# "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:** 451
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2026, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9001 "2026-06-24T15:38:08Z")
> **Wordle 1,831 5/6\* 6/24/2026** > > ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ > 🟨🟩⬜🟩⬜ > ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 > ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > C **U** _R_RY β†’ Well, that’s not a bad start - not even a wasted R! So I’ll move R to the front and try a bogus word with an E and two more WoFcons > _R_ **U** N **E** S β†’ Got the E, so that’s good. This is shaping up like a β€˜do-ER’ word, isn’t it - but at least I have the U as a vowel, which is a bit rarer. I can try another WoFcon with > T **U** B **ER** β†’ No help there. Although I’m seeing one with an A via > A **U** G **ER** β†’ Two guesses left. A second E? Oh, and a Q… > **QUEER** > When I find the U placed, I really should jump right on the previous letter and see if I can make a word with it. It’s not like the other guesses after two were _bad_, mind you, just that I need to take that particular two-letter constuct into account. My followup and thereafter were 2/91, 4/14, 3/9 and 1/6, so I didn’t go on too many wild-goose chases. Scoredle’s three intermediate guesses were each one letter off of mine, so it’s reasonable we both end with a bogey. ---
**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 24, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9002 "2026-06-24T15:44:49Z")
Wordle 1,831 4/6 ⬜🟦⬜⬜🟦 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟦🟦⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST BERRY QUEER The last guess could have been one of a large number of words, but I figured β€œHey, Pride Month!” ---
**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 24, 2026, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9003 "2026-06-24T15:47:14Z")
Wordle 1,831 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL INSET AUGER QUEER ---
**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 24, 2026, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9004 "2026-06-24T15:52:55Z")
Wordle 1,831 4/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ROUSE TUBER AUGER QUEER ---
**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 24, 2026, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9005 "2026-06-24T16:12:19Z")
Wordle 1,831 6/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 DOZEN LATER MISER FEVER CHEER QUEER I stubbornly stayed in self-imposed hard mode, and systematically whittled the options down. Scordle rated my picks well (LATER - 2 of 1,089; MISER - 11 of 110; FEVER - 1 of 38; CHEER - 1 of 6; QUEER - 1 of 2, the other bogus), but I sweated it out to the limit nonetheless. Didn’t post yesterday - an unremarkable par on CURRY. ---
**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 24, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9006 "2026-06-24T16:45:59Z")
Wordle 1,8 **32** 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🐦 πŸ˜‡ no Ai 🦘 ---
**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 25, 2026, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9007 "2026-06-25T05:02:47Z")
Wordle 1,832 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9008 "2026-06-25T05:23:28Z")
Wordle 1,832 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO TILDE STICK QUILT UNITY Stupid mistake on four. ---
**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 25, 2026, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9009 "2026-06-25T07:11:44Z")
**Wordle 1,832 3/6 β€” 2026-06-25 Thu** β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **UNITY** ---
**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 25, 2026, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9010 "2026-06-25T07:59:03Z")
Wordle 1,832 3/6\* \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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Q}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \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 I}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} ---
**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 25, 2026, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9011 "2026-06-25T10:53:09Z")
Wordle 1,832 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE TOILS UNITY ---
**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 25, 2026, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9012 "2026-06-25T11:44:56Z")
Wordle 1,832 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO UTILE UNITY ---
**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 25, 2026, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9013 "2026-06-25T13:56:43Z")
Wordle 1,832 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART POINT UNITY ---
**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 25, 2026, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9014 "2026-06-25T14:10:16Z")
Wordle 1,832 3/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL DIRTY UNITY ---
**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 25, 2026, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9015 "2026-06-25T14:14:28Z")
Wordle 1,832 4/6 β€” _NYT Average 3.6_ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE FROTH MINTY UNITY ---
**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 25, 2026, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9016 "2026-06-25T14:14:37Z")
Wordle 1,832 4/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Rhino Knick nyat! Anise Unity ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9017 "2026-06-25T14:40:14Z")
> **Wordle 1,832 4/6\* 6/25/2026** > > ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 > ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > Q_U_EER β†’ Wasted E, unplaced U, what can I do to build on this? A would be nice, but I started doing bogus words and ended up with > S_T_O_UN_ β†’ So, two more letters unplaced. I kinda like a -UNT ending so I’ll try > BL_UNT_ β†’ Running out of places to put the U. If I start with UN-, and add some vowels, I can try > **UNITY** > The -AUNT trap might have claimed my scalp today if one if its words had been the solution. As it was, the two semibogus words left after my last guess could have extended me to the limit. Scoredle wastes a letter with its followup but still finishes in four; that followup avoids the trap I only saw later - and then the third guess leaves a tap-in par. ---
**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 25, 2026, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9018 "2026-06-25T14:46:40Z")
Wordle 1,832 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL ANTSY UNITY ---
**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 25, 2026, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9019 "2026-06-25T14:54:51Z")
Wordle 1,832 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟦⬜ ⬜⬜🟧⬜🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST UNITY ---
**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 25, 2026, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9020 "2026-06-25T15:19:01Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Wordle 1,832 3/6 Lots of 3s today! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=450) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=452)