# "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:** 429
**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 28, 2026, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8561 "2026-05-28T16:03:25Z")
Wordle 1,804 4/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 IMAGE LORIS PITON DIVOT Steady progress toward another par. DIVOT was the only legitimate word left. ---
**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 28, 2026, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8562 "2026-05-28T16:53:53Z")
Wordle 1,804 5/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL UNITY BIGOT PIVOT DIVOT ---
**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 29, 2026, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8563 "2026-05-29T00:35:29Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > > [@puzzlegal](#): > > > > They accept many more words as legit guesses than as answers. > > Just chiming in to say that I’m opposed to such a policy. If a word is a legitimate guess, then barring obvious disqualifying factors then it should be eligible as an answer. You might prefer quordle. I think it uses the same dictionary for legal guesses as for legal words. Personally, i like that wordle answers are curated. And would be annoyed if they didn’t let me guess weird words when searching for letters. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8564 "2026-05-29T00:48:26Z")
Put me in the camp of preferring a much wider range of allowable guesses than legit answers. For instance, there are plenty of words that are known to people in a particular profession or avocation but aren’t well known to the public at large. They shouldn’t be solutions, but there’s no reason why they shouldn’t be allowable guesses. ---
**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 29, 2026, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8565 "2026-05-29T02:54:38Z")
Wordle 1,805 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WordleBot sez… Skill 91/99 Luck 34/99 Adieu Story Chalk Clang ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8566 "2026-05-29T04:29:27Z")
Wordle 1,805 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHALE CLANG Pure luck. ---
**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 29, 2026, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8567 "2026-05-29T07:38:17Z")
Wordle 1,805 4/6\* \bbox[yellow,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[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 S}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8568 "2026-05-29T09:57:49Z")
Wordle 1805 2/6 ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CLANG It helped that BLAND, BLANK, FLANK, GLAND, PLANK, and PLANE had already been used (and none of them in Wordle’s first year), leaving a choice between CLANG and CLANK. ---
**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 29, 2026, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8569 "2026-05-29T10:31:59Z")
Wordle 1,805 4/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Drawn Knack Chant Clang ---
**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 29, 2026, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8570 "2026-05-29T12:17:14Z")
Wordle 1,805 3/6 β€” _NYT Average 3.9_ β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE FLACK CLANG I had three words to choose from (figured it was CLA \_ \_ ) and chose the NG ending, cuz it felt more Wordle-y. ---
**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 29, 2026, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8571 "2026-05-29T12:35:26Z")
Wordle 1,805 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ROAST GUIDE CLANG ---
**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 29, 2026, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8572 "2026-05-29T12:54:13Z")
Wordle 1,805 3/6 πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE CLANK CLANG after my first word, i think the only possibilities were clang, clank, and chant. I wanted to start with one of the CL words so as to know the answer if guess 2 was wrong. ---
**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 29, 2026, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8573 "2026-05-29T13:16:01Z")
**Wordle 1,805 4/6 β€” 2026-05-29 Fri** β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **PUNCH** β€” _possible Wordles include clang clank_ **CLANG** ---
**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 29, 2026, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8574 "2026-05-29T13:16:23Z")
Wordle 1,805 4/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SLAIN BLANK CLANG ---
**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 29, 2026, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8575 "2026-05-29T13:47:39Z")
Wordle 1,805 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO FRAME SHANK CLANG ---
**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 29, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8576 "2026-05-29T13:51:42Z")
Wordle 1,805 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨🟩⬜🟨🟨 🟨🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL ALIGN GLAND CLANG ---
**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 29, 2026, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8577 "2026-05-29T14:41:02Z")
Wordle 1,805 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL SLANT CLANK CLANG ---
**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 29, 2026, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8578 "2026-05-29T15:36:53Z")
Wordle 1,805 4/6 🟧⬜🟧🟧⬜ 🟧⬜🟧🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE CHANT CLANK CLANG I would have bet money that I would have had a two. Then doubled down on a three. ---
**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 29, 2026, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8579 "2026-05-29T16:01:33Z")
Wordle 1,805 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ROUND SLANT PECKY CLANG In hindsight, PLANK would have given me the tap-in par _and_ a chance at a birdie. But my sleuth word also led to par, and PLANK was not the solution, so no harm done. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8580 "2026-05-29T16:07:21Z")
> **Wordle 1,805 4/6\* 5/29/2026** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟨⬜🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > DIVOT β†’ Whiff. With T gone, I’ll try three more WoFcons along with A & E and be ready for U or Y if neither hit > _L_E **AN** S β†’ Hey, not bad. Pretty much has to be ?LAN?, no R, D and the WoFcons gone (save for double N, unlikely), lot of words with K for that end letter (hope no more than four!) and one with leading C and two possible ends > **CLAN** K β†’ Ah, close. > **CLANG** > > Happy with this four. My followup was nowhere near Scoredle’s top 120, but it eliminated enough that I was safe in the event of a trap, which I managed to avoid. Scoredle’s followup seems less productive, but the third guess takes it down to a virtual tap-in (only other possible is thorougly bogus). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=428) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=430)