# "Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 3)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451>\
**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\
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**Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8621 "2026-06-01T13:26:27Z")

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Wordle 1,808 4/6 — NYT Average 4.7

⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛  
🟨⬛⬛🟨⬛  
⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLATE  
LURID  
VINYL  
CHILI

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**Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8622 "2026-06-01T13:38:20Z")

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Wordle 1,808 3/6\*

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨  
🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

STEAL  
LYRIC  
CHILI

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**Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8623 "2026-06-01T13:57:43Z")

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Wordle 1,808 3/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
WHICH  
CHILI

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**Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8624 "2026-06-01T14:22:37Z")

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Wordle 1,8 **09** 6/6

🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜  
⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🥴 Ai assist 🦘

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**Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8625 "2026-06-01T15:23:08Z")

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Wordle 1,808 5/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟦🟦⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟦🟦⬛🟦  
🟧🟧🟧🟧⬛  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

READY  
LIONS  
FILTH  
CHILL  
CHILI

Dumb mistake at three, but I thought I’d managed to save par. I didn’t.

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**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8626 "2026-06-01T16:05:25Z")

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> **Wordle 1,808 4/6\* 6/1/2026**
>
> ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
> ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
> ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> ETUDE → Whiff. Followup should have two solid vowels and three of the remaining four WoFcons, so  
> ROANS → Double whiff! L, and I and Y, and fill in a couple more consonants. A likely one, without repeated letters, looks like  
> M_IL_KY → Well, that’s something. Looking at consonants, there’s a couple that can be used back to back, and perhaps it is binocular…  
> **CHILI**  
> CHILL and CLIFF were both still out there, and one would have been eliminated via Scoredle’s preferred third guess (though mine was 5/112, so not bad). So I did get a bit lucky. Scoredle has a tough path through to the end; after its third guess, there are five valids (out of 8 total possibles) and it takes that fourth guess to cut it down to a tap-in bogey.

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**Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8627 "2026-06-01T16:13:08Z")

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Wordle 1,808 5/6

🟧⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟦⬜🟧⬜⬜  
🟧🟧🟧🟧⬜  
🟧🟧🟧🟧⬜  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
HOIST  
CHILD  
CHILL  
CHILI

::grumble::

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**Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8628 "2026-06-01T18:40:56Z")

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Wordle 1,808 5/6\*

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛  
⬛⬛🟩🟨⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Debar  
Posit  
Knick  
Chill - started celebrating oops not  
Chili

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**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:** [June 2, 2026, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8629 "2026-06-02T01:49:50Z")

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Wordle 1,808 4/6

🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛🟩🟩⬛  
⬛🟨⬛🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

CRANE  
TOILS  
VILLI  
CHILI

After the first two guesses, it could have been child, chili, or chill. I almost went with child, but decided to play for the guaranteed 4, instead.

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**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8630 "2026-06-02T04:25:18Z")

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Wordle 1,809 5/6

⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
BASIL  
BASIC  
BASIN  
BASIS

Well that was annoying.

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**Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8631 "2026-06-02T04:28:26Z")

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Wordle 1,809 3/6

⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛  
⬛⬛🟨⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Whereas i had very few likely options after my first two words.

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**Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8632 "2026-06-02T05:39:06Z")

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Wordle 1,809 4/6

🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜  
⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
RAVIN  
BASIC  
BASIS

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**Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8633 "2026-06-02T07:52:00Z")

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Wordle 1,809 4/6\*

\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[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 M}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}  
\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C}  
\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}

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**Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8634 "2026-06-02T08:08:41Z")

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**Wordle 1,809 4/6 — 2026-06-02 Tue**

🟨⬛🟨⬛⬛  
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

**STARE**  
 **DOILY**  
 **PUNCH** — _possible Wordles include amiss basis; of these, prior Wordles do not include basis_  
 **BASIS**

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**Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8635 "2026-06-02T08:18:10Z")

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Wordle 1,809 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟨🟨⬜🟩⬜  
🟨⬜🟨🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

YODEL  
ASTIR  
SWAIN  
BASIS

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**Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8636 "2026-06-02T08:23:10Z")

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> [@psychobunny](#):
>
> Wordle 1,809 5/6
> 
> ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> RATIO  
> BASIL  
> BASIC  
> BASIN  
> BASIS
> 
> Well that was annoying.

But at least you got another _sea of greens_ badge!

ETA: BTW, how is it you got to do 1809 _twice_ (and how did you not get an ace the second time)?

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**Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8637 "2026-06-02T10:40:58Z")

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Wordle 1,809 4/6\*

⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛  
🟨⬛🟨⬛⬛  
🟨⬛🟨🟨🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Tread  
Smack  
Amiss  
Basis

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**Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8638 "2026-06-02T11:18:00Z")

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Wordle 1809 3/6

🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜  
⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
PASSE  
BASIS

OASIS had already been used.

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**Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8639 "2026-06-02T11:45:57Z")

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Wordle 1,809 5/6

⬛🟩⬛🟩⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

PATIO  
BASIC  
BASIN  
BASIL  
BASIS

@psychobunny I feel your pain!

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**Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8640 "2026-06-02T12:42:31Z")

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Wordle 1,809 5/6

🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜  
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩  
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Adieu  
Story  
Chais  
Lapis  
Basis

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