# "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:** 337
**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:** [February 2, 2026, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6721 "2026-02-02T13:09:06Z")
Wordle 1,689 4/6 πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RADIO ARISE VICAR CIGAR I guess if you’re going to start reusing words, you might as well start at Wordle #0. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2026, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6722 "2026-02-02T14:19:31Z")
Wordle 1,689 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART BROAD RIVAL CIGAR ---
**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:** [February 2, 2026, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6723 "2026-02-02T15:05:26Z")
Wordle 1,689 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL GONAD CIGAR ---
**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:** [February 2, 2026, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6724 "2026-02-02T15:40:28Z")
Wordle 1,689 4/6 🟧🟦🟦⬜⬜ 🟧⬜🟦🟦⬜ 🟧⬜🟦🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE CHART CORAL - close, but no. . . CIGAR ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2026, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6725 "2026-02-02T16:04:54Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > It’s certainly apropos that they would start re-using solutions on Groundhog Day. Also, 1689 was the year the [Glorious Revolution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glorious_Revolution) in England was completed. In a sense, this 1689th puzzle is a revolution and new era of Wordle. > **Wordle 1,689 4/6\* 2/2/2026** > > ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 > 🟩🟨🟨⬜🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > SP_I_NY β†’ Slow start. Two more WoFcons, plus E & A and that one I, and I mixed them around until I found a bogus word that works > TEL_IA_ β†’ But doesn’t exactly work well. Still, I’d like to try an R in there, and I used a similar strategy again to find a word (very rap, as it turns out) > **C** _AR_D_I_ β†’ Turns out the C was the most important part, as it forces CI and the A must go 3rd or 4th; If I try 4th, R must go last and it looks like > **CIGAR** > > I probably should have gotten that for a birdie, though Scoredle rates my third guess 23/80, better than the solution at 57/80. My guess gives a tap-in par once the one bogus possible is discounted. Scoredle’s solution is interesting, it goes to place the initially found letter with its second guess, succeeds, but then selects the wrong possible out of four (three valid) and ends up with a 50-50 putt for par (which it sinks) - so it was a bit closer to the edge than I. ---
**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6726 "2026-02-02T16:39:18Z")
So, which words were #2, #3, and so forth? ---
**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:** [February 2, 2026, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6727 "2026-02-02T17:11:18Z")
Wordle 1,6 **90** 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸ˜‡ no Ai 🦘 ---
**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:** [February 2, 2026, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6728 "2026-02-02T17:54:53Z")
Wordle 1,689 6/6 β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 BRUIN FIRST RIPER MOLAR VICAR CIGAR What a mess I made of this one. Played it too fast, and then made a dumb mistake at four. I survived in spite of myself. Somehow my streak got reset to 1 today, though I haven’t missed any days. I’m mildly annoyed, as I’d finally gotten it back over 100 since my last fail. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2026, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6729 "2026-02-02T19:05:47Z")
The solutions to the first ten Wordles: | 0 | CIGAR | | --- | --- | | 1 | REBUT | | 2 | SISSY | | 3 | HUMPH | | 4 | AWAKE | | 5 | BLUSH | | 6 | FOCAL | | 7 | EVADE | | 8 | NAVAL | | 9 | SERVE | > [@SunUp](#): > > Also, 1689 was the year the [Glorious Revolution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glorious_Revolution) in England was completed. In a sense, this 1689th puzzle is a revolution and new era of Wordle. Actually, today’s is the 1690th Wordle puzzle. The first Wordle was #0. As one of my math professors at the University of South Carolina, the late Dr. George McNulty, used to say, β€œZero is a counting number.” ---
**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2026, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6730 "2026-02-02T21:16:57Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > The solutions to the first ten Wordles: Thank you! Surely they won’t go in order! Hopefully, not even in order except for interleaving the remaining unused words. ---
**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:** [February 3, 2026, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6731 "2026-02-03T00:42:30Z")
Wordle 1,689 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BUYER VICAR CIGAR ---
**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:** [February 3, 2026, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6732 "2026-02-03T06:01:08Z")
Wordle 1,690 4/6 **TUESDAY** ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO PRIME CHIEF WEIGH ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2026, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6733 "2026-02-03T09:21:23Z")
Wordle 1,690 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHINE WEIGH Took me forever to see the answer. ---
**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:** [February 3, 2026, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6734 "2026-02-03T11:15:01Z")
Wordle 1,690 3/6 TUESDAY ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE GRIND WEIGH ---
**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:** [February 3, 2026, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6735 "2026-02-03T11:18:10Z")
**Wordle 1,690 4/6 β€” 2026-02-03 Tue** β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **PUNCH** **WEIGH** ---
**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:** [February 3, 2026, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6736 "2026-02-03T11:21:32Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > Somehow my streak got reset to 1 today, though I haven’t missed any days. I’m mildly annoyed, as I’d finally gotten it back over 100 since my last fail. Bummer! My max streak is 267 and I’m approaching that number now (I’m currently at 264). If my streak were to get reset, I’d be **wildly** annoyed. ---
**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:** [February 3, 2026, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6737 "2026-02-03T12:27:58Z")
Wordle 1,690 3/6\* \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2026, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6738 "2026-02-03T12:46:33Z")
Wordle 1690 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE WEIGH Not bad, getting a 3 after blanking on the starting word. πŸ™‚With the H being yellow in the 2-spot, I figured it had to be a -PH or -GH ending, and I saw the solution pretty quickly. I was surprised to see it was pretty much the only viable possibility. (I’d bet β€˜HEIGH’ as in β€˜heigh-ho, heigh-ho, it’s off to work we go’ isn’t on the solutions list.) Today’s solution isn’t a previous solution, fwiw. ---
**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:** [February 3, 2026, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6739 "2026-02-03T12:54:39Z")
Wordle 1,690 6/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RADIO PLUME CHIEF HEIST NEIGH WEIGH ---
**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:** [February 3, 2026, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6740 "2026-02-03T12:57:35Z")
> [@StarvingButStrong](#): > > > [@RTFirefly](#): > > > > The solutions to the first ten Wordles: > > Thank you! > > Surely they won’t go in order! Hopefully, not even in order except for interleaving the remaining unused words. I think going back to the first Wordle on the day they started recycling answers was a sort of Groundhog Day joke. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=336) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=338)