# "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:** 46
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2025, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/901 "2025-01-26T16:23:27Z")
> **Wordle 1,317 4/6\* 1/26/2025** > > ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ > 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩🟨⬜⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > CRI_S_P β†’ Four WoFcons left, add two of them to A & E, mix and try a good second word first > **S** TEAL β†’ At LEAST my SLATE of anagrams would have been just as STALE. OK, three vowels left, I should try two of them, and the remaining WoFcon, and whatever other vowel fits. First thing I see is > **S** _N_OW **Y** β†’ And I got really excited about using the next word to β€œplace the N” but realized that given the lack of other vowels, it was the only word left > **SUNNY** > > That was a fun kind of puzzle, just enough challenge to keep me going through each phase of the solution. Scoredle also solves in four; it takes its own path through the second and third guesses, but after my second guess, it validates my choices thereafter. ---
**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 26, 2025, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/902 "2025-01-26T16:57:25Z")
Wordle 1,317 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST SMOKY SHINY SUNNY ---
**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 26, 2025, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/903 "2025-01-26T17:53:23Z")
Wordle 1,317 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 LOUPE MINUS SUNNY A good choice at two for the tap-in birdie. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2025, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/904 "2025-01-26T22:42:00Z")
Wordle 1317 3/6 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 42 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 2 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT PIGGY SUNNY ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2025, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/905 "2025-01-27T05:51:24Z")
Wordle 1,318 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟨🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO TUNES STUNG SHUNT ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2025, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/906 "2025-01-27T07:46:08Z")
> **Wordle 1,318 3/6\* 1/27/2025** > > 🟩🟨⬜🟩⬜ > 🟩🟨🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > **S** _U_N **N** Y β†’ Oh my. That U pretty much has to be in the middle, and then… SOUND, SAUNA, SLUNG, SHUNT, STUNG, SWUNG, STUNT… any others? Out of that list, I like STUNG best; most words go birdie and only 2/7 go par, so… > **S** _T_ **UN** G β†’ So that must be > **SHUNT** > SKUNK, SLUNK, STUNK, SWUNG were also out there, per Scoredle, and I probably would have done no better than par had it been any of them. Scoredle tries STUNK which would have been optimal, had I seen the word. ---
**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 27, 2025, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/907 "2025-01-27T09:41:44Z")
Wordle 1,318 4/6\* \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[yellow,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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt J} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \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 T} \\ \end{aligned} > [@SunUp](#): > > … any others? SPUNK ? ---
**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 27, 2025, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/908 "2025-01-27T09:49:19Z")
**Wordle 1,318 4/6 β€” 2025-01-27** β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **LEAST** **BOUND** **STUNT** **SHUNT** ---
**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 27, 2025, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/909 "2025-01-27T11:17:54Z")
Wordle 1,318 3/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Ashen Shiny Shunt ---
**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 27, 2025, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/910 "2025-01-27T12:24:35Z")
Wordle 1,318 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART LIGHT SHOUT SHUNT ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2025, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/911 "2025-01-27T12:38:26Z")
Wordle 1318 3/6 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 11 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 1 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT STUNT SHUNT ---
**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 27, 2025, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/912 "2025-01-27T14:58:34Z")
Wordle 1,318 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST POSIT STRUT SHUNT ---
**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 27, 2025, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/913 "2025-01-27T15:13:23Z")
Wordle 1,318 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟧⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟧🟧 🟧⬜🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE POINT STUNT SHUNT ---
**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 27, 2025, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/914 "2025-01-27T16:00:19Z")
Wordle 1,318 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST SHORT SHUNT ---
**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 27, 2025, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/915 "2025-01-27T16:54:45Z")
Wordle 1,318 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CAMEO UNTIL TRUNK STUNT SHUNT Tough road for me today. My starter (which has statistically been a pretty good one) didn’t do much besides eliminating vowels. Some days are like that. > [@pjd](#): > > SPUNK ? I _hate_ spunk! ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2025, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/916 "2025-01-28T05:53:20Z")
Wordle 1,319 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SUPER CHEER FEVER I think I actually played this OK. After the trap I saw FEVER, NEVER, LEVER as well as VEXER, NEWER,FEWER and DEFER and went for the word that eliminated the most. Sorry if anybody saw this before I corrected the spoiler tags. I usually double check. ---
**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 28, 2025, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/917 "2025-01-28T08:33:06Z")
Nope, I did not see that. **Wordle 1,319 5/6 β€” 2025-01-28** β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **LEAST** **BOUND** **CRIMP** β€” _it could be ferry fever fewer jerky refer refry verge verve; and previous Wordles have been ferry fewer jerky refer verge verve; that leaves fever refry; and thus the letters to eliminate are F V Y_ **VUGHY** β€” _I’m testing a new possible 4th guess; so, my standard first four guesses will now be least bound crimp vughy, and there is only one repeat letter in those four words: the U in vughy_ **FEVER** ---
**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 28, 2025, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/918 "2025-01-28T09:59:24Z")
Wordle 1,319 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 INLET MOVER FEVER ---
**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 28, 2025, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/919 "2025-01-28T10:39:30Z")
Wordle 1,319 5/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt X} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \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 L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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 28, 2025, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/920 "2025-01-28T10:47:13Z")
Wordle 1,319 4/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST REIGN DEFER FEVER [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=45) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=47)