# "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:** 453

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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 27, 2026, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9041 "2026-06-27T11:38:45Z")

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Wordle 1,834 2/6

🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🦅 🤪 totally Ai 🤷 🦘

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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 27, 2026, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9042 "2026-06-27T11:59:28Z")

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Wordle 1,834 3/6

🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟨🟩⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

CRANE  
SPOIL  
SCOOP

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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 27, 2026, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9043 "2026-06-27T12:17:36Z")

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Wordle 1,834 6/6 — _NYT Average 4.0_

🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟨🟩🟩⬛  
🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩  
🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLATE  
SMIRK  
SPOOF  
SWOOP  
SNOOP  
SCOOP

I can never get lucky traps like these…

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**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 27, 2026, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9044 "2026-06-27T14:14:00Z")

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Not a good day for me

Wordle 1,834 5/6

🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨  
🟩⬛🟩🟨⬛  
🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

CRANE  
TOILS  
SHOCK  
SCOFF  
SCOOP

Wordlebot gives me a 99 for skill! 99/30, so i guess i shouldn’t feel too bad.

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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 27, 2026, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9045 "2026-06-27T14:18:37Z")

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Wordle 1,8 **35** 5/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩  
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩  
⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩  
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🤪 Ai assist 🦘

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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:** [June 27, 2026, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9046 "2026-06-27T14:22:55Z")

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Wordle 1,833 4/6

⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨  
⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜  
⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
STEAK  
LATTE  
ACUTE

Wordle 1,834 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜  
🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
SPOIL  
SNOOP  
SCOOP

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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:** [June 27, 2026, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9047 "2026-06-27T14:33:55Z")

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Wordle 1,834 3/6\*

⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛  
🟨🟨🟨🟨⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Aptly  
Copse  
Scoop

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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 27, 2026, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9048 "2026-06-27T14:33:56Z")

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Wordle 1,834 3/6\*

🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

STEAL  
SHINY  
SCOOP

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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 27, 2026, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9049 "2026-06-27T14:49:44Z")

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Wordle 1,834 3/6

🟦⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟦⬜🟦⬜  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
HOIST  
SCOOP

Another trey!

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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 27, 2026, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9050 "2026-06-27T15:04:39Z")

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Wordle 1,834 4/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨  
🟩🟨🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

YODEL  
NITRO  
SPOOK  
SCOOP

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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 27, 2026, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9051 "2026-06-27T15:15:24Z")

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> **Wordle 1,834 3/6\* 6/27/2026**
>
> ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜  
> 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> A **C** UTE → C in second.. three vowels gone, and a T… This calls out for a leading S, middle O, and I can try an L at the end along with a W  
> **SCO** WL → Double-O, perhaps, therefore  
> **SCOOP**  
> SCORN (love those WoFcons) and SCOFF were also possible. Scoredle rates 5/31 followup (13 valids), 1/8 for the third guess, so I had more than a little luck here. Scoredle makes a two, so a very lucky outcome for the algorithm.

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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 28, 2026, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9052 "2026-06-28T03:40:15Z")

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Wordle 1,834 4/6

⬛⬛🟦⬛⬛  
⬛🟦⬛🟦⬛  
🟧🟦🟧🟧⬛  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

LASER  
MOIST  
SPOON  
SCOOP

Pretty quick par. Not much to say.

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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 28, 2026, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9053 "2026-06-28T05:20:43Z")

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Wordle 1,835 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜  
🟨⬜🟨🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
LUNES  
CHEEK  
EMCEE

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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 28, 2026, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9054 "2026-06-28T07:33:03Z")

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**Wordle 1,835 4/6 — 2026-06-28 Sun**

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

**STARE**  
 **DOILY**  
 **PUNCH**  
 **EMCEE**

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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 28, 2026, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9055 "2026-06-28T08:14:20Z")

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Wordle 1,835 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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}  
\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}  
\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}

yuk!

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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 28, 2026, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9056 "2026-06-28T09:38:07Z")

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Wordle 1835 3/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CHORE  
EMCEE

DEUCE, JUICE, and PIECE had already been used. Weirdly enough, EMCEE was the first one that came to mind after 2.

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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 28, 2026, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9057 "2026-06-28T12:32:40Z")

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Wordle 1,835 3/6

⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛  
🟨⬛⬛⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

REACH  
CLOSE  
EMCEE

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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 28, 2026, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9058 "2026-06-28T12:37:40Z")

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Wordle 1,835 ⅚ — _NYT Average 4.2_

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩  
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩  
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩  
🟨⬛⬛🟨🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLATE  
PRONE  
FUDGE  
CHIME  
EMCEE

Another word that doesn’t feel like a “real” word to me.

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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:** [June 28, 2026, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9059 "2026-06-28T13:17:54Z")

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Wordle 1,835 4/6\*

⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛  
🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Blimp  
Musty  
Amaze  
Emcee

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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 28, 2026, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9060 "2026-06-28T13:24:14Z")

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Wordle 1,835 4/6\*

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜  
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜  
🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

STEAL  
DEMON  
MIXER  
EMCEE

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