# "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:** 37
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/721 "2025-01-13T11:44:59Z")
Wordle 1304 3/6 ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ 75 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 8 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT POLED CLOAK Could’ve also been ALOHA. ---
**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 13, 2025, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/722 "2025-01-13T12:21:30Z")
Wordle 1,304 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST (Let’s see some more vowels. And a WoFcon.) AFOUL (Looking good. Very few possibilities left.) CLOAK (Nice!) ---
**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 13, 2025, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/723 "2025-01-13T13:01:54Z")
Wordle 1,304 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART PENAL CLOAK ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/724 "2025-01-13T15:16:28Z")
> **Wordle 1,304 3/6\* 1/13/2025** > > ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟨 > ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > T_O_T **A** _L_ β†’ Three found, one placed. And definitely no Ts. I tried S, N and T in different combinations and found a word I didn’t expect > S **LOA** N β†’ Is this not a proper noun? Ah, no matter. With three placed, I spotted the solution quickly by reviewing consonants > **CLOAK** > > If I had access to Wordle’s list, I could have had a two - after the first guess, the possibles were the answer and twelve bogus words. Ah well. Scoredle did poorly on the (admittedly subjective) test for bogusness and ended up with a four. ---
**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 13, 2025, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/725 "2025-01-13T15:24:44Z")
Wordle 1,304 3/6 🟧⬜🟦⬜⬜ ⬜🟦⬜⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST CLOAK Seems like three is the norm today. ---
**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 13, 2025, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/726 "2025-01-13T15:25:30Z")
I Wordle 1,304 2/6 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩I was lucky, how I got the 2 is beyond me. ---
**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 13, 2025, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/727 "2025-01-13T16:54:45Z")
Wordle 1,304 4/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 AISLE TALON MORAL CLOAK > [@Chefguy](#): > > Seems like three is the norm today. Not me! I’m on another of my tough-luck four ruts. Wordlebot called my first three words β€œstrong,” β€œwonderful,” and β€œterrific.” But still only good enough for a par. ---
**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 13, 2025, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/728 "2025-01-13T17:58:04Z")
Wordle 1,304 4/6\* 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST DAILY ALONG CLOAK ---
**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 13, 2025, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/729 "2025-01-13T17:58:51Z")
Why dont you ever show your words? ---
**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 13, 2025, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/730 "2025-01-13T18:02:23Z")
I do. I blurred them. Look back more posts. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2025, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/731 "2025-01-14T07:23:43Z")
Wordle 1,305 5/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟨🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LANES HANDY CANNY FANCY ---
**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 14, 2025, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/732 "2025-01-14T08:18:18Z")
**Wordle 1,305 4/6 - 2025-01-14** β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST BOUND CRISP FANCY ---
**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 14, 2025, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/733 "2025-01-14T09:52:31Z")
Wordle 1,305 4/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST (I can work with this. Probably xxxxY.) GAUZY (Placed the A. Another vowel and a WoFcon.) FAIRY (FAxxY. I think I’m there.) FANCY (Yep.) ---
**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 14, 2025, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/734 "2025-01-14T11:44:12Z")
Wordle 1,305 4/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \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 M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2025, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/735 "2025-01-14T12:29:33Z")
Wordle 1305 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 441 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 14 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE FANCY Could’ve also been MANIC or possibly UNCAP; PANIC had been used. ---
**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 14, 2025, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/736 "2025-01-14T12:31:01Z")
Wordle 1,305 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART ALBUM wild swing and a miss FAINT know there is no T, just fishing for letters FANCY that, got it in 4 ---
**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 14, 2025, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/737 "2025-01-14T14:49:53Z")
Wordle 1,305 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST BANJO FANCY ---
**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 14, 2025, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/738 "2025-01-14T14:55:28Z")
> [@SuntanLotion](#): > > I do. I blurred them. Look back more posts No. You don’t. You post the blank puzzle, but dont show your words in blurred form like the rest of us. ---
**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 14, 2025, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/739 "2025-01-14T15:00:44Z")
> [@SuntanLotion](#): > > Wordle 1,304 2/6 > > 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > ATONE > CLOAK There it was ---
**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 14, 2025, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/740 "2025-01-14T15:23:17Z")
> [@SuntanLotion](#): > > There it was For what it’s worth, I never see your blurred words, either. Wordle 1,305 4/6 ⬜⬜🟦⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟦⬜ 🟦🟧🟧⬜🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SLATE - oof, I hate this sort of start POINT - which only leaves β€˜u’, but a β€˜y’ is more likely CANDY FANCY [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=36) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=38)