# "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:** 427
**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 26, 2026, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8521 "2026-05-26T13:55:33Z")
Wordle 1,802 4/6 — NYT Average 4.0 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE PROUD COUGH COUCH The reveal at three was exciting, then painful. Damn you double-letter-trap and JD Vance! ---
**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 26, 2026, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8522 "2026-05-26T14:38:14Z")
Wordle 1,802 3/6 🟧⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟦🟧⬜⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST COUCH Looking at others’ results, I feel pretty good about this. ---
**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 26, 2026, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8523 "2026-05-26T14:53:53Z")
Wordle 1,802 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SHINY POOCH COUCH ---
**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 26, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8524 "2026-05-26T15:02:31Z")
Wordle 1,802 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WordleBot sez… Skill 91/99 Luck 42/99 Adieu Story Pouch Couch The uniqueness of my game (1801, clits was 1:254,000. ---
**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 26, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8525 "2026-05-26T16:00:35Z")
Wordle 1,802 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛🟦⬛ ⬛🟧🟧🟧🟧 ⬛🟧🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 REIGN SALUT POUCH VOUCH COUCH Slow start, then lost another coin toss… ---
**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 26, 2026, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8526 "2026-05-26T16:55:50Z")
Wordle 1,8 **03** 5/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🥴 Ai assist 🦘 ---
**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 26, 2026, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8527 "2026-05-26T17:20:55Z")
Wordle 1,802 6/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟨⬛🟩🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Idler Hunch Vouch Pouch Touch Couch ---
**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 27, 2026, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8528 "2026-05-27T04:36:16Z")
Wordle 1,803 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WordleBot sez… Skill 65/99 Luck 46/99 ---
**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 27, 2026, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8529 "2026-05-27T04:40:38Z")
Wordle 1,803 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO PRUNE SKULL STUFF ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2026, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8530 "2026-05-27T07:09:27Z")
Wordle 1,803 6/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO CHUTE BLUNT STUDY FRUMP STUFF After four I was down to STUMP or STUFF but went for a sleuth word in case I missed something. ---
**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 27, 2026, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8531 "2026-05-27T07:19:33Z")
**Wordle 1,803 3/6 — 2026-05-27 Wed** 🟩🟩⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **PUNCH** — _possible Wordles include stout study stuff; of these, prior Wordles do not include stuff_ **STUFF** — _it was a lucky hunch that for guess 2 I chose my usual guess 3 word instead; if I had then stuck stuff stunk would have been the possible Wordles and I’m likely looking at a par or bogey_ ---
**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 27, 2026, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8532 "2026-05-27T07:46:18Z")
Wordle 1,803 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[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 H}\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 P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} ---
**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 27, 2026, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8533 "2026-05-27T10:24:47Z")
Wordle 1,803 4/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟩🟨⬛ 🟩⬛🟩⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Vicar Pouty Shunt Stuff ---
**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 27, 2026, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8534 "2026-05-27T11:38:39Z")
Wordle 1,803 5/6 🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩⬛⬛🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRAIN SHOUT STUCK STUDY STUFF ---
**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 27, 2026, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8535 "2026-05-27T13:09:59Z")
Wordle 1,803 4/6\* 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL STRIP STUCK STUFF ---
**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 27, 2026, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8536 "2026-05-27T13:20:53Z")
Wordle 1,803 5/6 — _NYT Average 4.5_ 🟩⬛⬛🟨⬛ 🟩⬛⬛🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE SPOUT STUNK STUDY STUFF All 3 of the last words came to me after my second guess. Turned out the least likely word in my opinion (just going off of the last two letter-pairs of all three) was the solution. I should’ve figured the double-letter pair was more likely, it just felt like too simple a word. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8537 "2026-05-27T13:52:03Z")
Wordle 1803 3/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT STREP STUFF Had a choice between STUCK and STUFF; won the coin toss. > [@Bullitt](#): > > _I had then stuck stuff stunk would have been the possible Wordles and I’m likely looking at a par or bogey_ > > Even then, going with stuck or stunk at 3 IDs or eliminates the other of those two, so a bogey would have been avoidable. ---
**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 27, 2026, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8538 "2026-05-27T14:03:21Z")
Wordle 1,803 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SPLIT doh! Should have known T wasn’t #5. STUCK STUDY STUNG STUFF ---
**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 27, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8539 "2026-05-27T14:11:16Z")
Wordle 1,8 **04** 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🙄 Ai assist 🦘 ---
**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 27, 2026, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8540 "2026-05-27T14:42:52Z")
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