# "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")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 355

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**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 24, 2026, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7081 "2026-02-24T04:36:36Z")

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Wordle 1,711 4/6 **TUESDAY**

⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟩🟨🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
PUNCH  
TUBER  
BUYER

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**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7082 "2026-02-24T05:28:09Z")

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Wordle 1,711 3/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟩🟨⬜🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
SURLY  
BUYER

I think I know somebody who is getting a one.Let me be the first to congratulate kaylasdad.

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**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 24, 2026, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7083 "2026-02-24T09:17:58Z")

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Wordle 1,711 4/6\*

\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}  
\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B}\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 B}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\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 B}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}

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**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 24, 2026, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7084 "2026-02-24T10:38:58Z")

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**Wordle 1,711 4/6 — 2026-02-24 Tue**

⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨  
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨  
⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

**STARE**  
 **DOILY**  
 **PUNCH**  
 **BUYER**

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**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 24, 2026, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7085 "2026-02-24T11:56:25Z")

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Wordle 1,711 5/6

⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨  
⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛  
⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛  
⬛🟩🟨🟩⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

CRANE  
SHOUT  
LIMED  
PUREE  
BUYER

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**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 24, 2026, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7086 "2026-02-24T12:05:34Z")

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Wordle 1,711 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨  
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLATE  
GRIND  
COMFY  
BUYER  
Seldom ask a non-fitting word on #3 (unless it’s an obvious trap  
like Bound/Found/Hound/Mound/Pound/Wound) but things  
looked bleak with just two yellows. Happy to get Par.

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**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7087 "2026-02-24T12:25:11Z")

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Wordle 1711 5/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨  
⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨  
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CHORE  
DIVEY  
FRYER  
BUYER

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**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 24, 2026, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7088 "2026-02-24T12:39:37Z")

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Wordle 1,711 5/6

⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨  
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛  
⬛🟨⬛🟨🟩  
⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SPARE  
MOUNT  
RECUR  
QUEER  
BUYER

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**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 24, 2026, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7089 "2026-02-24T14:38:45Z")

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Wordle 1,711 5/6

⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜  
⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩  
⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩  
⬜🟩🟨🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
LONER  
WIPER  
CUBER (hearing JFK’s voice)  
BUYER

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**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 24, 2026, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7090 "2026-02-24T14:48:31Z")

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Wordle 1,7 **12** 3/6

🟩⬜⬜🟨🟨  
🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🐦 😇 no Ai 🦘

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**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7091 "2026-02-24T15:14:37Z")

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> **Wordle 1,711 X/6\* 2/24/2026**
>
> ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
> ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩  
> ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩  
> ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩  
> ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩  
> ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩
> 
> ATTIC → Whiff. Next, do I check LONER or  
> LOS **ER** → That’s not bad. Need to check N, in case I got that one wrong and… is U or a second E more likely? I’ll try the latter  
> NEW **ER** → No help. Better try something with a U. Could there be a second R?  
> P **U** R **ER** → No to the latter, yes to the former. And now I’m just looking at random consonants. Ugh. Let’s see what I can get?  
> F **U** M **ER** → Nope. Last chance  
> H **U** G **ER**
> 
> There were three possibles, valid or invalid, after my fourth guess, and sure enough I omitted the one that was certainly valid. Scoredle gets it in four. And now I go to soothe my damaged ego until tomorrow…

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**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 24, 2026, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7092 "2026-02-24T15:37:11Z")

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Wordle 1,711 5/6\*

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜  
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩  
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

STEAL  
DEMON  
VIPER  
QUEER  
BUYER

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**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 24, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7093 "2026-02-24T15:56:39Z")

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Wordle 1,711 5/6

⬜🟦⬜⬜🟦  
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟧⬜🟧🟧  
⬜🟧⬜🟧🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
HOIST  
QUEER  
RULER  
BUYER

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**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 24, 2026, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7094 "2026-02-24T17:33:02Z")

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Wordle 1,711 5/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟦  
⬛🟦⬛🟦⬛  
⬛🟦⬛🟧⬛  
🟧⬛⬛🟧🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

SPITE  
LEARN  
CREEK  
BOWER  
BUYER

I should have guessed the -ER ending sooner; Wordle loves those.  
This could have gone much worse, though. (Sorry, **SunUp** )

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**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 24, 2026, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7095 "2026-02-24T18:25:53Z")

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> [@SunUp](#):
>
> There were three possibles, valid or invalid, after my fourth guess, and sure enough I omitted the one that was certainly valid. Scoredle gets it in four. And now I go to soothe my damaged ego until tomorrow…

A genuine bummer, @SunUp. Sorry about that.

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**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 24, 2026, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7096 "2026-02-24T18:50:48Z")

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Wordle 1,711 1/6

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

BUYER

(About freakin time!)

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**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 24, 2026, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7097 "2026-02-24T18:55:18Z")

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> [@psychobunny](#):
>
> I think I know somebody who is getting a one.Let me be the first to congratulate kaylasdad.

Thank you!

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**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 25, 2026, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7098 "2026-02-25T04:43:00Z")

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Wordle 1,712 3/6 WEDNESDAY

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜  
🟩🟨⬜🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
SEEDY  
SHRED

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**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7099 "2026-02-25T06:25:31Z")

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Wordle 1,712 4/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
SURLY  
SHREW  
SHRED

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**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 25, 2026, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7100 "2026-02-25T08:16:15Z")

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Wordle 1,712 4/6 WEDNESDAY

🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨  
🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLATE  
RHINO  
SHREW  
SHRED

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