# "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:** 428
**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 27, 2026, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8541 "2026-05-27T15:03:42Z")
Wordle 1,803 5/6 πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SPINE SOLAR SHUCK STUDY STUFF There were remarkably few valid words left after two, and only two left after three. So yeah, my luck is running about the same as it has for a while. ---
**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 27, 2026, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8542 "2026-05-27T16:10:33Z")
Wordle 1,803 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟦🟦 🟧🟧🟧⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST STUDY STUFF ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2026, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8543 "2026-05-28T02:13:10Z")
Back Wordles! > **Wordle 1,800 5/6\* 5/24/2026** > > ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ > ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ > ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 > ⬜🟩🟨🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > CHU **C** K β†’ So I did this on my phone in β€œnight” mode, and I didn’t see that the C was placed, so then I tried > LA_CE_R β†’ And the E was nice, but when I realized it was off because of the mode, I moved things over to try another WoFcon > SP_I_ **CE** β†’ and I should have tried SINCE to get that last N, so having realized that I went for > M **I** _N_ **CE** β†’ And that was the one that clinched > **NIECE** > > Pretty bad errors, but I’ll be the poor craftsman who blames his tools. Scoredle’s followup goes straight to the word I realized I should have tried with my third, and it leaves only the answer for a tap-in birdie. > **Wordle 1,801 4/6\* 5/25/2026** > > ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ > 🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > N **I** ECE β†’ A wasted E, but otherwise an OK start. Three WoFcons and an A for followup > _S_ **I** _T_AR β†’ I like those two new letters together, and I can try a Y with them via > M **IS** _T_Y β†’ SunWife looked over my shoulder and said she saw > **VISIT** > > My wife is my secret weapon in this game. My followup wasn’t in the top 120; my third guess a mediocre 20/35, but it left me with only the answer and one bogus word - but she saw it well before me. Scoredle’s followup left three possibles, one of them bogus - but it missed on the third guess and had to settle for a par of its own. > **Wordle 1,802 5/6\* 5/26/2026** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > VISIT β†’ Carryover whiff. > RENAL β†’ Followup whiff. All WoFcons gone. O, what vowel would U choose, and Y? I can try only two of the three, so > B_U_MPY β†’ Still have the O out there, and it goes well with the U, so I’ll look though remaining consonants and try > **COU** G **H** β†’ Ah, missed it by one repeated letter > **COUCH** > > After the futility of my first two guesses and the near-futility of the third, there were five valid possibles (out of 12), one of which was CHUCK from a few days ago, one was marginal (British slangey), and the other three were all mutually exclusive, so a five was pretty much a sure thing. Scoredle gets lucky, sinking a par from a choice between three sure-thing valids and three near-valids (out of 29 total possibles). > **Wordle 1,803 5/6\* 5/27/2026** > > ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ > 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩⬜🟩🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > CO **U** CH β†’ Wasted C, and a lot of WoFcons still out there. With U in the middle, there may be no other vowels, so I’ll concentrate on the WoFcons > _T_R **U** NK β†’ One out of three ain’t bad if you’re a baseball player, but not if you’re Meat Loaf. I see one word with the last two WoFcons, and god help me I’m going to try it > **S** L **U** _T_S β†’ It’s getting late early. STU- almost writes itself, then it’s time to try what I can > **STU** MP β†’ Not that. Double letter? Why not? > **STUFF** > STUDY was out there, and Scoredle preferred it for my fifth guess, so I was lucky in a sense - though it was the only other valid word remaining. Scoredle has some bad luck - it went with a word with two other vowels for its followup, which in the event were wasted, then ends up with the same dilemma as I did for the fifth guess - and prefers the wrong guess, leaving the answer for its double-bogey. ---
**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 28, 2026, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8544 "2026-05-28T03:41:16Z")
Wordle 1,804 4/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WordleBot sez… Skill 96/99 Luck 58/99 Adieu Story Ditto Divot ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2026, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8545 "2026-05-28T04:19:47Z")
Wordle 1,804 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO IDIOT DIVOT ---
**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 28, 2026, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8546 "2026-05-28T05:09:20Z")
Wordle 1,804 3/6 THURSDAY ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO DIODE DIVOT ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2026, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8547 "2026-05-28T07:22:19Z")
Wordle 1,804 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEANT SPORT DOUBT DIVOT ---
**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 28, 2026, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8548 "2026-05-28T08:08:56Z")
Wordle 1,804 3/6\* \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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} ---
**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 28, 2026, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8549 "2026-05-28T08:33:47Z")
**Wordle 1,804 3/6 β€” 2026-05-28 Thu** β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** β€” _possible Wordles include ditto divot; of these, prior Wordles do not include divot_ **DIVOT** ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2026, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8550 "2026-05-28T09:40:18Z")
Wordle 1804 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT BRIDE DIVOT Could’ve also been IDIOT (not sure the NYT would have gone with an insult, though) or Wordle #44, DIGIT. ---
**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 28, 2026, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8551 "2026-05-28T10:23:14Z")
Wordle 1,804 3/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Untie Tipsy Divot ---
**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 28, 2026, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8552 "2026-05-28T11:51:47Z")
Wordle 1,804 4/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRAIN SLOPE IDIOT DIVOT ---
**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 28, 2026, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8553 "2026-05-28T12:13:28Z")
Wordle 1,804 4/6 β€” _NYT Average 4.1_ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE TORCH PIVOT DIVOT Been getting so unlucky on the coin tosses lately. ---
**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 28, 2026, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8554 "2026-05-28T12:23:08Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > not sure the NYT would have gone with an insult, though I don’t think it ever has. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2026, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8555 "2026-05-28T14:10:09Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > I don’t think it ever has. Looks like I’m not the only one who considered the possibility: > [@Shoeless](#): > > TRAIN > SLOPE > IDIOT > DIVOT ETA: Might want to spoiler my words in your post. ---
**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 28, 2026, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8556 "2026-05-28T14:13:01Z")
Wordle 1,804 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟨🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SPOUT IDIOT DIVOT ---
**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 28, 2026, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8557 "2026-05-28T14:31:40Z")
Wordle 1,804 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟦🟦⬜🟧 ⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST PIVOT - shouldn’t have gone with the verb DIVOT ---
**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 28, 2026, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8558 "2026-05-28T14:39:42Z")
Wordle 1,805 **4/6** ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸ˜‡ no Ai 🦘 ---
**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 28, 2026, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8559 "2026-05-28T14:54:19Z")
Wordle 1,804 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL ADORN DIVOT ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2026, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8560 "2026-05-28T15:18:34Z")
> **Wordle 1,804 5/6\* 5/28/2026** > > ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ > ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩 > ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > S_T_UFF β†’ Well, that’s something - plus a wasted F. I’ll move the T over and try two WoFcons plus A & E > LA_T_ER β†’ Whole lotta nothing. One WoFcon left, I could try it with all three remaining vowels if NOITY was a word - unfortunately it was not, so I ended up on > P_OI_N **T** β†’ Which was productive, and made a Y unlikely. Distributed the vowels, picked a couple more consonants and tried > B **I** G **OT** β†’ Running out of consonants, I pick two more and go for > **DIVOT** > > After my followup (20/1404), Scoredle preferred my next two guesses, but then would have had me go for the bogus word on the 50-50 for bogey. On its own hook, Scoredle makes a placement play with its followup (which succeeds purely by elimination), then the third guess leaves a pure 50-50 par putt which it misses, finishing with a bogey of its down. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=427) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=429)