# "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:** 424
**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 23, 2026, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8461 "2026-05-23T02:26:14Z")
Wordle 1,799 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WordleBot sez… Skill 94/99 Luck 39/99 Adieu Story Bunch Chuck I tried the ever-popular phuck for try 4, but it didn’t allow it. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2026, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8462 "2026-05-23T04:12:50Z")
Wordle 1,799 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LUNES CHUMP CHUCK Almost had a three but didn’t want to repeat a letter that early. ---
**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 23, 2026, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8463 "2026-05-23T07:07:37Z")
**Wordle 1,799 4/6 β€” 2026-05-23 Sat** ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **PUNCH** **CHUCK** β€” _was the only remaining possibility_ ---
**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 23, 2026, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8464 "2026-05-23T07:54:51Z")
Wordle 1,799 5/6\* \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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Q}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2026, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8465 "2026-05-23T08:44:19Z")
Wordle 1,799 5/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Reply Mania Doubt Shuck Chuck ---
**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 23, 2026, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8466 "2026-05-23T09:30:29Z")
Wordle 1,799 3/6 SATURDAY ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO PRUNE CHUCK ---
**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 23, 2026, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8467 "2026-05-23T11:42:31Z")
Wordle 1,799 4/6 πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE TOILS FRUMP CHUCK I thought it might be CHUFF. Wordlebot says nope, i was dumb to consider the F. (Other options were CHUCK and CHUMP.) ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2026, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8468 "2026-05-23T11:47:43Z")
Wordle 1799 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE CHICK CHUCK After 2, I saw CHICK and CHUCK, then CHIMP and CHUMP. Only CHUMP had been used. Had a 1/3 chance at the 3, but of course you miss those chances 2/3 of the time. This was one of them. _C’est la vie._ Starting word got blanked yet again. Ninth time in past 27 days. > [@Bullitt](#): > > Nicely played, @RTFirefly , nicely done. Thanks! (That was about yesterday, of course.) ---
**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 23, 2026, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8469 "2026-05-23T13:31:39Z")
Wordle 1,799 4/6 β€” _NYT Average 4.0_ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE PROUD CHUNK CHUCK Man, I really thought I had it during the 3rd guess reveal. Nice bait & switch with a word that feels pronoun-y. ---
**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 23, 2026, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8470 "2026-05-23T14:37:42Z")
Wordle 1,799 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL ASTIR PUNCH CHUCK ---
**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 23, 2026, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8471 "2026-05-23T14:40:03Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > **Wordle 1,799 4/6 β€” 2026-05-23 Sat** > > ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ > ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ > β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > **STARE** > **DOILY** > **PUNCH** > **CHUCK** β€” _was the only remaining possibility_ Same. ---
**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 23, 2026, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8472 "2026-05-23T14:43:30Z")
Wordle 1,799 5/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SHILL CHOMP CHUNK CHUCK ---
**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 23, 2026, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8473 "2026-05-23T14:54:57Z")
Wordle 1,799 4/6 🟧⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟦⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST CHUMP CHUCK ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2026, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8474 "2026-05-23T15:07:46Z")
> **Wordle 1,799 4/6\* 5/23/2026** > > ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > VO_C_AL β†’ Need to try both vowels and WoFcons. I can do both with > RE_C_TI β†’ which has the unfortunate quality of putting the known letter right back in the same place, ugh. So now I looked for a word with both U and Y, but it couldn’t be SUCKY, since I didn’t want to make that mistake _again_, couldn’t find one, and resolved to try just the U on the theory that there had to be one in there but not necessarily a Y, so > SN **UCK** β†’ Not much else could go in the lead there (though I’d like to try NYUCK!) other than another C and H for > **CHUCK** > > It’s not just a proper noun anymore! Not bad finishing with a par after a frustrating start, both carryover and followup. Scoredle rates my third with a pedestrian 11/35, but it cinched the par. On its own, Scoredle’s followup tries to place the first found letter and does so very successfully, but misses the 50-50 putt for birdie. ---
**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 23, 2026, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8475 "2026-05-23T15:30:43Z")
Wordle 1,8 **00** 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸ™„ Ai assist 🦘 ---
**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 23, 2026, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8476 "2026-05-23T16:14:34Z")
Wordle 1,799 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL DROWN JUICY CHUCK Whew! Double nothing to start was rough. ---
**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 23, 2026, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8477 "2026-05-23T17:05:57Z")
Wordle 1,799 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RADIO STYLE PUNCH CHUCK ---
**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 23, 2026, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8478 "2026-05-23T19:34:06Z")
Wordle 1,799 4/6 πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 COAST CRUEL CHUNK CHUCK I thought of CHUCK first at three. There was no reason to get seduced by the last remaining WoFcon; then again, there was no reason not to. CHUCK and CHUNK were equally good guesses, as the other two options, CHUMP and CHUFF, shared no other letters. Luck could have handed me anything from a three to a five, so I guess I’ll take the four. Sea of Greens (Oranges!) #91. ---
**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 24, 2026, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8479 "2026-05-24T02:54:01Z")
Wordle 1,800 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WordleBot sez… Skill 88/99 Luck 33/99 Adieu Story Begin Mince Niece ---
**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 24, 2026, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8480 "2026-05-24T07:16:50Z")
**Wordle 1,800 4/6 β€” 2026-05-24 Sun** β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **PUNCH** β€” _possible Wordles include mince niece wince; of these, prior Wordles do not include niece_ **NIECE** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=423) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=425)