

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**Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6619 "2026-01-27T21:13:18Z")

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Wordle 1683 4/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CHORE  
DUMPY  
DUSKY

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**Post date:** [January 28, 2026, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6620 "2026-01-28T04:09:26Z")

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Wordle 1,684 3/6 **WEDNESDAY**

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
PRUNE  
CRUEL

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