# "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:** 401
**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 25, 2026, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8001 "2026-04-25T08:51:00Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > I blame … Hence your third guess! ---
**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 25, 2026, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8002 "2026-04-25T11:31:56Z")
Wordle 1,771 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 That was lucky! Actually, the bot thinks my first two guesses were unlucky. But i had a ton of words left and guessed the right one CRANE TOILS WOMEN ---
**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 25, 2026, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8003 "2026-04-25T12:15:32Z")
Wordle 1,771 5/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SPEAR QUOIT HOKEY GOLEM WOMEN ---
**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 25, 2026, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8004 "2026-04-25T12:40:09Z")
Wordle 1,771 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART BONED DOZEN COVEN WOMEN ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8005 "2026-04-25T13:56:02Z")
> **Wordle 1,771 5/6\* 4/25/2026** > > ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ > ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 > 🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > DRU_N_K β†’ So then I go with a recent repeat (should have used an A in my followup, and could have) but it works out > S_NO_R_E_ β†’ Pick up the O despite repeating the R. A good bad guess. Move some things around and try a T > _O_FT **EN** β†’ No luck on the T, but two good placements. I see a good next word, so > **WO** V **EN** β†’ Ah so close > **WOMEN** > > The third guess looks fairly impressive, but Scoredle said I should pick the same word both before and after it, so it’s not so skillful after all. The bogey putt was a tap-in. My day looks even less impressive compared with Scordle’s bogey. ---
**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 25, 2026, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8006 "2026-04-25T14:04:45Z")
Wordle 1,7 **72** 2/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸ¦… πŸ˜‡ no Ai 🦘 ---
**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 25, 2026, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8007 "2026-04-25T15:10:11Z")
Wordle 1,771 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL TONER WOMEN ---
**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 25, 2026, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8008 "2026-04-25T15:41:05Z")
What is Scordle? ---
**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 25, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8009 "2026-04-25T15:56:37Z")
Wordle 1,771 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟦🟦 ⬜🟧⬜⬜⬜ 🟦🟧🟦🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST MONEY WOMEN ---
**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 25, 2026, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8010 "2026-04-25T16:10:32Z")
Wordle 1,771 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL DEMON WOMEN ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2026, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8011 "2026-04-26T00:24:53Z")
Wordle 1771 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE DEMON WOMEN psychobunny had a COVEN; I had a DEMON. My last two guesses today were DEMON WOMEN; yesterday’s and today’s solutions were DRUNK WOMEN. To quote the Eagles, I’ve been waiting for a woman who’s a little of both. πŸ˜‰ ---
**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 26, 2026, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8012 "2026-04-26T08:01:45Z")
**Wordle 1,772 4/6 β€” 2026-04-26 Sun** πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **PUNCH** β€” _possible Wordles include floss gloss; of these the previous Wordles were floss_ **GLOSS** ---
**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 26, 2026, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8013 "2026-04-26T08:30:32Z")
Wordle 1,772 3/6\* \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G}\bbox[silver,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 G}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\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 S} * * * > [@JohnT](#): > > What is Scordle? Apparently, it’s β€œa free, web-based AI tool created by Brandon Wallace that analyzes your Wordle guesses to provide insights and improve performance” ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2026, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8014 "2026-04-26T10:26:21Z")
Wordle 1772 3/6 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT FLUSH GLOSS Could’ve also been BLESS; BLISS and CLOSE had already been used, and not in the low numbers. ` What I mostly use Scoredle ([scoredle.com](http://scoredle.com)) for is that I play Wordle on my phone, but I post from my laptop. I can go to Scoredle, type in the solution and my guesses, and it gives me the pic with the green, yellow, and gray squares that I can include in my post here. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2026, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8015 "2026-04-26T10:49:26Z")
Wordle 1,772 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHONE GLOSS ---
**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 26, 2026, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8016 "2026-04-26T12:26:22Z")
Wordle 1,772 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO POUND CLOSE FLOSS GLOSS ---
**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 26, 2026, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8017 "2026-04-26T12:47:52Z")
Wordle 1,772 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Adieu Prost Woosh Floss Gloss ---
**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 26, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8018 "2026-04-26T13:51:36Z")
Wordle 1,772 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SPOIL GLOSS ---
**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 26, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8019 "2026-04-26T13:52:22Z")
Wordle 1,772 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE TOILS FLOSS GLOSS you win some, you lose some. > [@RTFirefly](#): > > What I mostly use Scoredle ([scoredle.com](http://scoredle.com)) for is that I play Wordle on my phone, but I post from my laptop. I can go to Scoredle, type in the solution and my guesses, and it gives me the pic with the green, yellow, and gray squares that I can include in my post here. Huh. I just use the share button and post from my phone. But i guess i mostly post from my phone. ---
**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 26, 2026, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8020 "2026-04-26T14:09:50Z")
Wordle 1,7 **73** 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🐦 πŸ˜‡ no Ai 🦘 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=400) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=402)