# "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:** 34
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2025, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/661 "2025-01-08T19:12:33Z")
> **Wordle 1,299 5/6\* 1/8/2025** > > 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩 > ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _AT_LAS β†’ One and only one A. Two more WoFcons out there, but I can’t see a word that gets both along with an E, so I’ll try another fairly common consonant > HE **A** _R_ **T** β†’ Excludes a lot, at least. Working on consonants now; central A could be the only vowel in the solution. I can get that last WoFcon too > G **RA** N **T** β†’ Well, that wasn’t it. I see a couple possibilities, both of which could come before beer, but which one to try? > C **RAFT** β†’ Ahh, wrong one. > **DRAFT** > TATTY was Scoredle’s second guess, going full out for a placement. However, its guesses 3-5 were exactly the same as mine, so I’ve got that going for me. Of course, Scoredle’s second guess eliminated TRACT and TRAIT which could have pushed me to a six. ---
**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 8, 2025, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/662 "2025-01-08T21:14:41Z")
Wordle 1,299 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 HOUSE TRAIN CRAFT DRAFT Could have been better (I lost the coin toss between CRAFT and DRAFT) but could have been worse (I didn’t see GRAFT), so I’ll take it, especially after a whiff at the start. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2025, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/663 "2025-01-09T05:07:38Z")
Wordle 1,299 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLATE TRACK DRAFT ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2025, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/664 "2025-01-09T05:35:15Z")
Wordle 1,300 X/6 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 RATIO LASER PACER GAMER DINKY WAVER I didn’t feel like doing this systematically and I don’t care as much since losing my streak. Still not sure if I could have gotten it even with multiple test words. ---
**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 9, 2025, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/665 "2025-01-09T09:58:18Z")
Wordle 1,300 5/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \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 E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \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 E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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 9, 2025, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/666 "2025-01-09T10:48:02Z")
Wordle 1,300 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2025, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/667 "2025-01-09T12:34:17Z")
Wordle 1300 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 1,191 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 128 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 5 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE ok, probably a xAxER word. Lots of them, few already used 😐 let’s WAGER that this is one of them. It is, but it’s a major trap! How about WAFER yes! _2,4,6,8, time to transsubstantiate!_ Lucky, lucky, lucky! Because this was a serious trap, and if there were any good sleuth words out there, I didn’t see them. So my only choice was to walk right into the trap and take my chances. And like I said, I got lucky. Real lucky. I’d have gone with WAVER next, then WADER. And if WAKER or WAXER had been the solution (made as much sense as PARER did), I’d have taken the L. ---
**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 9, 2025, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/668 "2025-01-09T13:06:38Z")
Wordle 1,300 4/6 ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART RACER LAYER WAFER ---
**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 9, 2025, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/669 "2025-01-09T15:08:07Z")
Wordle 1,300 5/6\* ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST CREAM EAGER WAVER WAFER Kind of a letdown after yesterday’s two. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2025, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/670 "2025-01-09T15:33:41Z")
> **Wordle 1,300 3/6\* 1/9/2025** > > ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ > 🟨🟩🟨🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > D_RAF_T β†’ Good start, despite the lack of placement. That F is useful. I can see another word with an E and an S, so > _F_ **A** _R_ **E** S β†’ So now I gotta shuffle the F & R around. RAFE?, RA?EF, ?AFER, the last one screams out for > **WAFER** > > I would have to rate this one as β€œtremendously lucky” for me. Having two words in a row with a pretty uncommon consonant is right in my β€œstrategy’s” wheelhouse, though. Scoredle shows how much of a difference this made by winning in four from my start word but taking a bogey with its own usual start. ---
**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 9, 2025, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/671 "2025-01-09T15:56:08Z")
I’m working mine right now. I’ve used 3 guesses and there are very many(!) possible answers remaining. I could easily get an X/6 on this one. I have not revealed others’ spoilers but I do see how you’ve done thus far. Most were successful but one struck out (sorry, @psychobunny!). I shall return with my result… Added: wow this is going to be very hard. My first 3 guesses were my usual starting words: LEAST BOUND CRISP. ---
**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 9, 2025, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/672 "2025-01-09T15:59:55Z")
Wordle 1,300 4/6 ⬜🟦🟦⬜🟦 ⬜🟦🟦🟦🟧 🟧🟧⬜🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE SWEAR WATER WAFER Looking at the other solvers, I feel pretty good about this four. I’ll admit that I wavered on that last guess. ---
**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 9, 2025, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/673 "2025-01-09T16:14:31Z")
Wordle 1,300 5/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST (E and A. Both unplaced. xAxEx with a WoFcon?) WAXEN (The W is a lucky hit. Another WoFcon?) WAVER (Well, this is nice. WADER, WAFER, or WAGER. I’ll take the bogey and a sleuth word.) FUDGE (So. WAFER it is.) WAFER ---
**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 9, 2025, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/674 "2025-01-09T17:31:19Z")
**Wordle 1,300 6/6 β€” 2025-01-09** β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST BOUND CRISP β€” _ **Letters I have are** A E R; **it could be** eager faker gazer harem gazer maker rager raker rarer raver wafer wager waker waver waxer; **letters that I need are** G F K Z H M V W X; **previous Wordles have been** agree gamer; **most options end in ER** _ WAGER β€” _Thought I had it! Close; I could try chasing after it but there are 4 possibles and only 2 remaining guesses. Now eliminate F K V X. Try faker._ FAKER WAFER β€” _too close for comfort!_ ---
**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 9, 2025, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/675 "2025-01-09T17:35:26Z")
Wordle 1,300 5/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ROUTE SANER CLAMP GAWKY WAFER Very tough trap! Even with two good sleuth words, I still had a chance at a fail; WAVER, WAXER, and WADER were still on the table, two of which I hadn’t seen. So a little skill, a little luck, and still a bogey. ETA: Working from ROUTE, Scordle stayed in hard mode and clocked a six. I can’t feel bad about my play. ---
**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 10, 2025, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/676 "2025-01-10T05:07:58Z")
Wordle 1,301 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEIN MOLAR DRAWL CRAWL ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/677 "2025-01-10T05:25:45Z")
Wordle 1,301 4/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHARE BLACK CRAWL Stupid mistake forgetting the R on three. I’m really off my game. On the plus side, my streak is at one. ---
**Author:** ![Kimble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kimble/32/19185_2.png) [@Kimble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimble)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/678 "2025-01-10T06:37:41Z")
Wordle 1,301 5/6\* 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I haven’t kept track, but I’m pretty sure that’s the first all-green puzzle that’s taken 5+ guesses for me. CRANE CRASH CRAFT CRACK CRAWL That definitely put the β€œhard” in β€œhard mode” for me. I could’ve lost if the answer had been CRAMP or CRAZY; I’m not sure which one I would’ve picked for my last guess. ---
**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 10, 2025, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/679 "2025-01-10T07:57:07Z")
Unfortunately I missed yesterday, and setting the time zone on my phone to California didn’t work this time so my streak has ended. Terrible timing, too, since yesterday’s word looks like it was a fun challenge. My best guess at how yesterday would have gone for me: PLANT RACES EAGER WAVER WAFER I’m pretty certain I would have gotten a 5. On the one hand this means I dodged a 5 in my stats. On the other hand, at the cost of losing a 500+ active streak on my phone. Sort of like an NFL quarterback taking a sack instead of eating an incompletion on his stats. Either way, too bad, so sad, c’est la vie. Wordle 1,301 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT REALS BRAWL CRAWL First appearance of the b/c/drawl mini trap. Also first time I’ve seen a yellow L and green A after 1, so I had to come up with a new follow-up word. I now join @psychobunny with my streak of one. ---
**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 10, 2025, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/680 "2025-01-10T11:09:55Z")
Wordle 1,301 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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \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 C} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \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 P} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \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 F} \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 R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ \end{aligned} [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=33) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=35)