# "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:** 375
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7481 "2026-03-22T04:42:25Z")
Wordle 1,737 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO PANIC BASIL Cool pattern. ---
**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 22, 2026, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7482 "2026-03-22T06:01:52Z")
Wordle 1,737 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART VAPID BASIC BASIL should have gotten in 3, but it’s my own Fawlty ---
**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 22, 2026, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7483 "2026-03-22T06:05:14Z")
Wordle 1,737 3/6 **SUNDAY** 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO CLAIM BASIL ---
**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 22, 2026, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7484 "2026-03-22T07:29:59Z")
**Wordle 1,737 4/6 β€” 2026-03-22 Sun** πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **PUNCH** **BASIL** ---
**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 22, 2026, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7485 "2026-03-22T09:13:00Z")
Wordle 1,737 5/6\* \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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B}\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 I}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B}\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 I}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B}\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 I}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7486 "2026-03-22T11:23:08Z")
Wordle 1737 2/6 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT BASIL Could’ve also been (unused) PALSY or any of several previous solutions. ---
**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 22, 2026, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7487 "2026-03-22T11:32:46Z")
Wordle 1,737 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE TOILS BASIL I thought it might also be SISAL, but the wordlebot tells me there was only one valid word after my first two guesses. I don’t know if i would have picked that second word on my own, but I’ve now seen the bot recommend it enough in that situation that i thought I’d give it a try. ---
**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 22, 2026, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7488 "2026-03-22T12:08:55Z")
Wordle 1,737 4/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ANGLE MOIST SISAL BASIL ---
**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 22, 2026, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7489 "2026-03-22T14:35:04Z")
Wordle 1,737 2/6\* 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL BASIL ---
**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 22, 2026, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7490 "2026-03-22T15:03:04Z")
Wordle 1,737 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL RURAL BASIL ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7491 "2026-03-22T15:16:57Z")
> **Wordle 1,737 4/6\* 3/22/2026** > > 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ > 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ > 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _SLI_CK β†’ Wow, good (if jumbled) start. I would like to try E and a WoFcon, so > _ISL_ET β†’ Perhaps I should try those known letters in some different positions? This time, I can see A and another WoFcon, LIARS or perhaps I can place the vowels in positions 2 & 4 to make > _L_ **A** R **I** _S_ β†’ So S in the middle, hence L at the end and ?ASIL means > **BASIL** > > The final guess was a tap-in, but my followup guess was not in the top 120 out of 140, and the third guess was a subpar 29/42 (though its anagram was the top-rated possible). Of course, on my third guess the top 36 were all, save one, regular plurals, so I really missed a birdie opportunity today. Scoredle does birdie, thanks to a followup guess that places one of the known letters _by omission_ which leaves just one valid and one bogus possible remaining for the tap-in. ---
**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 22, 2026, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7492 "2026-03-22T15:45:07Z")
Wordle 1,737 5/6 ⬜⬜🟦⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟦🟦⬜ 🟦🟧⬜🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST SAPID BASIS BASIL ---
**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 22, 2026, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7493 "2026-03-22T16:15:40Z")
Wordle 1,737 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CLEAR SNAIL BASIL A nice start and a good second word for the tap-in birdie! ---
**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 22, 2026, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7494 "2026-03-22T21:35:16Z")
Wordle 1,7 **38** 4/6 🟩⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Ai Assist 🀷 🦘 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7495 "2026-03-23T04:37:19Z")
Wordle 1,738 4/6 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO MERIT PERIL SERIF ---
**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 23, 2026, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7496 "2026-03-23T04:50:54Z")
Wordle 1,738 2/6 MONDAY ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO SERIF Whoot! Ummed and aahed between MERIT and SERIF as second word, and guessed just right. ---
**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 23, 2026, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7497 "2026-03-23T08:19:54Z")
**Wordle 1,738 3/6 β€” 2026-03-23 Mon** πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **SERIF** ---
**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 23, 2026, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7498 "2026-03-23T09:08:55Z")
Wordle 1,738 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[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 R}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[yellow,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M}\bbox[yellow,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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\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 I}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7499 "2026-03-23T10:56:05Z")
Wordle 1,738 3/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Crisp Risen Serif ---
**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 23, 2026, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7500 "2026-03-23T11:47:04Z")
Wordle 1,738 4/6 πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STARE SCREW Gotta start with SER… serum? serif? SERUM nope SERIF [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=374) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=376)