# "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")\
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**Post date:** [April 19, 2026, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7921 "2026-04-19T15:23:44Z")

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Wordle 1,765 4/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜  
🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜  
⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

YODEL  
DINAR  
PANDA (DUMB!)  
STAND

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**Post date:** [April 19, 2026, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7922 "2026-04-19T16:13:40Z")

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Wordle 1,7 **66** 3/6

⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩  
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🐦 🙄 Ai assist 🦘

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**Post date:** [April 19, 2026, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7923 "2026-04-19T20:11:16Z")

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> **Wordle 1,765 3/6\* 4/19/2026**
>
> 🟨⬜🟩🟨⬜  
> 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> _T_O **A** _D_Y → Oh my. Might be an STA opening, with D on the end - if I use a vowel, it could be  
> **STA** I **D** → Aw, should have gone with a WoFcon option  
> **STAND**
> 
> Poorly played (followup was 10/11, last valid of eight valids) but turned out OK, and just missed that eagle! Scoredle’s followup eliminates a bunch of valids that I had passed over, and subsequently (not doing the ridiculous miss I made with my followup) makes a 1-in-2 birdie putt.

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**Post date:** [April 19, 2026, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7924 "2026-04-19T22:08:03Z")

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Got in a hurry; should have been a three (again).

Wordle 1,765 4/6

⬜⬜🟧🟧⬜  
⬜⬜⬜🟦🟦  
🟧⬜🟧🟧🟦  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
HOIST  
SLANT  
STAND

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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 20, 2026, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7925 "2026-04-20T04:38:08Z")

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Wordle 1,766 4/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩  
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
SHALE  
PEACE  
WEAVE

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**Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7926 "2026-04-20T04:43:53Z")

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Can’t remember but you are probably correct that it was SLATE not STALE.

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**Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7927 "2026-04-20T05:45:45Z")

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Wordle 1,766 4/6 MONDAY

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩  
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
FRAME  
SHALE  
WEAVE

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**Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7928 "2026-04-20T07:53:12Z")

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Wordle 1,766 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[yellow,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}  
\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\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 W}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}

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**Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7929 "2026-04-20T10:25:13Z")

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**Wordle 1,766 5/6 — 2026-04-20 Mon**

⬛⬛🟩⬛🟩  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

**STARE**  
 **DOILY**  
 **PUNCH** — _possibles include agave agaze amaze awake weave; of these, previous Wordles were awake; the not previous possibles include agave agaze amaze weave; if it’s one of these (and not a duplicate Wordle) the letters to eliminate are G K M V W Z_  
 **AGAVE**  
 **WEAVE**

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**Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7930 "2026-04-20T10:36:21Z")

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> [@psychobunny](#):
>
> Can’t remember but you are probably correct that it was SLATE not STALE.

> [@psychobunny](#):
>
> Wordle 1,765 6/6
> 
> ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜  
> 🟩⬜🟩🟨⬜

SLATE fits the pattern; STALE does not.

Wordle 1,765 was **STAND.**

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**Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7931 "2026-04-20T11:47:26Z")

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Wordle 1,766 5/6

⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩  
⬛⬛🟩⬛🟩  
⬛🟨🟩⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RADIO  
STYLE  
CHAFE  
AWAKE  
WEAVE

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**Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7932 "2026-04-20T12:09:31Z")

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Wordle 1,766 5/6

🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜  
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩  
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩  
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Adieu  
Stone  
Place  
Grave  
Weave

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**Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7933 "2026-04-20T12:10:04Z")

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Fat-fingered

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**Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7934 "2026-04-20T12:19:12Z")

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Wordle 1,766 3/6

⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜  
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
PEACE  
WEAVE

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**Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7935 "2026-04-20T12:23:42Z")

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Wordle 1766 5/6

⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜  
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩  
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩  
🟨🟨🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CHORE  
AMAZE  
EVADE was Wordle #7, so possible recycle  
WEAVE

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**Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7936 "2026-04-20T12:24:14Z")

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Wordle 1,766 5/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜  
🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩  
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩  
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

YODEL  
ANISE  
GRAPE  
CHAFE  
WEAVE

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**Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7937 "2026-04-20T14:08:02Z")

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Wordle 1,7 **56**

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜  
⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜  
🟨🟩🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 😇 no Ai 🦘

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**Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7938 "2026-04-20T15:01:45Z")

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Wordle 1,766 3/6\*

⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜  
⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

STEAL  
CAVED ← Lucky to get the V! Leading to…  
WEAVE

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**Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7939 "2026-04-20T15:14:41Z")

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> **Wordle 1,766 6/6\* 4/20/2026**
>
> ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜  
> ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩  
> ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩  
> ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩  
> ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> ST **A** ND → Slow, and potentially dangerous start. E and a couple WoFcons and another letter, we’ll try  
> GL **A** R **E** → One heckuva trap here. I feel compelled to try one that might be better left for later, so  
> QU **A** K **E** → Lotta consonants still left. I’ll load up on them for my next guess  
> CH **A** F **E** → Perhaps there’s a second A?  
> AM **A** Z **E** → One guess left. A second E? Not many consonants left… I see two I can try  
> **WEAVE**
> 
> That was close. Although there was only one word left, per Scoredle, on that last guess, so it was literally impossible for me to lose in the event. Scoredle’s sequence gets one green per guess, until it gets the answer with a tap-in bogey.

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**Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7940 "2026-04-20T15:42:15Z")

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Wordle 1,766 4/6

⬜⬜🟧⬜🟧  
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
HOIST - not a good choice  
LEAVE  
WEAVE

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