# "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:** 415
**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 13, 2026, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8281 "2026-05-13T07:25:03Z")
Wordle 1,789 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ 🟩⬛⬛⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟨⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE TOILS DUMPY DODGY DOWDY I was hoping for no yellow. 😉 And a 4. But this is okay. Wordlebot scores me 95 skill and 22 luck, and my fourth guess was guarantee to give me the answer in 5. ---
**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 13, 2026, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8282 "2026-05-13T07:38:45Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Whew! Same here. **Wordle 1,789 6/6 — 2026-05-12 Tue** ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩⬛⬛🟩 🟩🟩⬛⬛🟩 🟩🟩⬛⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **DOGGY** **DOOZY** **DOWNY** **DOWDY** ---
**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 13, 2026, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8283 "2026-05-13T08:02:11Z")
Wordle 1,789 X/6\* \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[yellow,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 N}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M}\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 M}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} Not phew. Bastard. ---
**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 13, 2026, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8284 "2026-05-13T11:26:51Z")
Wordle 1,789 4/6 🟧🟧⬛⬛⬛ 🟧🟧⬛⬛🟧 🟧🟧🟧⬛🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 DOZEN DOILY DOWRY DOWDY I smelled an ace for a hot second there! Doubling up on the D did not occur to me. I suppose I should be happy with a par on this one, even after the good start. My 90th Sea of Greens, for whatever that’s worth. ---
**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 13, 2026, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8285 "2026-05-13T11:42:39Z")
Wordle 1,789 6/6 ⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛ ⬛🟩⬛🟩⬛ ⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ASIDE CONDO MOLDY HOWDY ROWDY Running out of guesses! DOWDY Whew! Another sea of greens. What annoys me is I thought of dowdy way up at 3 and didn’t play it. ---
**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 13, 2026, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8286 "2026-05-13T12:37:37Z")
Wordle 1,789 5/6 🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL TODAY DOWNY DOWRY DOWDY ---
**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 13, 2026, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8287 "2026-05-13T12:46:25Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > My 90th Sea of Greens, for whatever that’s worth. Not that much, since it looks like a sea of orange from here. ---
**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 13, 2026, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8288 "2026-05-13T13:02:10Z")
Wordle 1,789 5/6 — _NYT Average 4.9_ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨 ⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟨⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE PROUD IDIOM DODGY DOWDY ---
**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 13, 2026, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8289 "2026-05-13T14:12:12Z")
Wordle 1,789 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SPOIL WOUND DOWDY ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2026, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8290 "2026-05-13T14:19:32Z")
> **Wordle 1,789 X/6\* 5/13/2026** > > ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 > ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 > ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 > ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 > > CL_O_CK → OK, that seems about right. Pity about the wasted C. A good followup with three WoFcons and an E would be > T **O** NER → Four vowels left. I should try terminal-Y, and perhaps another one- first I can see is > S **O** UP **Y** → but could have done an A there instead of U. Oh, no, what a trap. Three guesses left, lots of consonants out there, most double up between the O and Y, oh, this is bad. Let’s take some potshots in the dark. Huh, WOODY is not a Wordle word. OK, let’s try > F **O** GG **Y** → Nope > H **O** BB **Y** → One left. Triple up? > M **O** MM **Y** > > Fifty-fifty among valids at the end, there, and I got the wrong one - though I was so fixated on double letters I probably never would have seen it. Scoredle makes a par by ducking its third guess (just one letter off the answer) that leaves just a tap-in. ---
**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 13, 2026, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8291 "2026-05-13T14:39:27Z")
Wordle 1,789 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL DROWN DOWDY ---
**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 13, 2026, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8292 "2026-05-13T15:58:26Z")
Wordle 1,789 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟧⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟧⬜⬜🟧 ⬜🟧⬜⬜🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ---
**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 13, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8293 "2026-05-13T16:39:14Z")
Wordle 1,7 **90** 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🙄 😇 no Ai 🦘 ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2026, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8294 "2026-05-13T17:43:40Z")
Wordle 1789 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE DUMPY DOWDY DODGY had been used already. Could’ve also been DOGGY, but that’s not my style. 😃 ---
**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 13, 2026, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8295 "2026-05-13T22:23:58Z")
Wordle 1,790 6/6 ⬛🟨🟨⬛🟨 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟨🟩⬛ ⬛🟩🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Phew! CRANE SLOTH PARED GAWKY WAFER WAVER ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2026, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8296 "2026-05-13T23:45:53Z")
Wordle 1,790 6/6\* ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Another Phew! Several other options that could have fit but had to go with the more common words and hope for the best (one of which puzzlegal managed to avoid) Note I am playing hard mode LEANT SPEAR RACER WAGER WAFER WADER ---
**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 14, 2026, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8297 "2026-05-14T03:28:14Z")
Wordle 1,790 3/6 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WordleBot sez… Skill 64/99 Luck 76/99 Adieu Favor (kinda duh) Waver (lucky) ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8298 "2026-05-14T04:24:37Z")
Wordle 1,790 6/6 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LARGE SANER CHIMP WAKFS WAVER I had absolutely no business getting this one. After three sleuth words desperately seeking letters I was still left with WADER, WAXER, and WAVER. I guessed right by pure luck but this really should have been a disastrous fail. ---
**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:** [May 14, 2026, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8299 "2026-05-14T04:43:04Z")
Wordle 1,790 4/6 THURSDAY 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO FRAME WATER WAVER ---
**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 14, 2026, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8300 "2026-05-14T07:53:34Z")
Wordle 1,790 X/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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt X}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} Bastard. Second fail in 2 days. Sod that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=414) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=416)