# "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\
**Page:** 45

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**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2025, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/881 "2025-01-25T12:07:18Z")

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Wordle 1316 3/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 1,376  
🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 12  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CHORE  
CRISP

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**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2025, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/882 "2025-01-25T12:09:56Z")

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> [@SuntanLotion](#):
>
> Thats an odd sentence

[Porno for pyros](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porno_for_Pyros)?

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**Author:** ![teelabrown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teelabrown/32/8412_2.png) [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2025, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/883 "2025-01-25T13:48:29Z")

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Wordle 1,316 2/6

⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

TRAMP  
CRISP

Got it in two yesterday, too, but I hadn’t started contributing to this thread yet. I was so puffed up by getting it in two both today and yesterday that I thought I’d start coming to this thread to post my results.

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**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:** [January 25, 2025, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/884 "2025-01-25T14:04:39Z")

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Wordle 1,316 5/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜  
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨  
⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜  
🟨🟩🟩🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Tough nut today  
HEART  
LONER  
BRUIN  
PRICK  
CRISP

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**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:** [January 25, 2025, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/885 "2025-01-25T14:09:06Z")

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Wordle 1,316 5/6

⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜  
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨  
⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜  
🟨🟩🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

YEAST  
LOUIS  
KNISH  
PRISM  
CRISP

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**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:** [January 25, 2025, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/886 "2025-01-25T14:17:17Z")

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> [@teelabrown](#):
>
> Wordle 1,316 2/6
> 
> ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> TRAMP  
> CRISP
> 
> Got it in two yesterday, too, but I hadn’t started contributing to this thread yet. I was so puffed up by getting it in two both today and yesterday that I thought I’d start coming to this thread to post my results.

Welcome aboard! And not to mix metaphors, but: _“Relax,” said the night man. “We are programmed to receive…”_

And not to be too heavy-handed, but: Bwahhahahaha!

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**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:** [January 25, 2025, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/887 "2025-01-25T15:42:09Z")

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Wordle 1,316 3/6

🟧🟧⬜⬜⬜  
🟧🟧🟧⬜🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
CRIMP - Should have gone further down the alphabet  
CRISP

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**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:** [January 25, 2025, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/888 "2025-01-25T16:47:16Z")

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LEAST  
NOISY  
CRISP

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**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:** [January 25, 2025, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/889 "2025-01-25T16:55:46Z")

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Wordle 1,316 3/6

⬛🟦🟧⬛⬛  
⬛🟧🟧🟦⬛  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

OPIUM  
TRIPE  
CRISP

I was going to say I really doubted PRICK would be the solution. But then, just for fun, I looked at the used list and there it was. I don’t remember that; lots of juvenile jokes that day, I’m sure!

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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:** [January 25, 2025, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/890 "2025-01-25T20:57:54Z")

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> **Wordle 1,316 3/6\* 1/25/2025**
>
> 🟩🟩⬜🟨⬜  
> 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> **CR** E_P_E → Well. Do I have a shot at a two? CRIMP CRAMP CRISP CROUP, can’t think of any more. I think CRIMP is my best bet; 1/4 chance of a two but guaranteed 3  
> **CRI** M **P** → Gotta be  
> **CRISP**  
> CRUMP was still out there, as it turns out, and it would have given me a par. Scoredle solves it the exact same way.

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**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2025, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/891 "2025-01-26T05:07:58Z")

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Wordle 1,316 4/6\*

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

PLATE  
CROUP  
CRIMP  
CRISP  
Lost the CRIMP/CRISP coin toss on this one ☹

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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:** [January 26, 2025, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/892 "2025-01-26T05:11:24Z")

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Wordle 1,317 3/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
LUNES  
SUNNY

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**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:** [January 26, 2025, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/893 "2025-01-26T09:44:16Z")

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Wordle 1,317 3/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜  
🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

CHASE  
SPINY  
SUNNY

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**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:** [January 26, 2025, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/894 "2025-01-26T11:40:46Z")

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Wordle 1,317 5/6\*

\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Q} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \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 U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ \end{aligned}

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**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:** [January 26, 2025, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/895 "2025-01-26T11:54:02Z")

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**Wordle 1,317 4/6 — 2025-01-26**  
⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛  
⬛⬛🟨🟩⬛  
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
 **LEAST**  
 **BOUND**  
 **CRUMP** — _A typo here, oh well; it could be suing sunny using; and previous Wordles have been using; that leaves suing sunny_  
 **SUNNY**

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**Author:** ![teelabrown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teelabrown/32/8412_2.png) [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2025, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/896 "2025-01-26T13:21:54Z")

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Wordle 1,317 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜  
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Apologies if you saw my guesses a moment ago. I did do the spoiler thing, but it didn’t take. I edited to just remove them.

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**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:** [January 26, 2025, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/897 "2025-01-26T14:44:00Z")

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Wordle 1,317 3/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
SPOIL  
SUNNY

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**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:** [January 26, 2025, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/898 "2025-01-26T15:22:58Z")

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Wordle 1,317 4/6\*

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟩⬛⬛🟨⬛  
🟩⬛🟨🟩⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Diode  
Shrug  
Stunt  
Sunny

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**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:** [January 26, 2025, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/899 "2025-01-26T15:26:02Z")

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Wordle 1,317 4/6

⬜⬜⬜🟧⬜  
⬜⬜⬜🟧⬜  
⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
POINT  
FUNNY  
SUNNY

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**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:** [January 26, 2025, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/900 "2025-01-26T15:51:43Z")

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Wordle 1,317 4/6

🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜  
🟩⬜🟨⬜🟩  
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

YEAST (Look for vowels, but have the Y at the end)  
SOUPY (Found a vowel! SULKY, SULLY, or SUNNY)  
KNOLL (Found the word!)  
SUNNY (Only possibility.)

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