# "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:** 377

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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 24, 2026, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7521 "2026-03-24T14:51:04Z")

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Wordle 1,739 5/6

⬜🟧⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟦⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟧🟧⬜⬜  
🟦🟧🟧⬜⬜  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
HOIST  
GROUP  
DROLL  
BROOD

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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 24, 2026, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7522 "2026-03-24T15:38:08Z")

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Wordle 1,739 6/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟧🟧⬛⬛  
🟦🟧🟧⬛⬛  
⬛🟧🟧⬛🟧  
🟧🟧🟧⬛🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CHEST  
IRONY  
DROLL  
PROUD  
BROAD  
BROOD

A poorly-played mess, but I survived.

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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 24, 2026, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7523 "2026-03-24T15:57:55Z")

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Wordle 1,739 3/6\*

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

STEAL  
DROWN  
BROOD

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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 24, 2026, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7524 "2026-03-24T17:40:01Z")

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Wordle 1,739 5/6

⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜  
⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜  
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩  
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

YODEL  
ADORN  
PROUD  
CROWD  
BROOD

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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 25, 2026, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7525 "2026-03-25T04:45:34Z")

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Wordle 1,740 3/6

🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜  
🟨⬜🟨🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
SHIRE  
WISER

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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 25, 2026, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7526 "2026-03-25T06:05:07Z")

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Wordle 1,740 4/6 **WEDNESDAY**

⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜  
⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨  
🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
PRIME  
WIRER  
WISER

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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 25, 2026, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7527 "2026-03-25T08:08:12Z")

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**Wordle 1,740 5/6 — 2026-03-25 Wed**

🟨⬛⬛⬛🟨  
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

**STARE**  
 **DOILY**  
 **PUNCH**  
 **RISER**  
 **WISER**

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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 25, 2026, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7528 "2026-03-25T08:48:05Z")

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Wordle 1,740 5/6\*

\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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N}  
\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\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 W}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\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}

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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 25, 2026, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7529 "2026-03-25T11:45:32Z")

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Wordle 1,740 3/6

🟨⬛⬛🟨🟨  
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

STARE  
DOING  
WISER

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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 25, 2026, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7530 "2026-03-25T12:36:05Z")

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Wordle 1,740 4/6

⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨  
⬛🟩⬛⬛🟨  
🟨🟨🟨⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

CRANE  
HILTS  
SWIMS  
WISER

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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 25, 2026, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7531 "2026-03-25T13:17:44Z")

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Wordle 1,740 5/6

⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜  
⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
BONER  
WIDER  
WIPER  
WISER

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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 25, 2026, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7532 "2026-03-25T15:11:27Z")

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Wordle 1,740 3/6

⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜  
🟨⬜🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

YODEL  
INSET  
WISER

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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 25, 2026, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7533 "2026-03-25T15:30:42Z")

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> **Wordle 1,740 5/6\* 3/25/2026**
>
> ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
> 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨  
> 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜  
> ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> B_R_OOD → Not much to start, wasted an O - any good news? Sure, plenty of good first guesses second, namely  
> _RE_AL_S_ → Two WoFcons left, two slots to put them in - I know just what to try  
> _S_T_ER_N → No pickups, just eliminations. Time to try another vowel - U, I, another E? I’ll try I  
> M **ISER** → Oh, so close  
> **WISER**
> 
> My third guess was literally the median possible remaining, 32/63. It did like my later guesses, though. My shot at par was out of six valid possibles, so not quite as close as it looks - there were high odds I would make a second six in a row. For its own, Scoredle ends up with a 50-50 for par, but misses it (on the same last two guesses I made) and ends also with a bogey.

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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 25, 2026, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7534 "2026-03-25T15:49:29Z")

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Wordle 1,740 4/6

⬛⬛🟧🟦⬛  
⬛🟧🟧🟧🟧  
⬛🟧🟧🟧🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

BASIN  
MISER  
RISER  
WISER

I object to comparative -ER words on the same basis as -S plurals.  
Obviously, TBTB at NYT do not agree, as they seem to go to this well often.

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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 25, 2026, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7535 "2026-03-25T15:50:23Z")

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Wordle 1,740 5/6

⬜🟦⬜⬜🟦  
⬜⬜🟦🟦⬜  
⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧  
⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
HOIST  
RISER - bah  
MISER - crap  
WISER

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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 25, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7536 "2026-03-25T16:00:30Z")

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Wordle 1,740 4/6\*

🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜  
⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜  
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

STEAL  
DENSE  
POSER  
WISER

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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 25, 2026, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7537 "2026-03-25T17:36:20Z")

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Wordle 1,7 **41** 4/6  
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨  
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜  
🟨🟩🟨⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 😇 no Ai 🦘

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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 26, 2026, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7538 "2026-03-26T04:34:39Z")

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Wordle 1,741 4/6

⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜  
🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜  
⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
TUNIC  
DIGIT  
BEFIT

Another one where it took forever to see the answer

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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 26, 2026, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7539 "2026-03-26T06:03:18Z")

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Wordle 1,741 3/6 **THURSDAY**

⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜  
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
PRIME - messed up in jumping straight to my usual E with I word while ignoring the I placement. Still it did use the M and R which eliminated many XEXIX options.  
BEFIT

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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 26, 2026, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7540 "2026-03-26T07:49:12Z")

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**Wordle 1,741 4/6 — 2026-03-26 Thu**

⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨  
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

**STARE**  
 **DOILY**  
 **PUNCH**  
 **BEFIT**

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