# "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\
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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:** [June 25, 2026, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9021 "2026-06-25T15:42:17Z")

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> [@Bullitt](#):
>
> Lots of 3s today!

Yeah, after my second word there was only one possibility.

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**Post date:** [June 25, 2026, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9022 "2026-06-25T15:50:29Z")

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Wordle 1,832 4/6

⬛⬛🟧⬛🟦  
🟦⬛🟧🟦⬛  
🟧🟧🟧🟧⬛  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

DRIFT  
THINK  
UNITE  
UNITY

Lost the coin flip. Serves me right for not burning off the E sooner.

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**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 25, 2026, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9023 "2026-06-25T15:54:51Z")

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Wordle 1,8 **33** 3/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩  
🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🐦 🥴 Ai assist 🦘

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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:** [June 26, 2026, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9024 "2026-06-26T04:14:01Z")

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Wordle 1,833 3/6

⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
SLATE  
ACUTE

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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:** [June 26, 2026, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9025 "2026-06-26T08:00:45Z")

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Wordle 1,833 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[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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}  
\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}\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 C}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}

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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:** [June 26, 2026, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9026 "2026-06-26T09:43:23Z")

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**Wordle 1,833 3/6 — 2026-06-26 Fri**

⬛🟨🟨⬛🟩  
⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

**STARE**  
 **PUNCH**  
 **ACUTE**

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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:** [June 26, 2026, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9027 "2026-06-26T10:46:09Z")

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Yesterday and today:

Wordle 1832 3/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨  
⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
FUTON  
UNITY

UNITE had been used.

Wordle 1833 3/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨  
⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
RATCH  
ACUTE

ACUTE had been used (Wordle 190) but the only other choice was (unused) DICTA which I thought was a bit off the beaten track. ACUTE also was in the \<200 range that all but two of the recycled solutions have been in, and it had been two weeks since the last reuse of a previous solution. So I went with ACUTE.

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**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 26, 2026, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9028 "2026-06-26T11:38:01Z")

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Wordle 1,833 3/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩  
🟨🟨🟩⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

NOISE  
TAUPE  
ACUTE

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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:** [June 26, 2026, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9029 "2026-06-26T12:36:50Z")

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Wordle 1,833 4/6\*

⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜  
⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜  
⬜🟨🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

STEAL  
MEATY  
HAUTE  
ACUTE

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**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 26, 2026, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9030 "2026-06-26T12:37:42Z")

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Wordle 1,833 3/6 — _NYT Average 3.3_

⬛⬛🟨🟩🟩  
⬛🟨⬛🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLATE  
MATTE  
ACUTE

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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:** [June 26, 2026, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9031 "2026-06-26T15:07:29Z")

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Wordle 1,833 5/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜  
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩  
⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩  
🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

YODEL  
RINSE  
MATTE  
AGATE  
ACUTE

> [@RTFirefly](#):
>
> the only other choice was (unused) DICTA which I thought was a bit off the beaten track.

And RATCH was commonplace?

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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:** [June 26, 2026, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9032 "2026-06-26T15:27:09Z")

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> **Wordle 1,833 4/6\* 6/26/2026**
>
> 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜  
> ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩  
> ⬜🟨🟩🟩🟩  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> _U_NI **T** Y → Not a bad start - I’m genuinely happy with the U, in particular. One word presents itself immediately  
> RO **UTE** → Trappish, perhaps? In any case, I should have thought of one with an A, so  
> S_A_ **UTE** → Could only be one word… wait, let me check… yes, only one word I see…  
> **ACUTE**
> 
> 7/103, 1/12. 1/1, so pretty well-liked by Scoredle, and its recommendation for the followup was what I (later) thought of. So half-full/half-empty - a solid par, but could have been an easy birdie, which Scoredle itself makes.

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**Post date:** [June 26, 2026, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9033 "2026-06-26T15:46:09Z")

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Wordle 1,833 3/6

🟦⬜🟦⬜🟧  
⬜🟦🟧🟦🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
SAUCE  
ACUTE

So close. . .

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**Post date:** [June 26, 2026, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9034 "2026-06-26T19:17:24Z")

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Same

Wordle 1,833 3/6

🟨⬛🟨⬛🟩  
⬛🟨🟩🟨🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

CRANE  
SAUCE  
ACUTE

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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:** [June 27, 2026, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9035 "2026-06-27T00:03:05Z")

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Wordle 1,833 3/6

⬛🟦⬛🟧🟧  
⬛🟦⬛🟦⬛  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

QUOTE  
LARCH  
ACUTE

I lamented drawing a Q word from the word generator, but it turned out to be a great start. And then I chose an excellent sleuth word, if I do say so myself. 😊

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**Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9036 "2026-06-27T02:33:00Z")

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Wordle 1,834 6/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜  
🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩  
🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩  
🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

WordleBot sez…

Skill 94/99  
Luck 35/99

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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:** [June 27, 2026, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9037 "2026-06-27T05:34:23Z")

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Wordle 1,834 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨  
🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟨🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
SHONE  
SPOOL  
SCOOP

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**Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9038 "2026-06-27T07:04:14Z")

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**Wordle 1,834 3/6 — 2026-06-27 Sat**

🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟨⬛⬛🟨⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

**STARE**  
 **PUNCH**  
 **SCOOP**

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**Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9039 "2026-06-27T08:05:36Z")

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Wordle 1,834 5/6\*

\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[lime,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 S}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}  
\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}  
\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}  
\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}

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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:** [June 27, 2026, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9040 "2026-06-27T10:17:43Z")

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Wordle 1834 3/6

🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CHORE  
SCOOP

“Chocolate, butterscotch, or Rocky Roc- _Road_”

SCOFF and SMOCK had already been used.

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