# "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\
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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 20, 2026, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7941 "2026-04-20T23:30:42Z")

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Wordle 1,766 5/6

⬛⬛🟩⬛🟩  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨  
⬛🟨🟩⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

CRANE  
SLOTH  
DOGMA  
EVADE  
WEAVE

The average today according to the NYT wordlebot was 4.7, which is really high.

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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 21, 2026, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7942 "2026-04-21T04:29:02Z")

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Wordle 1,767 3/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
LUNES  
CLUMP

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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 21, 2026, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7943 "2026-04-21T05:01:37Z")

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Wordle 1,767 4/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
PRUNE  
SLUMP  
CLUMP

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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 21, 2026, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7944 "2026-04-21T07:37:23Z")

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**Wordle 1,767 4/6 — 2026-04-21 Tue**

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛  
🟨🟨⬛🟨⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

**STARE**  
 **DOILY**  
 **PUNCH**  
 **CLUMP**

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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 21, 2026, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7945 "2026-04-21T07:51:16Z")

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Wordle 1,767 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨  
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Adieu  
Storm  
Plump  
Clump

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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 21, 2026, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7946 "2026-04-21T08:00:31Z")

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Wordle 1,767 6/6\*

\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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}  
\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\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 S}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K}  
\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}  
\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}  
\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}

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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 21, 2026, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7947 "2026-04-21T09:58:08Z")

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Wordle 1,767 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨  
⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜  
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

YODEL  
GUILT  
SLURP  
CLUMP

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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 21, 2026, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7948 "2026-04-21T11:36:08Z")

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Wordle 1,767 3/6

🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

CRANE  
TOILS  
CLUMP

I got lucky today. But also, today’s average is 3.7, down from yesterday’s 4.7

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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 21, 2026, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7949 "2026-04-21T12:59:08Z")

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Wordle 1,767 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨  
🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
SPOIL  
PLUNK  
CLUMP

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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 21, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7950 "2026-04-21T13:52:42Z")

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Wordle 1,767 4/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟨⬛🟩⬛⬛  
⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RAISE  
POUND  
THUMP  
CLUMP

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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 21, 2026, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7951 "2026-04-21T14:19:16Z")

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Wordle 1,7 **68** 2/6

🟩🟨⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🦅 😇 no Ai 🦘

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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 21, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7952 "2026-04-21T14:26:57Z")

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> **Wordle 1,767 5/6\* 4/21/2026**
>
> ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
> ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
> ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜  
> 🟨🟩🟩🟩⬜  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> WEAVE → Whiff, and a wasted E. Time for one of my popular first guesses second  
> ROIST → Double whiff! Feel like I should try U and Y both here, along with N and L; I see one word, but it may mean a wasted L  
> N_UL_LY → Not completely wasted, at least. With no N, UN- is an unlikely prefix, so I’m thinking U in the middle. If I fill in other consonants around it, I can try PLUCK or  
> _P_ **LUM** B → Ah, so close  
> **CLUMP**
> 
> A tap-in bogey. Third guess was 63/168, kinda mediocre but it set up a good 3/11 that made the tap-in possible. Scordle’s followup was impressive - cut the possible list down to cardinality 8, which made its fourth guess a virtual tap-in (1-in-2 but the alternative guess was bogus).

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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 21, 2026, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7953 "2026-04-21T14:39:33Z")

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Wordle 1,767 3/6\*

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨  
⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

STEAL  
FLUID  
CLUMP

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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 21, 2026, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7954 "2026-04-21T14:49:00Z")

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Wordle 1,767 3/6

🟧⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
HOIST  
CLUMP

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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 21, 2026, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7955 "2026-04-21T21:12:33Z")

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Wordle 1,767 4/6\*

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛  
🟩⬛🟩🟨⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Edify  
Occur  
Caulk  
Clump

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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 22, 2026, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7956 "2026-04-22T04:49:23Z")

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Wordle 1,768 4/6 **WEDNESDAY**

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨  
⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜  
🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
POESY  
SCORE  
SNORE

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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 22, 2026, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7957 "2026-04-22T05:17:44Z")

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Wordle 1,768 6/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨  
⬜🟨🟩🟨🟩  
🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩  
🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩  
🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
PROSE  
SHORE  
SCORE  
SWORE  
SNORE

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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 22, 2026, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7958 "2026-04-22T06:49:42Z")

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Wordle 1,768 3/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜  
🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Adieu  
Store  
Snore

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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 22, 2026, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7959 "2026-04-22T07:12:17Z")

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I lost the coin toss.

**Wordle 1,768 3/6 — 2026-04-22 Wed**

🟩⬛⬛🟩🟩  
🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

**STARE** — _possibles include score shire shore snore spire spore swore; of these the previous Wordles were score shire shore spire spore;  
that leaves the not previous possibles include  
snore swore_  
 **SWORE**  
 **SNORE**

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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 22, 2026, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/7960 "2026-04-22T08:05:39Z")

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Wordle 1,768 4/6\*

\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[lime,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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}  
\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}  
\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}

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