# "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:** 455

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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 29, 2026, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9081 "2026-06-29T16:06:00Z")

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Wordle 1,836 4/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟧  
⬛🟧⬛⬛🟧  
⬛🟦🟦⬛⬛  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

SOLVE  
TRINE  
PUCKA  
CRUDE

\_R\_\_E offered far too many non-overlapping options, so I had to go fishing for letters. The nonsense sleuth word did the trick!

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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 29, 2026, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9082 "2026-06-29T18:08:40Z")

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Wordle 1,836 3/6\*

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜  
🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

STEAL  
RIPEN  
CRUDE

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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 30, 2026, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9083 "2026-06-30T04:14:52Z")

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Wordle 1,837 5/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
LUNES  
DUMPY  
GUPPY  
PUPPY

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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 30, 2026, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9084 "2026-06-30T04:25:04Z")

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Wordle 1,837 3/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
SPOIL  
PUPPY

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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 30, 2026, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9085 "2026-06-30T07:45:10Z")

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Wordle 1,837 X/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[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 R}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}  
\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[silver,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Z}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Z}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y}  
\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y}  
\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y}

Bastard.

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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 30, 2026, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9086 "2026-06-30T10:25:10Z")

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Wordle 1837 3/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CHORE  
DUMPY  
PUPPY

GUPPY had already been used.

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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 30, 2026, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9087 "2026-06-30T13:15:43Z")

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Wordle 1,837 5/6 — _NYT Average 4.9_

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟩⬛⬛🟨⬛  
🟩🟩⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩⬛⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLATE  
PROUD  
PUNCH  
PUFFY  
PUPPY

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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 30, 2026, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9088 "2026-06-30T13:23:24Z")

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Wordle 1,837 6/6\*

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

Usage  
Mound  
Bully  
Putty  
Puffy  
Puppy 👩‍🦯‍:right\_arrow:

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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 30, 2026, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9089 "2026-06-30T13:45:33Z")

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**Wordle 1,837 4/6 — 2026-06-30 Tue**

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩  
🟩🟩⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

**STARE**  
 **DOILY**  
 **PUNCH**  
 **PUPPY** — _puffy had already been used_

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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 30, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9090 "2026-06-30T14:26:59Z")

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Wordle 1,837 4/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜  
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

YODEL  
SATYR  
JUICY  
PUPPY

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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 30, 2026, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9091 "2026-06-30T14:33:14Z")

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Wordle 1,8 **38** 5/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨  
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩  
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 😇 no Ai 🦘

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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 30, 2026, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9092 "2026-06-30T14:43:50Z")

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Wordle 1,837 5/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟧⬜⬜🟧  
🟧🟧⬜⬜🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE - ugh  
HOIST - double ugh  
GULLY  
PUFFY  
PUPPY

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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 30, 2026, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9093 "2026-06-30T15:50:30Z")

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> **Wordle 1,837 4/6\* 6/30/2026**
>
> ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜  
> ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜  
> ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> CR_U_DE → Slow start. Can I find a word with three WoFcons and an A? Yes, I can  
> A **U** NTS → Not much help there. Probably a terminal Y. PUPPY? GUPPY? PULPY? I can try all three with  
> G **U** L **PY** → So, I guess  
> **PUPPY**  
> JUMPY, BUMPY and possibly-bogus YUPPY were also out there. Followup was a pretty solid 37/816, third guess was 15/89. Given the number of words remaining after the followup, it could have gotten bad in a hurry. Scoredle finishes with a bogey - with its panopticon view of the word list, it had a lot more to think about in its coverage.

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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 30, 2026, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9094 "2026-06-30T16:06:06Z")

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Wordle 1,837 5/6\*

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩  
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

STEAL  
DROWN  
JUICY  
BUMPY  
PUPPY

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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 30, 2026, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9095 "2026-06-30T20:25:09Z")

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Wordle 1,837 6/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟧⬛⬛🟧  
⬛🟧⬛🟧⬛  
⬛🟧🟧🟧🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

SLAVE  
INTRO  
DUCKY  
BUMPH  
GUPPY  
PUPPY

What a slog.

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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:** [July 1, 2026, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9096 "2026-07-01T04:41:06Z")

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Wordle 1,838 4/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜  
⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
CRUEL  
NURSE  
DEMUR

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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:** [July 1, 2026, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9097 "2026-07-01T07:47:33Z")

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Wordle 1,838 6/6\*

\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}  
\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M}  
\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}  
\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F}\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 U}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}  
\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\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 U}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}  
\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D}\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 U}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}

Stupid.

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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:** [July 1, 2026, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9098 "2026-07-01T10:18:57Z")

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Wordle 1838 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨  
🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CHORE  
DIVEY  
DEMUR

Always relieved to escape with a 4 when I’m in that situation 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:** [July 1, 2026, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9099 "2026-07-01T11:34:33Z")

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Wordle 1,838 5/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨  
⬛🟨🟨⬛🟨  
🟩🟩⬛⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

PAINT  
CLOSE  
GREED  
DEFER  
DEMUR

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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:** [July 1, 2026, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9100 "2026-07-01T12:07:04Z")

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Wordle 1,838 6/6\*

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

Organ  
Rusty  
Umber  
Femur  
Lemur  
Demur 🤨

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