# "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:** 439
**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 9, 2026, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8761 "2026-06-09T12:03:44Z")
Wordle 1,816 3/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Alert Swarm Wharf ---
**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 9, 2026, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8762 "2026-06-09T13:28:23Z")
Wordle 1,816 4/6 β€” _NYT Average 3.9_ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CRANK PHARM WHARF ---
**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 9, 2026, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8763 "2026-06-09T13:35:18Z")
Wordle 1,816 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL ADORN FAIRY WHARF ---
**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 9, 2026, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8764 "2026-06-09T13:48:57Z")
Wordle 1,816 3/6 ⬜🟦🟧⬜⬜ 🟦⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST WHARF ---
**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 9, 2026, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8765 "2026-06-09T14:00:35Z")
Wordle 1,816 5/6 πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAINY SPEAR BRAWL AWARD WHARF ---
**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 9, 2026, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8766 "2026-06-09T14:15:06Z")
Wordle 1,8 **17** 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸ˜‡ no Ai 🦘 ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8767 "2026-06-09T14:37:08Z")
> **Wordle 1,816 4/6\* 6/9/2026** > > ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ > 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > M_AF_IA β†’ F, nice pickup, and the second A wasn’t wasted. Next up, E and two WoFcons, so it looks like > _F_E **A** ST β†’ A placed, nice, but little other progress beyond eliminations. I’d like to try something with two Fs to try to place the F, let’s try > C **HA** F **F** β†’ Well played, and the H as a bonus! Of WoFcons, N has nowhere to go, L looks semipromising between A and F, what can go in front of H? Not S, not T, not C, maybe P, maybe W, hey that looks like > **WHARF** > > Scoredle really liked my guesses: 2/110, 1/8, and the par putt was a tap-in. Scoredle’s own followup is superficially better than mine, but the third guess leaves it with a 50-50 putt for par, which it misses for bogey. Yep, I think we’ve all been there… ---
**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 10, 2026, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8768 "2026-06-10T05:06:10Z")
Wordle 1,817 2/6 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO ALIGN Whoop! ---
**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 10, 2026, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8769 "2026-06-10T05:59:36Z")
Wordle 1,817 5/6 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WordleBot Skill 67/99 Luck 57/99 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8770 "2026-06-10T06:31:02Z")
Wordle 1,817 2/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO ALIGN ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8771 "2026-06-10T07:24:37Z")
Wordle 1,817 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 10, 2026, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8772 "2026-06-10T07:30:59Z")
Wordle 1,817 3/6\* \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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} ---
**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 10, 2026, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8773 "2026-06-10T08:23:35Z")
**Wordle 1,817 4/6 β€” 2026-06-10 Wed** β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **PUNCH** **ALIGN** ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8774 "2026-06-10T09:41:06Z")
Wordle 1817 2/6 ⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT ALIGN I found 5 possibilities: ALIEN, ALIGN, CLEAN, GLEAN, ULNAR. Only ALIGN and ULNAR hadn’t been used, and that was an easy choice. ---
**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 10, 2026, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8775 "2026-06-10T12:35:24Z")
Wordle 1,817 2/6 β€” _NYT Average 3.5_ β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE ALIGN I see a few of us got eagles on this one. 😎 Wordle Bot said I had 16 possible words to choose from. I got pretty lucky. ---
**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 10, 2026, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8776 "2026-06-10T13:05:49Z")
Wordle 1,817 4/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Frost Nudie Inlay Align ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8777 "2026-06-10T14:05:59Z")
> **Wordle 1,817 4/6\* 6/10/2026** > > ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 > 🟨🟨🟩🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > WH_A_RF β†’ Kinda slow on the start. Most of my favorite first words second for this situation have A in the middle (STALE, LEAST, SLATE of course) but I can anagram to one that puts the A elsewhere > STE_AL_ β†’ Well, that’s something. I’m feeling a little vowel-hungry, so I tried to find something with O, but had little luck so turned to something with both I and Y, and randomly tried > _NA_ **I** _L_Y β†’ which is a word although highly bogus, I think. Anyway, I quickly put the A first, L after it, which made all the stars > **ALIGN** > > The final guess was a tap-in. The third guess was 51/162, though I did briefly consider Scoredle’s top suggestion, but it didn’t finish off the WoFcons, which turned out to be key to finishing with par. Scoredle has some bad luck - with 4 possibles and only one valid after three guesses, it goes for one of the bogus words in an effort to avoid a six, which it does - but of course that means it takes a bogey. ---
**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 10, 2026, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8778 "2026-06-10T14:13:16Z")
Wordle 1,817 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART GUANA MANGY ALIGN ---
**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 10, 2026, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8779 "2026-06-10T14:17:45Z")
Wordle 1,8 **18** 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸ₯΄ 🐦 Ai assist 🦘 ---
**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 10, 2026, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8780 "2026-06-10T14:37:44Z")
Wordle 1,817 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL ULNAR SLAIN ALIGN [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=438) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=440)