# "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:** 433
**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:** [June 2, 2026, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8641 "2026-06-02T14:04:18Z")
Wordle 1,809 4/6 β€” _NYT Average 4.2_ πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE BASIN BASIC BASIS Gah! I went from thinking I had it in 2, to placing par. Oh well. ---
**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:** [June 2, 2026, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8642 "2026-06-02T14:14:33Z")
Wordle 1,809 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩 ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART AVOWS LIMAS PAINS BASIS ---
**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:** [June 2, 2026, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8643 "2026-06-02T14:52:06Z")
Wordle 1,809 5/6\* 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL CRASH ARSON GASSY BASIS I played this one so badly! ARSON couldnt have been correct as the R was already invorrect from CRASH. then GASSY was wrong because the 4th letter S was also incorrect from CRASH. Jeez. ---
**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:** [June 2, 2026, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8644 "2026-06-02T15:14:41Z")
Wordle 1,809 4/6 ⬜⬜🟦⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟦🟦⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST BASIL BASIS I feel pretty good about par after seeing others caught in a trap. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8645 "2026-06-02T15:36:49Z")
> **Wordle 1,809 3/6\* 6/2/2026** > > ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > CH_I_LI β†’ Carryover cyclops. L is out, so I have four choose three WoFcons, and… A or E? I saw TINES later, so I went with my first impulse > TR_A_ **I** N β†’ Which was good. Separate the vowels, only S is left of the WoFcons - why not try two of them? > **BASIS** > > A one-in-11 valids (out of 61 total) shot at birdie, validated by Scoredle’s making it the top guess for my third try (my followup was not in the top 120). I was thinking the same word with an E as the end letter, even though that’s a proper noun - but it led me in the right direction and I had already eliminated the other trap letters. Scoredle’s followup is even better - it leaves only 3 valids (out of 61 total) and sure enough the solution is again at the top - so Scoredle also birdies. ---
**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:** [June 3, 2026, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8646 "2026-06-03T00:16:41Z")
Wordle 1,8 **10** 5/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸ™„ Ai assist 🦘 ---
**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:** [June 3, 2026, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8647 "2026-06-03T03:56:17Z")
Wordle 1,810 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WordleBot sez… Skill 90/99 Luck 49/99 Adieu Story Lotto Notch ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8648 "2026-06-03T04:35:40Z")
Wordle 1,810 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO OFTEN NOTCH @kaylasdad99 I am confused. I only played and posted # 1809 once (did get a sea of green badge, though). ---
**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:** [June 3, 2026, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8649 "2026-06-03T07:12:36Z")
Wordle 1,810 4/6 WED ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO POESY MORON NOTCH ---
**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:** [June 3, 2026, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8650 "2026-06-03T07:22:05Z")
**Wordle 1,810 4/6 β€” 2026-06-03 Wed** β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **PUNCH** **NOTCH** ---
**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:** [June 3, 2026, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8651 "2026-06-03T07:58:30Z")
Wordle 1,810 5/6\* \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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Z} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}\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 N}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} ---
**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:** [June 3, 2026, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8652 "2026-06-03T11:52:29Z")
Wordle 1,810 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STALE MOUTH BOTCH NOTCH ---
**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:** [June 3, 2026, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8653 "2026-06-03T13:48:27Z")
Wordle 1,810 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART THINK NOTCH ---
**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:** [June 3, 2026, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8654 "2026-06-03T14:12:28Z")
Wordle 1,810 3/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL ORBIT NOTCH ---
**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:** [June 3, 2026, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8655 "2026-06-03T14:15:22Z")
Wordle 1,810 4/6 β€” _NYT Average 3.9_ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE TROMP FUTON NOTCH ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8656 "2026-06-03T14:26:43Z")
> **Wordle 1,810 4/6\* 6/3/2026** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ > ⬜🟩🟨🟨🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > BASIS β†’ Whiff. and a wasted S. Should have gone with TONER, but what I saw first was > _T_R_ON_E β†’ Here I dug in for a while trying to find a word with L and either U or Y, got nowhere, then eventually reset and tried to fnd any word that used the letters I had > M **O** _NT_ **H** β†’ So with the two placed letters, N had to go in front and T in the middle, which made it easy to see > **NOTCH** > > My alternate followup guess would have been better, per Scoredle (36/2563 vs. not in the 120) but it recommended my third guess (1/20) and the final was a tap-in. Scoredle takes a different follow-up, but its third guess differs by mine in only one letter, and while the par putt is 1/5, the other four possibles are thoroughly bogus. ---
**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:** [June 3, 2026, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8657 "2026-06-03T14:51:50Z")
Wordle 1,810 4/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL TORUS VOMIT NOTCH ---
**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:** [June 3, 2026, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8658 "2026-06-03T14:59:56Z")
My bad. I looked at @puzzlegal’s post and my brain saw @psychobunny ---
**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:** [June 3, 2026, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8659 "2026-06-03T15:23:40Z")
Wordle 1,810 4/6 🟦⬜⬜🟦⬜ 🟦🟧⬜⬜🟦 🟦🟧⬜🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST TOUCH NOTCH Well, that was stupid. I had all five letters after two and got in a hurry. ---
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Wordle 1,810 4/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Renal Undid Phony Notch [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=432) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=434)