# "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:** 338
**Author:** ![MJH](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mjh/32/20703_2.png) [@MJH](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MJH)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2026, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6741 "2026-02-03T13:09:56Z")
Wordle 1,690 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟨⬛⬛🟩 ⬛⬛🟩⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **** > > New here. I use this 5-word solution that attempts to use all the letters on the board leaving you one shot with all the letters: > > Swath, dying, frets, jumps, block ---
**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 3, 2026, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6742 "2026-02-03T13:36:02Z")
Wordle 1,690 3/6 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART BENCH WEIGH ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2026, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6743 "2026-02-03T15:48:35Z")
> **Wordle 1,690 4/6\* 2/3/2026** > > ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 > 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > C_IG_AR → Not the letters I would have chosen first, so a good start, in a way. But now I’m going to have to find words with them… This pair reminds me of an -ING ending so I’ll try > DY **I** N_G_ → Not much help, but at least I placed the I. I can try one more WoFcon (and _two_ more vowels) with > _G_U **I** L_E_ → Hmm. ?GIE? gets me nowhere. EGI?? the same. If I try ?EIG?, tack an H on the end and it’s not NEIGH so > **WEIGH** > > My intermediate guesses were 17/102, top 1/6th of possibles, and 4/26, so not bad per Scoredle. Left me with a tap-in for par. unless I doubled up on the new terminal letter guessed. Scoredle leaves just 10 possibles after its second guess, three of which were valid, and sinks the birdie putt. ---
**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 3, 2026, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6744 "2026-02-03T15:53:00Z")
Wordle 1,690 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL PRIDE WEIGH ---
**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 3, 2026, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6745 "2026-02-03T15:58:00Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > (I’d bet ‘HEIGH’ as in ‘heigh-ho, heigh-ho, it’s off to work we go’ isn’t on the solutions list.) Scoerdle says it’s a good word. ---
**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 3, 2026, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6746 "2026-02-03T16:09:02Z")
Wordle 1,690 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟦 🟦⬜🟧⬜⬜ ⬜🟦🟧🟦⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST THIEF - another stupid mistake costs me a three WEIGH ---
**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 3, 2026, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6747 "2026-02-03T17:18:27Z")
Wordle 1,6 **91** 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 😇 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 3, 2026, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6748 "2026-02-03T17:18:51Z")
Wordle 1,690 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛🟦⬛ 🟧🟦🟦⬛⬛ 🟧🟧⬛⬛🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 BROWN WHEAT WELCH WEIGH I can never remember whether “to renege on a debt” is WELSH or WELCH. Turns out… it’s both! Huh. In any case, one eliminated the other, and only WEIGH remained for the tap-in par. ---
**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:** [February 3, 2026, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6749 "2026-02-03T18:15:37Z")
Wordle 1,690 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE SHOUT DIMLY WEIGH ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2026, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6750 "2026-02-04T01:40:16Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > Scoerdle says it’s a good word. As best as I can tell, that just means it’s on the big list of 14,855 valid guesses. ---
**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 4, 2026, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6751 "2026-02-04T01:41:07Z")
Wordle 1,690 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BUYER VOICE DEISM 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 4, 2026, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6752 "2026-02-04T04:27:32Z")
> [@MJH](#): > > New here. **Welcome @MJH !!** ---
**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 4, 2026, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6753 "2026-02-04T05:01:33Z")
Wordle 1,691 3/6 Wednesday ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO DIRTY CHIDE ---
**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:** [February 4, 2026, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6754 "2026-02-04T05:28:56Z")
Wordle 1,691 4/6 🟩⬛⬛⬛🟩 🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE HILUS CHIME CHIDE ---
**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 4, 2026, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6755 "2026-02-04T08:13:51Z")
**Wordle 1,691 4/6 — 2026-02-04 Wed** ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩 🟨⬛🟩⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **PUNCH** **CHIDE** ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2026, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6756 "2026-02-04T08:42:06Z")
Wordle 1,691 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHINE CHIME CHIDE ---
**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 4, 2026, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6757 "2026-02-04T10:30:46Z")
Wordle 1,691 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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C}\bbox[lime,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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} ---
**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 4, 2026, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6758 "2026-02-04T11:12:56Z")
Wordle 1,691 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 BUYER VOICE CHIME CHILE CHIDE ---
**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 4, 2026, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6759 "2026-02-04T12:48:55Z")
Wordle 1,691 4/6 ⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛ 🟨🟨⬛🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RADIO DITCH CHILD CHIDE ---
**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 4, 2026, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6760 "2026-02-04T12:51:42Z")
Wordle 1,691 4/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SHINE WHILE CHIDE [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=337) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=339)