# "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:** 470
**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 19, 2026, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9381 "2026-07-19T14:37:53Z")
Wordle 1,856 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL ASTIR RUNUP CHURN ---
**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 19, 2026, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9382 "2026-07-19T15:10:08Z")
Wordle 1,854 4/6 Wordle 1,856 2/6 🟧🟦⬜🟦⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE CHURN YEE-HAWWW! ---
**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 19, 2026, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9383 "2026-07-19T19:09:03Z")
Wordle 1,856 4/6 ⬛⬛🟦⬛⬛ ⬛🟦🟦⬛🟦 ⬛⬛🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 TIRED LUNAR MOURN CHURN SPURN was the other possibility; I went with the one I saw first. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2026, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9384 "2026-07-20T04:20:27Z")
Wordle 1,857 4/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHIRE LINER DIVER ---
**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 20, 2026, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9385 "2026-07-20T05:55:09Z")
Wordle 1,857 3/6 **MONDAY** ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO DRIVE DIVER ---
**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 20, 2026, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9386 "2026-07-20T07:58:52Z")
Wordle 1,857 5/6\* \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[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 S}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\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 D}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\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} ---
**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 20, 2026, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9387 "2026-07-20T08:22:28Z")
**Wordle 1,857 3/6 — 2026-07-20 Mon** ⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨 🟩⬛🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** — _the Wordle could be dicer diner direr dirge diver; of these, previous Wordles have not been dicer direr diver; of these the most likely Wordles include diver_ **DIVER** ---
**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 20, 2026, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9388 "2026-07-20T12:12:40Z")
Wordle 1,857 4/6 — _NYT Average 4.2_ ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 ⬛⬛⬛🟩🟩 🟩⬛⬛🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE EMBER DRYER DIVER ---
**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 20, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9389 "2026-07-20T12:29:20Z")
Wordle 1,857 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL AIRED DIVER ---
**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 20, 2026, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9390 "2026-07-20T12:43:52Z")
Wordle 1,857 4/6 ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ 🟨🟩⬛⬛🟨 ⬛🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PIANO RIFLE CIDER DIVER ---
**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 20, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9391 "2026-07-20T14:11:40Z")
Wordle 1,857 5/6\* ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ 🟨🟨⬛🟨⬛ ⬛🟩🟨🟩🟨 ⬛🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 China Relit Sired Wider Diver ---
**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 20, 2026, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9392 "2026-07-20T14:17:26Z")
Wordle 1,8 **58** 3/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🐦😇 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 20, 2026, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9393 "2026-07-20T14:23:48Z")
Wordle 1,857 6/6 ⬜🟦⬜⬜🟦 ⬜⬜🟦⬜⬜ ⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧 ⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧 ⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST RIVER LIVER GIVER DIVER Happy fucking Monday. ---
**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 20, 2026, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9394 "2026-07-20T14:40:12Z")
Wordle 1,857 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL DEIGN DIODE DIVER ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2026, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9395 "2026-07-20T14:47:47Z")
Right there with you, @Chefguy ! > **Wordle 1,857 6/6\* 7/20/2026** > > ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ > 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 > 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩 > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > CHU_R_N → About as good as could be expected. To that R, I can add A & E and two WoFcons with > _RE_ALS → So I’m moving kinda slow here. I"ll check for O and an -ER word with a Steve Miller favorite > TOK **ER** → Could be ?RYER, but I’m guessing it’s an I as the other vowel. PIPER would be a good word to check, but I can better cover consonants with > _V_ **I** P **ER** → Looking at the vowels, I see two words, so I think I’m safe > G **IVER** → That wasn’t it. Can I have a D? > **DIVER** > > Scoredle had four words left - the solution, two words that were clearly bogus, and one that was a bit slangy (two of 'em are change for a ten) so I may not have been as safe as I thought. Third guess was 59/238, fourth 6/44 so fairly skillful getting to the endgame. Scoredle solves in four, picking the solution out of 14 possibles at that stage. Technically, an algorithm doesn’t really have “luck” but I think this nearly qualifies. ---
**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 20, 2026, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9396 "2026-07-20T15:46:04Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > Right there with you, Additional fun: I apparently forgot to do the puzzle a couple of days ago, so I’m reset to 2 days. 😖 ---
**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 20, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9397 "2026-07-20T16:45:34Z")
Wordle 1,857 5/6 ⬛⬛🟦⬛⬛ ⬛🟧⬛🟧🟧 ⬛🟦⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛🟦⬛ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SPRAY LINER FETCH BAWDY DIVER Grrr. A nasty trap, and I chose what turned out to be probably the least effective sleuth word I possibly could have. A second sleuth word still didn’t nail it down. I had RIDER in the wings if necessary, but EIDER would have meant a fail. I feel kind of lucky to walk away with only a bogey. ---
**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:** [July 21, 2026, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9398 "2026-07-21T00:54:28Z")
Wordle 1,857 4/6 ⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE SLOTH DUMPY DIVER ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2026, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9399 "2026-07-21T04:12:20Z")
Wordle 1,858 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHINE SHILL ---
**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 21, 2026, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9400 "2026-07-21T06:38:12Z")
Wordle 1,858 6/6 TUESDAY ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO PRIME CLING SWILL SKILL SHILL Haven’t had such a “Phew” in a while…and there were still possibilities on the table. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=469) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=471)