# "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:** ![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 12, 2026, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9261 "2026-07-12T06:50:17Z")

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Wordle 1,849 5/6 SUNDAY

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
FRAME  
CLASP  
CLANK  
CLACK

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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:** [July 12, 2026, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9262 "2026-07-12T07:21:06Z")

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**Wordle 1,849 4/6 — 2026-07-12 Sun**

⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛  
⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

**STARE**  
 **DOILY**  
 **PUNCH**  
 **CLACK**

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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 12, 2026, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9263 "2026-07-12T07:59:37Z")

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Wordle 1,849 6/6\*

\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[silver,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K}  
\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\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 K}  
\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\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 K}  
\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\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 K}

Yes. phew.

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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:** [July 12, 2026, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9264 "2026-07-12T11:07:58Z")

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Wordle 1,849 6/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨  
⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜  
🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

YODEL  
ULNAR  
ALIBI  
FLACK  
SLACK  
CLACK

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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 12, 2026, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9265 "2026-07-12T13:24:31Z")

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Wordle 1849 3/6

⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CLAIM  
CLACK

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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:** [July 12, 2026, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9266 "2026-07-12T13:33:49Z")

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Wordle 1,849 4/6

⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜  
⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
PLAIN  
CLASS  
CLACK

Green or nothing this time

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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 12, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9267 "2026-07-12T14:11:50Z")

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Jeebus I had a huge blind spot  
Wordle 1,849 6/6\*

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

inlay  
Clasp  
Claut  
Claro  
Clame  
Clack

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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:** [July 12, 2026, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9268 "2026-07-12T14:38:40Z")

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Wordle 1,849 4/6\*

⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨  
⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

STEAL  
DAILY  
CLANK  
CLACK

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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:** [July 12, 2026, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9269 "2026-07-12T14:46:52Z")

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Wordle 1,8 **50** 6/6

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

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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 12, 2026, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9270 "2026-07-12T14:54:06Z")

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Wordle 1,849 4/6

⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

PLANE  
CLASS  
CLAIM  
CLACK

Another Sea of Greens, and Beat the Bot.

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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:** [July 12, 2026, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9271 "2026-07-12T15:09:57Z")

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> **Wordle 1,849 4/6\* 7/12/2026**
>
> 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜  
> 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜  
> 🟩⬜🟩🟨🟩  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> _A_VIAN → One and only one A, nice. E and three more WoFcons, shuffle and try  
> _L_E **A** ST → or SLATE, STALE, STEAL… at any rate, A is placed and there’s an L in there somewhere, would like to try an R but not seeing a good word, I’ll assume A in the middle for  
> **C** H **A** _L_ **K** → CLA?K, but not CLANK, I tried CLARK just for the heck of it but then went all Car Talk…  
> **CLACK**
> 
> Took me a while to make the third guess, which was a near-median 20/41, but left me with a straightorward tap-in. After three guesses, Scoredle has four words left, all valid, but one of them is my third guess, which elevates the solution over the two other trap words and gives the algorithm a nice par.

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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:** [July 12, 2026, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9272 "2026-07-12T15:13:15Z")

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Wordle 1,849 6/6 — _NYT Average 4.4_

⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛  
⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛  
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩  
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩  
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLATE  
GLAND  
PLACK  
FLACK  
BLACK  
CLACK

Whoaaa nilly. My 50th Sea of Greens, too.

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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:** [July 12, 2026, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9273 "2026-07-12T15:32:38Z")

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Wordle 1,849 4/6

🟧⬜🟧⬜⬜  
🟧🟧🟧⬜⬜  
🟧🟧🟧⬜⬜  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
CLAMP  
CLASS  
CLACK

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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:** [July 12, 2026, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9274 "2026-07-12T20:32:17Z")

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Wordle 1,849 5/6

🟧⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟧⬛🟧⬛⬛  
🟧🟧🟧⬛⬛  
🟧🟧🟧⬛⬛  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CROWD  
CHAIN  
CLAMP  
CLASS  
CLACK

Dumb word.  
I didn’t get a “Sea Of Greens” badge. Did they stop doing that?

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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 13, 2026, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9275 "2026-07-13T04:06:57Z")

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Wordle 1,850 3/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨  
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
STOLE  
STOUT

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**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 13, 2026, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9276 "2026-07-13T05:15:39Z")

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Wordle 1,850 4/6 MONDAY

⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨  
🟩🟨🟨🟨⬜  
🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
SOUTH  
SPOUT  
STOUT

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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:** [July 13, 2026, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9277 "2026-07-13T07:04:05Z")

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**Wordle 1,850 4/6 — 2026-07-13 Mon**

🟩🟩⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

**STARE**  
 **PUNCH**  
 **DOILY**  
 **STOUT**

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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 13, 2026, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9278 "2026-07-13T07:47:23Z")

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Wordle 1,850 4/6\*

\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[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 S}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\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 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 U}\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 T}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}

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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:** [July 13, 2026, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9279 "2026-07-13T12:51:11Z")

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Wordle 1,850 6/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜  
🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜  
🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜  
⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

YODEL  
ARSON  
SKOSH  
SCOFF  
MIXUP  
STOUT

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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:** [July 13, 2026, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9280 "2026-07-13T13:18:13Z")

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Wordle 1,850 3/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩  
⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
BUILT  
STOUT

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