# "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:** 396
**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 18, 2026, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7901 "2026-04-18T14:30:19Z")
Wordle 1,764 3/6 🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL WOODY TOADY ---
**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 18, 2026, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7902 "2026-04-18T14:38:47Z")
Wordle 1,764 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Lots of 3s today. CRANE TOILS TOADY > [@puzzlegal](#): > > I should probably switch to β€œTOILS” as my default second word. Wordle often says it would have been better. I decided to try this today. So far, so good 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:** [April 18, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7903 "2026-04-18T15:16:45Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > Lots of 3s today. Unless you’re a dumbass like me. Blew it on the third word. Wordle 1,764 4/6 ⬜⬜🟧⬜⬜ ⬜🟧⬜⬜🟦 ⬜🟧🟧🟦⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST LOATH - head smack TOADY ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2026, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7904 "2026-04-18T15:17:34Z")
> **Wordle 1,764 3/6\* 4/18/2026** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > BELLE β†’ Whiff. Two wasted letters, alas. Time for a good first word second, except without an E > R **OA** S_T_ β†’ That was a good one. BOAT? is out, and I can’t see much else with ?OAT?, but if I go TOA?? it is reminiscent of > **TOADY** > GOATY and COATI were also out there, so my imagination failed me while thinking of possibles for that third guess. Good luck in this case! Scoredle’s followup is an anagram of mine, but it leads to trying an anagram of the answer with its third guess, then a tap-in par putt for the solution. ---
**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 18, 2026, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7905 "2026-04-18T16:56:31Z")
Wordle 1,7 **65** 4/6 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸ˜‡ no Ai 🦘 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2026, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7906 "2026-04-19T04:32:41Z")
Wordle 1,765 6/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO STALE STAMP STACK HANDY STAND I panicked after four and went with a sleuth word because I was afraid of missing a possibility. ---
**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 19, 2026, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7907 "2026-04-19T05:03:29Z")
Wordle 1,765 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE TOILS STAND TOILS is still looking good. ---
**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 19, 2026, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7908 "2026-04-19T06:57:12Z")
Wordle 1,765 5/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO DRAPE SHADY SKALD STAND ---
**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 19, 2026, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7909 "2026-04-19T07:29:36Z")
I won the coin toss **Wordle 1,765 2/6 β€” 2026-04-19 Sun** πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** β€” _stalk or stand?_ **STAND** ---
**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 19, 2026, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7910 "2026-04-19T08:16:46Z")
Wordle 1,765 4/6\* \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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} ---
**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 19, 2026, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7911 "2026-04-19T08:33:17Z")
Wordle 1,765 3/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Adieu Stork Stand ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2026, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7912 "2026-04-19T11:53:05Z")
Wordle 1765 2/6 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT STAND 🎢 _in the place where you live_ 🎢 A bit of _dΓ©jΓ  vu_ with this one: I had the same combo of greens and yellows with my starting word in Wordle 1707, just a couple months ago. At that point, reuse of solutions was just starting: there was the kickoff with CIGAR, originally Wordle 0, at Wordle 1689, then no recycled solutions for two weeks, then SQUAD, #296, reappearing as Wordle 1704. So reuse is on for real now, right? So at 1707, having a choice between STAND (Wordle 57) and STANK (not yet used), I went with STAND, figuring there would now be lots of reused solutions, and had to settle for the 3. This time, it was now STAND (Wordle 57) and STANK (Wordle 1707), the latter having originally been used after reuse of old solutions started, so it wouldn’t have been on any list of solutions to be re-used unless they continually augmented it. Also by this point, the preference for re-using low numbers (even SQUAD, #296, is an outlier so far), so STAND was an easy choice. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2026, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7913 "2026-04-19T11:56:49Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > I won the coin toss How about stain, stalk, staid, stack, stall, stash, stamp, or staff? ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2026, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7914 "2026-04-19T12:02:38Z")
Was your second word SLATE rather than STALE? There’s no L in the solution. ---
**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 19, 2026, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7915 "2026-04-19T12:58:37Z")
Wordle 1,765 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE COUNT STAND ---
**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 19, 2026, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7916 "2026-04-19T13:56:10Z")
Wordle 1,765 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART STAIN should have tried yesterday’s second guess: STAND ---
**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 19, 2026, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7917 "2026-04-19T14:19:22Z")
Many of those had already been used. But of course, duplicates are allowed now… Still, I got lucky. ---
**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 19, 2026, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7918 "2026-04-19T14:22:52Z")
Previously used: STACK STAFF STAGE STAID STAIN STAIR STAKE STALE STALL STAMP STANK STARE STARK START STASH STATE ---
**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 19, 2026, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7919 "2026-04-19T14:28:00Z")
Wordle 1,765 3/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Tonic Spent Stand ---
**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 19, 2026, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7920 "2026-04-19T14:33:34Z")
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