# "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:** 437
**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 7, 2026, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8721 "2026-06-07T11:56:01Z")
I feel redeemed after yesterday Wordle 1,814 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE TOILS THUMB My third guess was lucky (there were 5 possibilities according to the bot. I saw 4 of them. But it was a good guess for eliminating others, too. ---
**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:** [June 7, 2026, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8722 "2026-06-07T13:49:24Z")
Wordle 1,814 5/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨 🟩⬛🟩⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 rainy Duvet Touch Thump Thumb ---
**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 7, 2026, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8723 "2026-06-07T14:14:00Z")
Wordle 1,8 **15** 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 😇 no Ai 🦘 ---
**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 7, 2026, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8724 "2026-06-07T14:41:38Z")
Wordle 1,814 4/6 — _NYT Average 3.8_ ⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ 🟩⬛🟩⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE TOUCH THUMP THUMB Coin toss between THUMP & THUMB, and I lost. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2026, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8725 "2026-06-07T14:50:49Z")
> **Wordle 1,814 3/6\* 6/7/2026** > > 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 > 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _M_ORP_H_ → That’s an odd pairing. I’d like to try two vowels… maybe a WoFcon, if I can find one… and the H not at the end, but not an -RM ending of course… toy around for a while and see > _HUM_AN → Which fits the bill, but I wouldn’t expect U to hit but not A or N. Ah, well, think about a direct solve, perhaps, if I move the letters over one each, can’t be CHUMP - maybe CHUMS, but that can’t be the answer - or THUMP, but it could be > **THUMB** > > My followup was 17/61, not bad overall but it left only three possibles, two bogus, so let’s call that a tap-in birdie. Scoredle also birdies the puzzle with a 1-in-4 putt, again the remainder of the possibles are 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 7, 2026, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8726 "2026-06-07T14:53:04Z")
Wordle 1,814 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL ASTIR UNCUT THUMB Won the coin toss. ---
**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 7, 2026, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8727 "2026-06-07T15:01:32Z")
Wordle 1,814 4/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL DIRTY THONG THUMB ---
**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 7, 2026, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8728 "2026-06-07T15:10:46Z")
Wordle 1,814 3/6 ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO DUSTY THUMB ---
**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 7, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8729 "2026-06-07T15:31:34Z")
Wordle 1,814 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟦⬜⬜⬜🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST - so the vowel is a ‘u’ THUMB Took me forever to see that. ---
**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:** [June 7, 2026, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8730 "2026-06-07T20:29:21Z")
Wordle 1,814 4/6 🟦🟦⬛⬛⬛ 🟦⬛🟦⬛⬛ ⬛🟧⬛🟦🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 BUDGE URBAN SHLUB THUMB SHLUB was almost certainly not going to be the answer, but I figured it would get me there, which it did. A birdie was definitely in the cards, though, had I thought a bit longer. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8731 "2026-06-08T04:11:17Z")
Wordle 1,815 5/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO PANIC BASIL MAXIM MAFIA ---
**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 8, 2026, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8732 "2026-06-08T04:40:23Z")
Wordle 1,815 3/6 MONDAY 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO CHAIN MAFIA ---
**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 8, 2026, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8733 "2026-06-08T05:49:59Z")
Wordle 1,815 4/6 ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ 🟨⬛⬛🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE TOILS APHID MAFIA ---
**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 8, 2026, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8734 "2026-06-08T07:45:20Z")
Wordle 1,815 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[lime,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} ---
**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 8, 2026, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8735 "2026-06-08T08:03:16Z")
**Wordle 1,815 4/6 — 2026-06-08 Mon** ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **PUNCH** **MAFIA** — _affix was previously used_ ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8736 "2026-06-08T10:38:56Z")
Wordle 1815 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE DUMPY MAXIM MAFIA I don’t feel bad about this 5. Obviously I had eliminated more\* than half the alphabet with my first three guesses, and didn’t have much to show for it. I thought of MAXIM, and though it had been used before, it was the solution to Wordle #50, so if they were going to recycle solutions two days in a row, then it was well inside the zone. MAFIA started life as a proper noun but is most often used these days as a common noun, but I wasn’t sure if that was enough to make it eligible. Apparently the answer is ‘yes’ so I can keep that in mind going forward. \*Eliminating U pretty much takes out Q with it, so 14 letters gone. ---
**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 8, 2026, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8737 "2026-06-08T11:24:52Z")
Wordle 1,815 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SALAD MANNA MAGMA MAFIA ---
**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 8, 2026, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8738 "2026-06-08T11:39:40Z")
Wordle 1,815 4/6 ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ 🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SUITE CORAL MANIA MAFIA ---
**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 8, 2026, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8739 "2026-06-08T12:05:02Z")
Wordle 1,815 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL ASTIR CABIN MAFIA ---
**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 8, 2026, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8740 "2026-06-08T13:07:13Z")
Wordle 1,815 5/6 — _NYT Average 4.6_ ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ 🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩⬛🟩⬛ 🟩🟩⬛🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE APRON MAGIC MAXIM MAFIA I’ve been losing out on the coin tosses lately. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=436) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=438)