# "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:** 441
**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 12, 2026, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8801 "2026-06-12T04:47:11Z")
Wordle 1,819 5/6 FRIDAY 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO FRAME AREAL CREAK BREAK ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8802 "2026-06-12T05:52:24Z")
Wordle 1,819 4/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHARE CLEAR BREAK ---
**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 12, 2026, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8803 "2026-06-12T06:45:21Z")
Wordle 1,819 4/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WordleBot sez… Skill 83/99 Luck 44/99 Adieu Story Reach Break ---
**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 12, 2026, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8804 "2026-06-12T07:35:50Z")
Wordle 1,819 4/6\* \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G}\bbox[lime,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 P}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} ---
**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 12, 2026, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8805 "2026-06-12T08:05:09Z")
_This game could have been disastrous. Fortunately I got it, and my streak continues and approaches 400, my longest to date._ **Wordle 1,819 5/6 β€” 2026-06-12 Fri** β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **PUNCH** β€” _possible Wordles include afear amber arear baker barge break eager faker freak gamer gazer maker rager raker rarer raver rebar rewax wafer wager waker waver wreak; of these, prior Wordles do not include afear arear break faker gazer rager raker rarer raver rebar rewax wager waker; letters to eliminate are F B K G Z V W X; can try sleuth word(s) befog wakfs bawks gawky_ **GAWKY** β€” _possible Wordles include baker brake break faker freak maker raker; of these, prior Wordles do not include break_ **BREAK** β€” _bingo! My approach assumes no repeat Wordles, which of course can be dangerous_ ---
**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 12, 2026, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8806 "2026-06-12T11:51:11Z")
Wordle 1,819 6/6 ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART RACER ARENA DREAD FREAK BREAK ---
**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 12, 2026, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8807 "2026-06-12T12:46:57Z")
Wordle 1,819 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE RACED FREAK BREAK ---
**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 12, 2026, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8808 "2026-06-12T12:56:55Z")
Wordle 1,819 3/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Enemy Spear Break πŸ€” ---
**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 12, 2026, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8809 "2026-06-12T13:58:32Z")
Wordle 1,819 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL BREAM BREAK I thought I had three 2’s in a row for a sec! But it was time for a repeat. BREAM is quite an unusual word for Wordle, anyway. (It’s a fish for those who don’t know.) ---
**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 12, 2026, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8810 "2026-06-12T14:15:24Z")
Wordle 1,819 3/6 β€” _NYT Average 3.9_ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE BREAD BREAK I was just using my second guess as a sleuthing word, and surprisingly hit 4 greens. I literally caught a BREAK. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8811 "2026-06-12T14:59:21Z")
> **Wordle 1,819 6/6\* 6/12/2026** > > ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 > ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > [spoiler] > T_E_STY β†’ Slow start, wasted T, LEARN would be my preferred followup but I need to move the A, so instead after mulling over less-perfect words I try > L_AR_G_E_ β†’ So that’s not bad. N is still out there, but I’d prefer to try to place the other letters, including the R > D **REA** R β†’ Success, but it’s starting to look trappish. I’m pretty sure its all consonants from here on out, so I’ll try > F **REAK** β†’ Let’s see, B, C… and W. Oh, boy. 1/3 to lose here - assuming I haven’t missed any other words. Well, let’s give it a shot, one by one > C **REAK** β†’ Nope. Just for the heck of it, I’ll trust the B > **BREAK** > BREAM & CREAM/spoiler] were also in there on my key fourth guess; had I seen them, it would have pushed me toward either my fifth or sixth guess so as to disambiguate, though I’d still have a 1/4 chance of a loss at that point. My first two guesses were each one letter different from Scoredle’s recommendations, yet I ended up in tough shape. Scoredle’s third guess is really good - out of perhaps 13 valid possibles, it hits the one that leaves a 50-50 putt for par (which it holes). This was a real thinker and a squeaker. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8812 "2026-06-12T15:45:22Z")
Wordle 1819 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE PAGED REBAR BREAK It was a tough decision after 3, and sometimes you make the wrong call. Such is life. The possibilities at that point were REBAR, which hadn’t been used, and BREAK, FREAK, and WREAK, which were the solutions to Wordles 172, 1682, and 1225, respectively. I figured the latter two were too recent to be used, so it came down to BREAK (at 172, that would have been in the wheelhouse for reuse) and the unused REBAR. Flipped mental coin, lost. It happens. ---
**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 12, 2026, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8813 "2026-06-12T15:50:22Z")
Wordle 1,819 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL RINSE ERUCT BREAK ---
**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 12, 2026, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8814 "2026-06-12T16:05:09Z")
Wordle 1,819 4/6 ⬜🟧🟦⬜🟦 ⬜🟧🟧🟧⬜ ⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE DREAM FREAK BREAK - could also have been β€œwreak” ---
**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 12, 2026, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8815 "2026-06-12T22:42:37Z")
Wordle 1,820 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE TOILS WELLY QUELL ---
**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 13, 2026, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8816 "2026-06-13T03:24:52Z")
Wordle 1,819 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 MINER ALERT BREAD BREAK Had I given more thought, and realized how many possible words ended in K, I probably would have birdied. But at the same time, I was lucky it wasn’t one of the other K words. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2026, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8817 "2026-06-13T04:15:32Z")
Wordle 1,820 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LUNES QUELL ---
**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 13, 2026, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8818 "2026-06-13T05:30:13Z")
Wordle 1,820 4/6 SATURDAY ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO QUEST QUEER QUELL ---
**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 13, 2026, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8819 "2026-06-13T07:12:03Z")
**Wordle 1,820 4/6 β€” 2026-06-13 Sat** β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **PUNCH** **QUELL** ---
**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 13, 2026, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/8820 "2026-06-13T07:46:45Z")
Wordle 1,820 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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Q}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Q}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Q}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=440) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=442)