# "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:** 406
**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:** [May 2, 2026, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8101 "2026-05-02T04:37:42Z")
Wordle 1,778 5/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WordleBot sez… Skill 93/99 Luck 36/99 Adieu Story Prink Wring Bring ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8102 "2026-05-02T05:12:10Z")
Wordle 1,778 6/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHIRE CRIMP FRILL BRINY BRING Got lucky with BRING/BRINK left at six. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2026, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8103 "2026-05-02T07:33:48Z")
**Wordle 1,778 4/6 β€” 2026-05-02 Sat** β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **PUNCH** **BRING** ---
**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:** [May 2, 2026, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8104 "2026-05-02T07:42:33Z")
Wordle 1,778 4/6\* \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G}\bbox[lime,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 P}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8105 "2026-05-02T10:21:58Z")
Wordle 1778 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE WRING BRING After 2, it was down to WRING (unused) and BRING (Wordle #164) so I went with WRING first. Since today it’s been exactly 3 months since the FTFNYT kicked off re-use of old solutions with CIGAR (Wordle #0) and this is only the eighth time since then that a previous solution has been re-used, going with unused possibilities first is still the way to go. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2026, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8106 "2026-05-02T12:24:36Z")
Wordle 1,778 3/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE GRIND BRING ---
**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:** [May 2, 2026, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8107 "2026-05-02T12:44:42Z")
Wordle 1,778 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE TOILS DEBUG BRING I thought including a D in my third guess would help split the field, but the wordlebot says that BRING (the one possible word that has both the G and the B that were just common among the possibilities) splits then just as well. So i wasted a guess. ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8108 "2026-05-02T12:56:35Z")
Sea of Greens Wordle 1,778 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Leant Crony Wring Bring ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8109 "2026-05-02T13:28:05Z")
Wordle 1,778 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE PROUD BRINK BRING This is my 43rd Sea of Greens. Also, I tend to play the β€œHard Mode” way, where I force myself to play the locked in letters. I find it more enjoyable (if not frustrating). ---
**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:** [May 2, 2026, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8110 "2026-05-02T13:50:44Z")
Wordle 1,778 5/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL DOILY CHIMP WRING BRING ---
**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:** [May 2, 2026, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8111 "2026-05-02T14:53:57Z")
Wordle 1,778 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL SATIN WRING BRING Lotta WRINGs today. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2026, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8112 "2026-05-02T14:57:02Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Wordle 1,778 5/6 > > ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > WordleBot sez… > > Skill 93/99 > Luck 36/99 > > Adieu > Story > Prink > Wring > Bring Prink? ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8113 "2026-05-02T15:21:30Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Prink? I’ve used it a a few times myself; it’s bogus (not a valid solution) but sometimes it has just the right set of letters you need to make progress. (It’s a synonym of primp or preen, to mention a couple of valid solution words). > **Wordle 1,778 5/6\* 5/2/2026** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 > ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > PLUME β†’ Whiff. With E and L gone, a lot of good first guesses are gone as well, so I had to try a few words before I got one Wordle would accept > TO_R_A_N_ β†’ Only I and Y left of the vowels, and RINNY isn’t a word, so I had to go only for consonants with > D **RIN** K β†’ Seems a bit trappish, but a lot of the consonants are already gone, so I go with the first thing I see > W **RING** β†’ Which somewhat pays off, in that it leaves a tap-in > **BRING** > > Scoredle starts recommending the answer with my third guess, so I think my skill level here was not high. Clearly I should have trusted… well, you know. On its own key third guess, Scoredle misses the answer by the last letter, but then converts the 50-50 par putt. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2026, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8114 "2026-05-02T15:41:05Z")
Wordle 1,778 4/6 ⬜🟧⬜🟧⬜ ⬜⬜🟧⬜⬜ 🟦🟧🟧🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST GRIND BRING - got myself wrapped around the wring/bring trap for a bit ---
**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:** [May 2, 2026, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8115 "2026-05-02T16:46:24Z")
Wordle 1,778 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 FLOAT RINSE GRIND BRING WRING or BRING, and I won the coin toss today. ---
**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:** [May 2, 2026, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8116 "2026-05-02T18:39:33Z")
Wordle 1,7 **79** 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸ₯΄ Ai assist 🦘 ---
**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:** [May 2, 2026, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8117 "2026-05-02T22:16:37Z")
Wordle 1,778 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART CORNY DRINK WRING (I have plenty of company for this guess) BRING ---
**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:** [May 3, 2026, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8118 "2026-05-03T03:55:57Z")
Wordle 1,779 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WordleBot sez… Skill 87/99 Luck 45/99 Adieu Stony Plumy Puffy ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2026, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8119 "2026-05-03T05:47:20Z")
Wordle 1,779 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LUNES MUGGY PUBIC PUPPY PUFFY Another six. These are getting too close for comfort. ---
**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:** [May 3, 2026, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8120 "2026-05-03T07:41:08Z")
**Wordle 1,779 5/6 β€” 2026-05-03 Sun** ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **PUNCH** **PUPPY** **PUFFY** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=405) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=407)