# "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:** 417
**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 15, 2026, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8321 "2026-05-15T09:57:06Z")
Wordle 1,791 2/6 πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Woot! CRANE CREED ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8322 "2026-05-15T11:17:19Z")
Wordle 1791 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE BIPED CREED After 2, the first word I thought of was CREEK, and I was surprised to find that the whole CREED/CREEK/CREEP group hadn’t been used yet. Thought of CIDER and CYBER next, both used. Then more longshot possibilities like (town) CRIER and CUBER and CURER (which since PARER was fair game, why not these?). So I went with BIPED as a sleuth word at 3, and it narrowed it down to the solution. Been getting a lot of blanks with my starting word lately, which is rare, given that it’s chock full of WoFcons. ---
**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 15, 2026, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8323 "2026-05-15T11:21:26Z")
Wordle 1,791 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 OUNCE STAIR CREEP CREED ---
**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 15, 2026, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8324 "2026-05-15T13:00:57Z")
Wordle 1,791 4/6\* β€” _NYT Average 4.1_ β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE GRIEF BREED CREED I was between BREED and CREED at the third guess and went the wrong direction. Such is life. ---
**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 15, 2026, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8325 "2026-05-15T13:18:47Z")
Wordle 1,791 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART LONER CRIED CREED ---
**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 15, 2026, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8326 "2026-05-15T13:32:07Z")
Wordle 1,791 6/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WordleBot sez… Skill 89/99 Luck 42/99 Adieu Stony (gah!) Breed (oh no!) Greed (Oh No!) Freed (OH NO!) Creed (Can you take me higher?) ---
**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 15, 2026, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8327 "2026-05-15T14:14:58Z")
Wordle 1,791 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL CREEP CREED I almost went with CREED on my second word. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8328 "2026-05-15T14:29:31Z")
> **Wordle 1,791 6/6\* 5/15/2026** > > ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 > ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ > ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > WAV **E** _R_ β†’ Not a bad start. WoFcons and I feel like… an I > T **R** I **E** S β†’ No luck on the I, but at least a placement… and it’s looking trappish. L is still out there, and I can cover U with > G **R** U **E** L β†’ β€œMore, sir?” Ah, nothing for you. I’m seeing a lot of EE words, so I’ll try > **CREE** P β†’ Ouch. Am I safe? I see at least two others. I hate Scott Stapp, so first I’ll try > **CREE** K β†’ Last shot > **CREED** > > Turns out I was safe after my fourth guess, even if I stretched it to six. Scoredle gets it in four, though it hits a first-letter trap, and had three more valid possibles left after its win, so a loss was possible. ---
**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 15, 2026, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8329 "2026-05-15T15:20:33Z")
Wordle 1,791 5/6 🟧🟧⬜⬜🟦 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST CREEP CREEK CREED CRAP. ---
**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 15, 2026, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8330 "2026-05-15T17:30:20Z")
Wordle 1,791 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL RATED CURED CRIED CREED ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2026, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8331 "2026-05-15T17:32:01Z")
Oops typo ---
**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 15, 2026, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8332 "2026-05-15T17:34:17Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Could’ve also been DOGGY, but that’s not my style. πŸ˜ƒ Iswydt ---
**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 15, 2026, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8333 "2026-05-15T17:45:13Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Wordle 1,791 4/6 > > ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ > ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 > 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > HEART > LONER > CRIED > CREED Glad I’m not the only one to get tripped up by that. ---
**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 15, 2026, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8334 "2026-05-15T20:36:37Z")
Wordle 1,7 **92** 2/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸ¦… πŸ˜‡ no Ai 🦘 ---
**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 16, 2026, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8335 "2026-05-16T02:40:55Z")
😒 Wordle 1,792 X/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 WordleBot sez… Skill 46/99 Luck 33/99 Adieu Story Roles (duh) Corer (trying to find where the R fit) Power Boxer ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2026, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8336 "2026-05-16T05:45:01Z")
Wordle 1,792 6/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHORE LONER WACKY GUMPS MOVER Aaaaargh! Another bad trap! Once again I can’t eliminate everything but I got lucky and the answer was the least bogus of what was left. ---
**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 16, 2026, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8337 "2026-05-16T10:35:47Z")
Wordle 1,792 5/6 SATURDAY ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO POESY FOREX COVER MOVER ---
**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 16, 2026, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8338 "2026-05-16T10:37:54Z")
**Wordle 1,792 4/6 β€” 2026-05-16 Sat** β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **PUNCH** **MOVER** ---
**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 16, 2026, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8339 "2026-05-16T10:38:40Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > Aaaaargh! Another bad trap! Once again I can’t eliminate everything but I got lucky and the answer was the least bogus of what was left. At least you pulled it out! ---
**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 16, 2026, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8340 "2026-05-16T12:24:20Z")
Wordle 1,792 4/6\* β€” NYT Average 4.7 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE PERCH RIVEN MOVER [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=416) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=418)