# "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:** 408
**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 4, 2026, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8141 "2026-05-04T11:46:14Z")
Wordle 1,780 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Because it’s Star Wars Day, I started with FORCE STAIN RISER ---
**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 4, 2026, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8142 "2026-05-04T12:08:46Z")
Wordle 1,780 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 GHOST SANER MISER WISER RISER Another #&%ing -ER word, _and_ a #&%ing double R. They were just _trying_ to piss me off today. ---
**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 4, 2026, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8143 "2026-05-04T12:13:47Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > What’s the consensus on sharing our own created Worldle’s? No strong opinion. I didn’t know you could create one with six letters Wordle puzzle created by Johnt 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ACETIN SOURLY MESHED DOPERS ---
**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 4, 2026, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8144 "2026-05-04T12:27:41Z")
Wordle 1,780 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟨⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL INSET RISER ---
**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 4, 2026, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8145 "2026-05-04T13:37:03Z")
Wordle 1,780 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART BONER MISER WISER RISER second guess was closer than I thought ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2026, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8146 "2026-05-04T13:55:06Z")
> **Wordle 1,780 4/6\* 5/4/2026** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 > 🟩🟨⬜⬜🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > PUFFY β†’ Whiff. The ultimate first guess second is teed up… > _S_LAT_E_ β†’ Not bad. I would like to try SNORE here to KO the last WoFcons and throw in an O, but I need to move the S and E, so I try an anagram > **R** _E_NO_S_ β†’ That leading R screams for a vowel in second, thereafter E and S in some order; RIES? goes nowhere but RISE? (but no N) must be > **RISER** > > The third guess was key but Scoredle doesn’t put it in the top 120 possibles, so it’s hard to grade my attempt here. On its own, Scoredle misses a 50-50 for par. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2026, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8147 "2026-05-04T14:38:30Z")
Wordle 1780 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE DRESS RISER After 2, WISER, MISER, PRESS, and REBUS had already been used, leaving DRESS, RISER, and RESEW. Glad RESEW wasn’t the solution! ---
**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 4, 2026, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8148 "2026-05-04T15:24:47Z")
Wordle 1,780 5/6 ⬜🟦⬜⬜🟦 ⬜⬜🟦🟦⬜ 🟦⬜🟦🟧🟧 ⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST SKIER - stupid MISER RISER ---
**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 4, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8149 "2026-05-04T16:47:11Z")
Wordle 1,7 **81** X/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸ₯΄ πŸ˜‡ no Ai πŸ™„ 🦘 ---
**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 4, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8150 "2026-05-04T21:00:55Z")
Wordle 1,780 3/6\* 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL PURSE RISER ---
**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 4, 2026, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8151 "2026-05-04T23:03:08Z")
@JohnT, got it in three. Wordle puzzle created by Johnt 3/6 πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 POINTY CEREAL DOPERS ---
**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 5, 2026, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8152 "2026-05-05T04:08:14Z")
Wordle 1,781 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WordleBot sez… Skill 87/99 Luck 47/99 Adieu Story Plant Latch ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2026, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8153 "2026-05-05T04:25:21Z")
Wordle 1,781 3/6 ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LATHE LATCH Very lucky to avoid the trap. I don’t mind people creating their own wordles of various length but could we possibly do it in a different thread and save this one for the classic Wordle to avoid confusion? Just my opinion. ---
**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 5, 2026, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8154 "2026-05-05T08:01:58Z")
Wordle 1,781 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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N}\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 T}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} ---
**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 5, 2026, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8155 "2026-05-05T10:14:17Z")
Wordle 1,781 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL SLANT LATCH ---
**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 5, 2026, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8156 "2026-05-05T10:20:27Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > What’s the consensus on sharing our own created Worldle’s? If I’m being candid, I’d be more comfortable with it being a separate Thread Games thread. ---
**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 5, 2026, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8157 "2026-05-05T11:17:48Z")
**Wordle 1,781 4/6 β€” 2026-05-05 Tue** β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **PUNCH** **LATCH** ---
**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 5, 2026, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8158 "2026-05-05T11:35:49Z")
Wordle 1,781 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE POUTY FATAL LATCH ---
**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 5, 2026, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8159 "2026-05-05T13:07:03Z")
Wordle 1,781 5/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART CATCH WATCH BATCH LATCH ---
**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 5, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8160 "2026-05-05T13:51:53Z")
Wordle 1,781 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE FAULT TALON LATCH [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=407) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=409)