# "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:** 463
**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 10, 2026, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9241 "2026-07-10T12:48:22Z")
Wordle 1,847 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LAPSE BALMY CANAL ---
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Wordle 1,847 2/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL CANAL Woo-hoo! ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9243 "2026-07-10T15:04:28Z")
> **Wordle 1,847 4/6\* 7/10/2026** > > 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ > 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _A_ME_N_D β†’ That’s not bad. I’ll try a couple of WoFcons and a vowel… and try as I could to find a really good O-word, I ended up seeing one with a terminal Y > _N_ **A** STY β†’ At lteast I placed a letter, very productively. I’d really like to try that O now, and I see a word that will do it, though it won’t knock out the L, but anyway > B **A** _C_O_N_ β†’ C is a nice pickup, and the N must go in the middle now. -ANCE and -ANCY endings are out. Could be PANIC, if an I, or if a second A, could be > **CANAL** > RANCH and four bogus words with the same ending were also possible. My followup was a respectable 27/480, and the third guess was 2/71, though ironically the answer was 7/7, so from there Scoredle would have gone the distance. I also want to comment on the synergy of guesses 3 and 4. Scoredle’s followup is one letter off of the solution, so it ends up with a solid birdie. ---
**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:** [July 10, 2026, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9244 "2026-07-10T15:42:32Z")
Wordle 1,8 **48** 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🐦 no Ai πŸ˜‡ 🦘 ---
**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 10, 2026, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9245 "2026-07-10T15:57:45Z")
Wordle 1,847 3/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Scalp Local Canal ---
**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:** [July 10, 2026, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9246 "2026-07-10T15:58:56Z")
Wordle 1,847 3/6 🟧⬜🟦🟦⬜ 🟧🟦⬜🟧🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE CLEAN - well, that was stupid CANAL ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2026, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9247 "2026-07-11T04:09:24Z")
Wordle 1,848 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO FINAL AVIAN ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2026, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9248 "2026-07-11T07:49:55Z")
Wordle 1,848 5/6 SATURDAY 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO AIRER AMIGA AXIAL AVIAN ---
**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 11, 2026, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9249 "2026-07-11T07:54:57Z")
Wordle 1,848 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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} !! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2026, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9250 "2026-07-11T09:18:54Z")
Wordle 1848 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT RIDGE CABIN AVIAN ---
**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:** [July 11, 2026, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9251 "2026-07-11T11:41:03Z")
Wordle 1,848 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL ASTIR AVIAN ---
**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:** [July 11, 2026, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9252 "2026-07-11T13:24:08Z")
**Wordle 1,848 5/6 β€” 2026-07-11 Sat** β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **PUNCH** **ANIMA** **AVIAN** ---
**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:** [July 11, 2026, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9253 "2026-07-11T13:55:44Z")
Wordle 1,848 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL RADAR AVIAN ---
**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:** [July 11, 2026, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9254 "2026-07-11T14:00:34Z")
Wordle 1,848 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART CABAL ASSAY AVIAN ---
**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:** [July 11, 2026, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9255 "2026-07-11T14:41:56Z")
Wordle 1,848 2/6 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2026, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9256 "2026-07-11T14:44:32Z")
> **Wordle 1,848 3/6\* 7/11/2026** > > ⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜ > 🟩🟨⬜🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > C_AN_ **A** L β†’ No wasted A - and one placed, and another letter. I thought about words that might hit on two, for a while - be nice to get two eagles in a week - but then just started guessing stuff with two WoFcons and hit on > **A** _N_T **A** S β†’ So placed the A and (implicitly) the N. Looking at A??AN, it still took me a while to see > **AVIAN** > APIAN was also a possible, but less common and maybe bogus - every other possible after the carryover was definitely bogus. So a little more thought might have gotten me another two. Scoredle does get a two, hitting the solution on its followup. The word always makes me think of IP networking. ---
**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:** [July 11, 2026, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9257 "2026-07-11T15:20:35Z")
Wordle 1,8 **49** 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🐦 πŸ˜‡ no Ai ---
**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:** [July 11, 2026, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9258 "2026-07-11T15:22:00Z")
Wordle 1,848 5/6 ⬜⬜🟦🟦⬜ ⬜⬜🟧⬜⬜ 🟧🟦🟧⬜🟦 🟧⬜🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST ANIMA APIAN AVIAN ---
**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 11, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9259 "2026-07-11T18:17:42Z")
Wordle 1,848 5/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRADE WASPY CLOAK HUMAN AVIAN ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2026, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9260 "2026-07-12T04:27:35Z")
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