# "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:** 365

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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:** [March 8, 2026, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7281 "2026-03-08T17:07:18Z")

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I hear ya but I want to get the streak up to 365 at least once.

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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:** [March 9, 2026, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7282 "2026-03-09T00:31:50Z")

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Wordle 1723 6/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜  
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩  
⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩  
⬜🟩⬜🟨🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CHORE  
DUMPY  
GOLLY  
JOWLY  
LOBBY

:headdesk: Didn’t notice that guess #4 eliminated guess #5 as a possibility. Shoulda had a 5, instead of my second 6 in three days.

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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:** [March 9, 2026, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7283 "2026-03-09T04:04:18Z")

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Wordle 1,724 5/6 **MONDAY**

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜  
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
FRAME  
CATTY  
PASTY  
HASTY

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**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:** [March 9, 2026, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7284 "2026-03-09T04:06:29Z")

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Wordle 1,724 3/6

🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜  
🟨⬜🟨🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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**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:** [March 9, 2026, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7285 "2026-03-09T04:06:50Z")

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ASIDE  
TRASH  
HASTY

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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:** [March 9, 2026, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7286 "2026-03-09T05:13:08Z")

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Wordle 1,724 5/6

⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜  
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
PASTE  
NASTY  
TASTY  
HASTY

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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:** [March 9, 2026, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7287 "2026-03-09T06:38:08Z")

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Wordle 1,724 2/6

🟩⬜🟨⬜🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
HASTY

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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:** [March 9, 2026, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7288 "2026-03-09T08:53:37Z")

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**Wordle 1,724 4/6 — 2026-03-09 Mon**

🟨🟨🟨⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩  
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

**STARE**  
 **DOILY**  
 **NASTY**  
 **HASTY**

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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:** [March 9, 2026, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7289 "2026-03-09T09:05:26Z")

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Wordle 1,724 4/6\*

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

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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:** [March 9, 2026, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7290 "2026-03-09T10:56:10Z")

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Wordle 1,724 3/6

🟧⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟧🟧🟧🟧⬛  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

HUMOR  
HASTE  
HASTY

Glad to break out of my bogey streak.

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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:** [March 9, 2026, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7291 "2026-03-09T11:31:34Z")

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Wordle 1,724 5/6

⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛  
🟨🟨🟨⬛⬛  
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩  
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RADIO  
STYLE  
NASTY  
PASTY  
HASTY

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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:** [March 9, 2026, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7292 "2026-03-09T13:22:14Z")

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Wordle 1,724 3/6

⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛  
🟩⬛⬛🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

CRANE  
HOIST  
HASTY

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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:** [March 9, 2026, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7293 "2026-03-09T14:08:13Z")

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> **Wordle 1,724 4/6\* 3/9/2026**
>
> ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩  
> ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩  
> 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> LOBB **Y** → Two terminal-Y words in a row. And nothing else hit… still, I see a good WoFcon-filled followup, along with an A  
> R **A** N **TY** → So here I start getting trap-worried, to the point that I’m thinking WoFcons and not looking at the board, so when I see  
> _S_ **A** L **TY** → I go for it, and if you think my guess was SALTY you should have heard my (thinking) language when I realized I had duplicated the L. Still, I’m close and can think of only three words to go, so I think I’m safe and I’ll try  
> **HASTY**
> 
> I was safe, as verified by Scoredle - three valid possibles remaining, but a stroke of luck to save par. Scoredle also makes par, but in a much more dignified fashion, and has a 50-50 to sink that last putt.

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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:** [March 9, 2026, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7294 "2026-03-09T15:04:58Z")

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Wordle 1,724 3/6

⬜⬜🟦⬜⬜  
🟧⬜⬜🟦🟦  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
HOIST  
HASTY

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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:** [March 9, 2026, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7295 "2026-03-09T15:19:55Z")

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Wordle 1,724 3/6\*

🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜  
⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

STEAL  
ROAST  
HASTY

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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:** [March 9, 2026, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7296 "2026-03-09T16:01:11Z")

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Wordle 1,7 **25** 3/6

🟩🟨🟨⬜⬜  
🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🐦 😇 no Ai 🦘

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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:** [March 9, 2026, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7297 "2026-03-09T19:13:35Z")

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Wordle 1,724 3/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

YODEL  
AUNTY  
HASTY

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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:** [March 10, 2026, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7298 "2026-03-10T02:00:08Z")

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Wordle 1724 3/6

🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨  
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
PASTE  
HASTY

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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:** [March 10, 2026, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7299 "2026-03-10T04:27:25Z")

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Wordle 1,725 2/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
SHOAL

I was due for a little luck.

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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:** [March 10, 2026, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7300 "2026-03-10T04:58:48Z")

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Wordle 1,725 5/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨  
🟩🟨🟨⬜⬜  
🟩🟨⬜🟨⬜  
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
SOAPY  
SAVOR  
STOMA  
SHOAL

That took way too long.

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