# "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:** 416
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8301 "2026-05-14T10:13:29Z")
Wordle 1790 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE PAGED FAKER WAVER I thought WAVER was more likely than FAKER, but FAKER at 4 guaranteed no worse than a 5, while if I’d gone with WAVER and been wrong, I could have wound up with a 6. I decided to play it safe. ---
**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 14, 2026, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8302 "2026-05-14T11:09:01Z")
Wordle 1,790 3/6 πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WATER Lucky first guess, could be wader wafer wager waver FUDGE eliminates three WAVER for the birdie ---
**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 14, 2026, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8303 "2026-05-14T12:52:35Z")
Wordle 1,790 3/6 β€” _NYT Average 5.3_ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE PACER WAVER I was between BAKER, WAGER, and WAVER for the third guess and figured WAVER seemed the most Wordle-y of them. The NYT analysis said that there were still 16 words to choose from at that point. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8304 "2026-05-14T12:54:41Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > WAKFS [Wakfs and Family Endowment - LawLex.Org](https://lawlex.org/lex-pedia/wakfs-and-family-endowment/23967) Sonuvagun, it really IS a word! Just had to know. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8305 "2026-05-14T12:57:39Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > NYT Average 5.3 That’s gotta be one of their highest averages ever. It’s especially impressive to get an average that high, considering AIUI they don’t include the fails in the average in any way. I’m too lazy to go back and see what the average was for PARER. ETA: IMHO they **should** include the fails, averaging them in as 7’s. Of course that’s inaccurate because some of the fails wouldn’t have gotten it on guess 7 either, but would be more accurate than leaving them out altogether. ---
**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 14, 2026, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8306 "2026-05-14T12:57:52Z")
Wordle 1,790 6/6 ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART RACER MAKER WAGER WAFER WAVER ---
**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 14, 2026, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8307 "2026-05-14T12:59:42Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > That’s gotta be one of their highest averages ever… For sure. It’s the highest I’ve ever seen. I’ll bet this one is ruining a lot of streaks today. I got lucky. ---
**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 14, 2026, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8308 "2026-05-14T14:02:15Z")
Wordle 1,790 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL RAVEN I almost put WAGER here, but i wanted to rule out R and N. It turned out to be pretty smart. WAVER. Could have been PAVER. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8309 "2026-05-14T14:09:28Z")
> **Wordle 1,790 4/6\* 5/14/2026** > > ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ > 🟩🟨🟨🟨⬜ > 🟩🟨🟨🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > DO_W_DY β†’ Well, that’s something. Nice to pick up a rarer consonant with the carryover. A, E and two WoFcons, stat! > **W** _EAR_S β†’ Wow. I can rotate the letters around to the left and try > **W** _REA_K β†’ If I rotate to the left again, all I see is WAREZ, uncommon and slangy. Time for a new strategy. -ER ending, A after the W, first word I see is > **WAVER** > > There were between three and five other valid possibles, so calling this a lucky par fits the bill. I’m surprised I didn’t see the T, as that would have been a key WoFcon, but would have left me with my second bad trap and (likely) loss in a row. I’m glad once I saw the word I did, I didn’t… well, you know. Scoredle triggers the trap on its third guess, and converts with a bogey, also with three to five possible valids remaining. ---
**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 14, 2026, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8310 "2026-05-14T15:20:33Z")
Wordle 1,790 5/6 ⬜🟦🟦⬜🟦 ⬜🟧⬜🟧🟧 ⬜🟧⬜🟧🟧 🟧🟧⬜🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ---
**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 14, 2026, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8311 "2026-05-14T16:27:07Z")
Wordle 1,790 5/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 RIFLE ENTER CAMPS WAGER WAVER Came in under the average, anyway. A fail was not out of the question, with WADER and WAXER (unlikely but not impossible) still on the table. So I’ll take 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 14, 2026, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8312 "2026-05-14T16:38:16Z")
Wordle 1,790 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL INSET WAGER WAFER WAVER ---
**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 14, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8313 "2026-05-14T16:45:20Z")
> [@Jegpeg](#): > > 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 Don’t know how your solution was WADER, when the rest of us got WAVER, but OK… ---
**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 14, 2026, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8314 "2026-05-14T16:53:50Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > Wordle 1,789 6/6 β€” 2026-05-12 Tue Typo. That should be 2026-05-13 Wed Today: I won the coin toss; I got very lucky in this game; my Wordle streak continues and it is now 364. **Wordle 1,790 6/6 β€” 2026-05-14 Thu** β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **PUNCH** β€” _possible Wordles include amber baker break eager faker freak gamer gazer maker mazer rager raker rarer raver rebar rewax wafer wager waker waver waxer wreak; of these the previous Wordles were amber baker eager freak gamer maker wafer wreak; remaining possible Wordles include break faker gazer mazer rager raker raver rebar rewax wager waker waver waxer; of these the most likely Wordles include break faker gamer gazer rager rebar rewax wager waker waver waxer; if it’s one of these and not a duplicate Wordle then the letters to eliminate are B F G K M V W X Z_ **BREAK** β€” _possible Wordles now include eager gamer gazer mazer rager rarer raver rewax wafer wager waver waver_ **EAGER** β€” _possible Wordles now include farer wafer waver waxer; of these the most likely Wordles now include wafer waver_ **WAVER** β€” _phew! I won the coin toss; I got very lucky in this game; my Wordle streak continues and it is now 364_ ---
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nm discourse ---
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Wordle 1,7 **91** 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 🟨⬜🟨🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸ™„ no Ai 🀷🦘 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8317 "2026-05-15T05:44:01Z")
Wordle 1,791 5/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHARE MERCY CREPE CREED ---
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Wordle 1,791 4/6 **FRIDAY** ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟩🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO DETER GREED CREED ---
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Wordle 1,791 5/6\* \bbox[silver,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 B}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} ---
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**Wordle 1,791 4/6 β€” 2026-05-15 Fri** β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **PUNCH** **CREED** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=415) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=417)