# "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:** 394

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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:** [April 16, 2026, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7861 "2026-04-16T04:55:01Z")

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Wordle 1,762 3/6 **THURSDAY**

⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜  
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
MUSIC  
CUBIT

Initial word made that easy.

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**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2026, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7862 "2026-04-16T06:21:15Z")

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Wordle 1,762 5/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨  
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜  
🟨🟩⬜🟩⬜  
⬜🟩🟨🟩🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Eh, I’m not very good at this.

Adieu  
North  
Tulip  
Mutic  
Cubit

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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:** [April 16, 2026, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7863 "2026-04-16T07:08:00Z")

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**Wordle 1,762 6/6 — 2026-04-16 Thu**

⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛  
⬛🟩⬛🟨⬛  
🟨🟩⬛🟩🟨  
🟩🟩🟨🟩⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

**STARE**  
 **DOILY**  
 **PUNCH**  
 **TUNIC** — _stupid, N_  
 **CUTIN** — _another stupid guess, N again!_  
 **CUBIT**

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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:** [April 16, 2026, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7864 "2026-04-16T07:32:44Z")

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Wordle 1,762 3/6\*

\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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}  
\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Q}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}  
\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}

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**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:** [April 16, 2026, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7865 "2026-04-16T10:37:32Z")

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Wordle 1,762 2/6\*

⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Audit  
Cubit

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**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2026, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7866 "2026-04-16T11:05:54Z")

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Wordle 1762 3/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩  
🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CHORE  
CUBIT

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**Author:** ![Mark\_Finn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2026, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7867 "2026-04-16T11:14:38Z")

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One of my rare twos.

Wordle 1,762 2/6

🟩⬜🟨⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

COURT

CUBIT

/spoiler

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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:** [April 16, 2026, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7868 "2026-04-16T11:55:21Z")

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Wordle 1,762 4/6

⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛  
⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩  
⬛🟩🟨⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

PASTE  
OUGHT  
QUILT  
CUBIT

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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:** [April 16, 2026, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7869 "2026-04-16T12:34:02Z")

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Wordle 1,762 3/6

🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛🟨⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Weird to get the first and last letters like that, but it sure helped.

CRANE  
HOIST  
CUBIT

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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:** [April 16, 2026, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7870 "2026-04-16T13:18:40Z")

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Wordle 1,762 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩  
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩  
🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
SPOUT  
UNLIT  
CUBIT

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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:** [April 16, 2026, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7871 "2026-04-16T13:31:05Z")

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Wordle 1,762 3/6\*

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
🟨🟨⬜⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

STEAL  
BIGOT  
CUBIT

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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:** [April 16, 2026, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7872 "2026-04-16T14:43:54Z")

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Wordle 1,762 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩  
⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

YODEL  
WURST  
QUINT  
CUBIT

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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:** [April 16, 2026, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7873 "2026-04-16T14:54:45Z")

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Wordle 1,7 **63** 5/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩  
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩  
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩  
🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🥴 Ai assist 🦘

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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:** [April 16, 2026, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7874 "2026-04-16T15:01:10Z")

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> [@puzzlegal](#):
>
> Weird to get the first and last letters like that, but it sure helped.

Yeah, but it couldn’t be any other word after those two.

Wordle 1,762 3/6

🟧⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟦⬜🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
HOIST  
CUBIT

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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:** [April 16, 2026, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7875 "2026-04-16T16:21:31Z")

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> **Wordle 1,762 3/6\* 4/16/2026**
>
> 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜  
> ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> _B_EG_U_N → Wow, good carryover. Minus side, fewer slots to try the more common letters. I can try A and two WoFcons with  
> A_BUT_S → So I also have a T. Without a UN- prefix, the U pretty much has to go in second, B third, BT is pretty rare in the middle of a word so T first or last, TUBER is out and TUBO/TUBI go nowhere, so T last, ?UB?T with a vowel in fourth evokes  
> **CUBIT**  
> TUBBY and TURBO were also possible on the last guess, so it was a 1-in-3 birdie putt, and a bogey was possible. I think this is another repeat word? Scoredle really didn’t like my followup, 77/85, but that third guess was 2/6, so a good recovery. Scoredle ends with a par - a little less lucky on its 1-in-3 birdie putt, but a good choice of word leaves it with a true tap-in par.

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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:** [April 17, 2026, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7876 "2026-04-17T04:17:46Z")

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Wordle 1,763 4/6 **FRIDAY**

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜  
🟩🟩⬜🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
BERRY  
BETEL  
BELLE  
Double double. Tricksy.

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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:** [April 17, 2026, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7877 "2026-04-17T04:22:15Z")

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Wordle 1,763 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜  
🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
LUNES  
ELEGY  
BELLE

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**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2026, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7878 "2026-04-17T05:18:09Z")

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Wordle 1,763 4/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜  
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩  
🟩🟨⬜⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Adieu  
Store  
Blype  
Belle

Another instance where I used a word that I didn’t know existed until Wordle told me it did.

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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:** [April 17, 2026, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7879 "2026-04-17T07:13:53Z")

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**Wordle 1,763 4/6 — 2026-04-17 Fri**

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩  
⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

**STARE**  
 **DOILY**  
 **PUNCH**  
 **BELLE** — _interestingly, this was the only possible word remaining_

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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:** [April 17, 2026, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7880 "2026-04-17T07:35:15Z")

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Wordle 1,763 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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}  
\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}\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 C}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}  
\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}  
\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}

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