# "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 28, 2026, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8041 "2026-04-28T04:09:28Z")

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Wordle 1,774 3/6

🟨⬛🟩⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

That was lucky!

CRANE  
HILTS  
QUACK

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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 28, 2026, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8042 "2026-04-28T04:12:35Z")

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Wordle 1,774 4/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜  
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
SHALE  
GAUDY  
QUACK

Stupid mistake on three but still managed to get lucky for par.

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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 28, 2026, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8043 "2026-04-28T05:17:17Z")

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Wordle 1,774 6/6

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

Phew!

Adieu  
About (duh)  
Guard  
Luaus  
Guava (DUH)  
Quack (lucky!)

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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 28, 2026, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8044 "2026-04-28T07:59:15Z")

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Wordle 1,774 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[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 S}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K}  
\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Q}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K}  
\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Q}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K}

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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 28, 2026, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8045 "2026-04-28T08:43:44Z")

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**Wordle 1,774 4/6 — 2026-04-28 Tue**

⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟩⬛🟩⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

**STARE**  
 **DOILY**  
 **PUNCH**  
 **QUACK**

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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 28, 2026, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8046 "2026-04-28T10:18:43Z")

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Wordle 1,774 5/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

YODEL  
SATIN  
AUGUR  
QUAFF  
QUACK

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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 28, 2026, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8047 "2026-04-28T11:11:06Z")

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Wordle 1774 3/6

⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜  
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CHORE  
QUACK

I was surprised to find that QUACK hadn’t been used yet; the Q-words have all but been used up. (And one, SQUAD, has been re-used.) The only other possibility, ABACK (Wordle #110), had been used, but with a low number like that, it wouldn’t have surprised me if it had been the solution. But going with unused over used still seems to be the best bet.

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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 28, 2026, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8048 "2026-04-28T11:44:06Z")

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Wordle 1,774 4/6

⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟩⬛🟩⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RADIO  
STYLE  
PUNCH  
QUACK

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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 28, 2026, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8049 "2026-04-28T11:54:42Z")

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Wordle 1,774 3/6

⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
CLACK  
QUACK

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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 28, 2026, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8050 "2026-04-28T14:13:17Z")

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Wordle 1,7 **75** 3/6

⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜  
🟩⬜⬜🟩🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🐦 😇 no Ai 🦘

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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 28, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8051 "2026-04-28T14:26:05Z")

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Wordle 1,774 3/6\*

⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜  
⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

STEAL  
FRAUD  
QUACK

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**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2026, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8052 "2026-04-28T15:59:54Z")

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Wordle 1,774 4/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟦⬛🟦⬛⬛  
🟧🟧🟧⬛🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

NOISE  
ADULT  
QUARK  
QUACK

Lost the coin toss, but not mad about a par after whiffing the opener.

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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 28, 2026, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8053 "2026-04-28T16:48:13Z")

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Wordle 1,774 3/6

🟦⬜🟧⬜⬜  
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
HOIST  
QUACK

Dumb luck.

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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 29, 2026, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8054 "2026-04-29T01:23:06Z")

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> **Wordle 1,772 4/6\* 4/28/2026**
>
> ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
> 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨  
> ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> W_O_MEN → Slow start, not completely unexpected. Played around with possibles having A and three WoFcons, many of which were bogus, until I hit on  
> _S_A_L_T_O_ → Which is something (and bogus, I think). O is probably in the middle, if I try to place the S and need somewhere for the L, looks like  
> F **LOSS** → Ah, if only I wore lipstick instead of cleaning my teeth  
> **GLOSS**
> 
> A fine par for conditions (in a wilderness camp, with spotty cell service.) Scoredle (later) does a good job to place the O, but loses out on the WoFcons and misses a 50-50 putt for a tap-in bogey.

> **Wordle 1,773 5/6\* 4/27/2026**
>
> ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
> ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜  
> 🟨🟩⬜🟩⬜  
> ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> GLOSS → Whiff. But, a pretty good setup for a topic I love  
> T_R_A **I** N → I knew I wanted to try an E here, and SunWife thought of a good one while we were in cell coverage so I went for it  
> _R_ **E** M **I** X → Got the R! Seems like it needs to go in the middle. I started throwing other random words at it and got one that hit  
> C **ERI** C → But it didn’t much help. I stared at it for a couple minutes before it hit me  
> **EERIE**
> 
> Roughly played, but I was on my phone. Scoredle also ends up with a bogey.

> **Wordle 1,774 4/6\* 4/28/2026**
>
> ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
> ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜  
> ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> EERIE → I’d have loved CREEP. Instead, two wasted Es. Followup is  
> TON_A_L → Any WoFcons? Since I slept last night in a  
> SH **ACK** → Ahh, that’s nice. Not much left among consonant pairs, but I do see one I should check  
> **QUACK**  
> ABACK was also out there, and I would have been taken that way if it was the solution. As it was, happy for a lucky recovery from a tough start. Scoredle also gets lucky with a 1-out-of-7-valid putt (maybe a chip?) for a par of its own.

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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 29, 2026, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8055 "2026-04-29T04:13:57Z")

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Wordle 1,775 3/6

🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜  
🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
REACH  
RURAL

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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 29, 2026, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8056 "2026-04-29T05:19:33Z")

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Wordle 1,775 5/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨  
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜  
⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Adieu  
Story  
Human  
Gulag  
Rural

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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 29, 2026, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8057 "2026-04-29T07:32:37Z")

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**Wordle 1,775 5/6 — 2026-04-28 Tue**

⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛  
⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛  
⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

**STARE**  
 **DOILY**  
 **PUNCH**  
 **AURAL**  
 **RURAL**

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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 29, 2026, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8058 "2026-04-29T07:53:37Z")

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Wordle 1,775 3/6\*

\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G}\bbox[yellow,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 Q}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}  
\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}

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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 29, 2026, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8059 "2026-04-29T11:35:30Z")

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Wordle 1775 4/6

⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜  
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜  
🟩🟨🟨⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CHORE  
RALLY  
RURAL

RIVAL had already been used.

Too bad Wardle didn’t start this game 11 days earlier than he did. Would have been cool to have Wordle 1775 on April 18.

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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 29, 2026, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8060 "2026-04-29T11:47:34Z")

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Wordle 1,775 3/6

🟩🟨⬛⬛⬛  
🟩⬛🟨⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RAISE  
ROACH  
RURAL

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