# "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:** 367
**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 11, 2026, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7321 "2026-03-11T14:37:37Z")
Wordle 1,726 2/6 🟨⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL TEDDY ---
**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 11, 2026, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7322 "2026-03-11T14:39:08Z")
Wordle 1,7 **27** 4/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸ˜‡ no Ai 🦘 ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7323 "2026-03-11T15:07:36Z")
> **Wordle 1,726 3/6\* 3/11/2026** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > SHOAL β†’ Whiff on the carryover. Three remaining WoFcons, four remaining vowels, what I can put together here? > NI_TE_R β†’ Not bad. Another vowel? Or repeat the E? With H and WoFcons out, there’s only so much to pair with the T. If I move the known letters over, and throw in a terminal Y, I can try > **TEDDY** > DEBUT and TEMPT were Scoredle’s 1-2 possibles after my second guess, and there were two more valid ones, so today was definitely lucky - I’d have probably ranked my solution lowest of the five if I had seen the other four. Scoredle has a lot less luck and sees a lot more possibles, ending with a tap-in bogey. ---
**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 11, 2026, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7324 "2026-03-11T15:46:32Z")
CRANE HOIST JETTY TEDDY ---
**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 12, 2026, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7325 "2026-03-12T04:55:31Z")
Wordle 1,727 4/6 **THURSDAY** ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO SHEER STEWY SMELL ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7326 "2026-03-12T05:13:34Z")
Wordle 1,727 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LUNES SHELF WHOMP SMELL ---
**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 12, 2026, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7327 "2026-03-12T09:12:34Z")
Wordle 1,727 3/6\* \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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} * * * > [@Bullitt](#): > > My streak is now 300! My longest to date. πŸ§πŸŽ† πŸ‘ ---
**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 12, 2026, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7328 "2026-03-12T10:35:30Z")
Thanks! **Wordle 1,727 4/6 β€” 2026-03-12 Thu** πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **PUNCH** **SMELL** ---
**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 12, 2026, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7329 "2026-03-12T11:51:03Z")
Wordle 1,727 6/6 πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SAINT ROGUE SPEED SHELL SWELL SMELL Another six. Jeez. ---
**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 12, 2026, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7330 "2026-03-12T12:49:56Z")
Wordle 1,727 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I thought they might include selfy as a possibility, and so had five possible words after my first two guesses. (Selfy, smell, spell, swell, spiel) But i guessed unluckily. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7331 "2026-03-12T13:21:26Z")
Wordle 1726 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE DUMPY TEDDY Wordle 1727 3/6 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT SHILL SMELL SHELL, SPELL, and SKULL had already been used. And with only 3 re-used solutions since CIGAR, that’s still the way to bet. ---
**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 12, 2026, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7332 "2026-03-12T13:41:07Z")
Wordle 1,727 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART POEMS SMELL yes, romantic poetry often stinks ---
**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 12, 2026, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7333 "2026-03-12T14:22:08Z")
Wordle 1,7 **28** 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸ˜‡ no Ai 🦘 ---
**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 12, 2026, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7334 "2026-03-12T14:45:35Z")
Wordle 1,727 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL STEAL SMELL ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7335 "2026-03-12T15:09:09Z")
> **Wordle 1,727 4/6\* 3/12/2026** > > ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ > 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨 > 🟩🟨⬜⬜🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > T_E_DDY β†’ Slow start, and a wasted D. A and three WoFcons to go with that E, shuffle together and pick out > _L_AN_ES_ β†’ Two good pickups, but nothing placed yet. Try an O? Would like an R here, but nothing suggests it, so I’ll try a nonWoFcon like P > **S** _L_OP_E_ β†’ I know where the E has to go, so the L can only go in two spots, and (like a skunk) I can cover them both with > **SMELL** > > I was safe after the third guess, but could have easily gone the distance. My second guess was less than skillful, only paring things down to over 2800 possibles, though my third was 8/39 and left me with seven, four valids. Scoredle’s second guess beats mine by a nose, but then falls into the trap having not eliminated enough consonants, so it ends up with a bogey. Tough luck for the algorithm. ---
**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 12, 2026, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7336 "2026-03-12T15:14:49Z")
Wordle 1,727 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟦 ⬜⬜⬜🟦⬜ 🟧⬜🟧⬜🟧 🟧⬜🟧🟧🟧 🟧⬜🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST STEEL SPELL SWELL SMELL Yeesh. Haven’t had a six in a long time. ---
**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 12, 2026, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7337 "2026-03-12T17:07:17Z")
Wordle 1,727 2/6\* 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL SMELL Used words were SHELL, SPELL, and SWELL. ---
**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 13, 2026, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7338 "2026-03-13T02:25:23Z")
Wordle 1,727 6/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 BREAK STEIN SHELL SPELL SWELL SMELL Okay, then. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7339 "2026-03-13T04:42:50Z")
Wordle 1,728 5/6 ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LATCH PATSY DATUM EATEN ---
**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 13, 2026, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7340 "2026-03-13T05:01:51Z")
Wordle 1,728 4/6 **FRIDAY** 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO FRAME PETAL EATEN [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=366) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=368)