# "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:** 376
**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 23, 2026, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7501 "2026-03-23T12:04:14Z")
Wordle 1,738 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟩⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL ANISE SHEIK SERIF ---
**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 23, 2026, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7502 "2026-03-23T12:53:23Z")
Wordle 1,738 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE HILTS SERIF ---
**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 23, 2026, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7503 "2026-03-23T13:36:16Z")
Wordle 1,738 4/6\* 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL SNORE SCREW SERIF ---
**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 23, 2026, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7504 "2026-03-23T14:02:17Z")
Wordle 1,738 4/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART LEVER REBID SERIF ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7505 "2026-03-23T14:19:11Z")
> **Wordle 1,738 3/6\* 3/23/2026** > > ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > BA_S_ **I** L β†’ Not a bad start. I want to try E in the followup, and two more WoFcons, I resort to trying to find a bogus word when a vaoid one doesn’t come to mind > **SERI** N β†’ Oh, so close > **SERIF** > > For a 94/127 guess of a bogus word, that followup sure was productive. The final putt was technically 1-in-3 but essentially a tap-in. Scordle has 12 to chose from after its followup, four of which are valid; its guess leaves six possibles with only one valid, which it chooses. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7506 "2026-03-23T14:19:59Z")
Wordle 1738 4/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE SEWER SERIF The list of past solutions had been _sans_ SERIF for too long. πŸ˜‰ ---
**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 23, 2026, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7507 "2026-03-23T15:25:48Z")
Wordle 1,738 4/6 ⬜🟦⬜⬜🟦 ⬜⬜🟦🟦⬜ 🟧⬜🟦🟦🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST SKIER SERIF ---
**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 23, 2026, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7508 "2026-03-23T15:58:45Z")
Wordle 1,738 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 TORCH SIREN SERIF Another 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 23, 2026, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7509 "2026-03-23T22:21:45Z")
Wordle 1,7 **39** 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸ˜‡ no Ai 🦘 ---
**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 24, 2026, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7510 "2026-03-24T04:02:50Z")
Wordle 1,739 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7511 "2026-03-24T04:44:13Z")
Wordle 1,739 6/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SCOUR BROkE BROWN BROOM BROOD Haven’t come this close to losing in awhile. ---
**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 24, 2026, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7512 "2026-03-24T04:44:33Z")
Wordle 1,739 3/6 **TUESDAY** ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO DRONE BROOD ---
**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 24, 2026, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7513 "2026-03-24T09:00:45Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > The list of past solutions had been _sans_ SERIF for too long. 😁 Wordle 1,739 4/6\* \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[lime,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 P}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B}\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 R}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} ---
**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 24, 2026, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7514 "2026-03-24T09:11:19Z")
**Wordle 1,739 4/6 β€” 2026-03-24 Tue** β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **PUNCH** **BROOD** ---
**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 24, 2026, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7515 "2026-03-24T09:15:22Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > Haven’t come this close to losing in awhile. It’s scary after you’ve entered your 5th guess and you only have 1 more guess remaining. I hate that feeling! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7516 "2026-03-24T11:45:02Z")
Wordle 1739 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE BROOD It’s been 50 days since CIGAR inaugurated the era of re-using past solutions. In those 50 days, 46 of the solutions have been new, and only 4 have been previous solutions. I’m kinda perplexed as to why they bothered. ---
**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 24, 2026, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7517 "2026-03-24T11:49:30Z")
Wordle 1,739 5/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RADIO PROUD CROWD FROND BROOD I had three words left after my second guess. I couldn’t decide whether to play a sleuth word (crown) that would guarantee a four, or just guess. I chose poorly. ---
**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 24, 2026, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7518 "2026-03-24T13:49:07Z")
Wordle 1,739 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART BONER BROOD ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7519 "2026-03-24T14:16:53Z")
> **Wordle 1,739 6/6\* 3/24/2026** > > ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ > 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > SE_R_IF β†’ Slow start. With the R I would normally try ROAST here, but there’s no S, so I mixed in N and L alternately and shuffled letters around until I found a bogus word I could use > _RO_TAN β†’ Bogus, but good eliminations, and an O pickup. To try L, I’ll go with > GL **O** _R_Y β†’ Still haven’t placed that R. I can’t see any words left that end in R, so I’ll try the R in second > C **RO** UP β†’ That was it… but now it’s either a double-O, or consonants galore, and I can check double-O and two new consonants with > **BROO** M β†’ So last guess, and I have - two possibles. 50-50 elimination chance. I feel like we’ve had BROOK before, so I’ll cross my fingers and try > **BROOD** > > Phew is right. I made lousy guesses, per Scoredle - followup wasn’t in the top 120 out of 574, third guess was 48/60, fourth was 8th out of 9 valids (24 total), so I guess I was fairly lucky I ended up sinking that 50-50 at the death. It’s a challenge for Scoredle, too; bogey on the puzzle, six remaining valid possibles after the third guess, but a tap-in for that bogey. ---
**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 24, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7520 "2026-03-24T14:34:07Z")
Wordle 1,7 **40** 4/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸ˜‡ no Ai 🦘 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=375) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=377)