# "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:** 39
**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 16, 2025, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/761 "2025-01-16T11:51:46Z")
Wordle 1,307 3/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,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 Q} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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 16, 2025, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/762 "2025-01-16T12:39:21Z")
Wordle 1,307 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SPOUT LIMIT FLINT ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2025, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/763 "2025-01-16T14:43:54Z")
> **Wordle 1,307 4/6\* 1/16/2025** > > ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > K_N_ACK β†’ Not unexpected. Time for a good first word second. > S_T_E **N** O β†’ Placed the N, so that’s cool. Should I try T first or last? I think fewer words have it in first, so I"ll try last. U or I? Go with the latter. Tack on one WoFcon ('cause I can’t see a word with two) and try > G **LINT** β†’ Ah, rimmed out the birdie putt. > **FLINT** > > I count 8 non-bogus words out of 15 total that Scoredle shows after two, so I was pretty lucky to finish with a par. Scoredle ends up with a bogey after trying a placement on the second guess. ---
**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 16, 2025, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/764 "2025-01-16T15:26:46Z")
I won the coin toss today. **Wordle 1,307 3/6 β€” 2025-01-16** πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST BOUND FLINT β€” _it was likely either flint or glint_ ---
**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 16, 2025, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/765 "2025-01-16T15:38:06Z")
Wordle 1,307 2/6 ⬜🟧⬜🟦⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SLATE FLINT A long time since I’ve had a two. The first guess narrowed it down to seven possibles, apparently, so this was a lucky guess. ---
**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 16, 2025, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/766 "2025-01-16T16:15:05Z")
Wordle 1,307 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST (Vowel hunt!) TROUT (Welp. Probably an I and no double T. Try the center of the keyboard?) MIGHT (Well, I was right about there being an I.) FLINT (WoFcons saved me!) ---
**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 16, 2025, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/767 "2025-01-16T16:27:10Z")
Wordle 1,307 3/6\* 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST BLUNT FLINT ---
**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 16, 2025, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/768 "2025-01-16T17:06:32Z")
Wordle 1,307 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 COATI LITER STILT FLINT A fairly mundane par. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2025, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/769 "2025-01-17T01:47:44Z")
I can’t prove it, but today I solved it in two guesses. I wasn’t feeling well, and started play with the word β€œshits”. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2025, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/770 "2025-01-17T07:28:52Z")
Wordle 1,308 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHORE PROSE ---
**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 17, 2025, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/771 "2025-01-17T07:34:57Z")
Wordle 1,308 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEMON TROVE PROBE PROSE ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2025, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/772 "2025-01-17T10:51:13Z")
Wordle 1308 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 1,376 ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩 4 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE PROSE ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2025, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/773 "2025-01-17T10:56:09Z")
Haven’t seen @EllisDee in a few days, hope he’s OK! ---
**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 17, 2025, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/774 "2025-01-17T11:03:06Z")
Really. I hope he’s okay. **Wordle 1,308 4/6 β€” 2025-01-17** β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST BOUND CRISP PROSE ---
**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 17, 2025, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/775 "2025-01-17T11:31:52Z")
Wordle 1,308 4/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned} > [@RTFirefly](#): > > Haven’t seen @EllisDee in a few days, hope he’s OK! It seems he posted 1 day ago. ---
**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 17, 2025, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/776 "2025-01-17T12:38:45Z")
Wordle 1,308 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART LONER PROBE PROVE PROSE ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2025, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/777 "2025-01-17T12:47:03Z")
> [@pjd](#): > > It seems he posted 1 day ago. Maybe he’s just taking a break from this thread, then. He hasn’t posted here since the wee hours of Monday morning. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2025, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/778 "2025-01-17T15:31:24Z")
> **Wordle 1,308 3/6\* 1/17/2025** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟨🟨⬜🟨🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > FLINT β†’ Whiff. R & S are left of the WoFcons; can I get a word that uses both _and_ three vowels? Reades of this probably can think of the best one off the top of their heads; I ended up with a bogus anagram of it > _SO_A_R_ **E** β†’ The anagram would have made the solution blindingly obvious, but it was the only nonbogus word left anyway > **PROSE** > Maybe if I had waited until I, ahem, got up this morning rather than doing it just after midnight? In any case, Scoredle also solves in three. I guess getting that many WoFcons out of the way with the first guess helps ease the rest of the journey to birdie. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2025, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/779 "2025-01-17T16:18:57Z")
I’m all good. I have a Pixel 4A. Google recently pushed out battery updates that pretty much ruin the battery usage. Like you get a half hour from a full charge. I saw this was coming on reddit before it happened so I went into developer settings and disabled automatic updates. That means I’m safe for now, but the next time my phone restarts for any reason I think I’m screwed. Meaning I need to buy a new phone, and soon. Last time I changed phones my wordle stats reset, and since I accidentally broke my streak like 2 days before I found out about this battery update I figured I’d take a little break from wordle until I get my phone situation squared away. As I’m typing this post it occurs to me that I did log in to a wordle account at some point, so it’s possible I won’t lose my stats when I get my new phone. Either way. I didn’t post to the thread because I didn’t want to introduce the idea of taking a break. It felt like killjoy energy. ---
**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 17, 2025, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/780 "2025-01-17T16:25:23Z")
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