# "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:** 473
**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 23, 2026, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9441 "2026-07-23T15:32:14Z")
Wordle 1,860 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL NITRO ORBIT ---
**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 23, 2026, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9442 "2026-07-23T15:51:35Z")
Wordle 1,860 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 MOUSE IRONY ORBIT Could also have been PRIOR. Luckily I saw ORBIT first. ---
**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 23, 2026, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9443 "2026-07-23T16:15:12Z")
Wordle 1,860 3/6 ⬜🟧⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟦🟦⬜🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST ORBIT ---
**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 24, 2026, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9444 "2026-07-24T06:48:49Z")
Wordle 1,861 4/6 **FRIDAY** ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO PUNCH PULSE PUTTY ---
**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 24, 2026, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9445 "2026-07-24T07:47:47Z")
Wordle 1,861 4/6\* \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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}\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 P}\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 T}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2026, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9446 "2026-07-24T08:42:55Z")
Wordle 1861 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE DUMPY PUTTY ---
**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 24, 2026, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9447 "2026-07-24T10:57:11Z")
**Wordle 1,861 4/6 β€” 2026-07-24 Fri** β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **PUNCH** **PUTTY** ---
**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 24, 2026, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9448 "2026-07-24T12:06:13Z")
Wordle 1,861 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE CLOUD FUNKY STUMP PUTTY ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2026, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9449 "2026-07-24T13:03:12Z")
Wordle 1,861 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO FETUS PUTTY ---
**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 24, 2026, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9450 "2026-07-24T13:14:40Z")
Wordle 1,861 4/6 β€” _NYT Average 3.7_ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE MINTY FORTY PUTTY 52nd Sea of Greens ---
**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 24, 2026, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9451 "2026-07-24T13:21:25Z")
Wordle 1,861 3/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL WORTH PUTTY ---
**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 24, 2026, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9452 "2026-07-24T13:27:14Z")
Wordle 1,861 3/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Endow Match Putty ---
**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 24, 2026, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9453 "2026-07-24T14:06:21Z")
Wordle 1,861 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART STING TOUCH NUTTY PUTTY ---
**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 24, 2026, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9454 "2026-07-24T14:10:42Z")
Wordle 1,8 **62** 4/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸ˜‡ no Ai 🦘 ---
**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 24, 2026, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9455 "2026-07-24T14:42:14Z")
Wordle 1,861 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL ANTSY RITZY PUTTY ---
**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 24, 2026, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9456 "2026-07-24T15:34:52Z")
Wordle 1,861 3/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 WATER UNTIL PUTTY Two birdies in a row! WooHoo! ---
**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 24, 2026, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9457 "2026-07-24T15:50:20Z")
Wordle 1,861 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST - So the vowel has to be a β€˜u’, and the word probably ends in β€˜y’, which means a double β€˜t’ in the middle. . . PUTTY ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2026, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9458 "2026-07-25T04:26:13Z")
Wordle 1,862 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LOANS ALLOW ALOUD ALOHA Not sure this counted as a word. ---
**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 25, 2026, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9459 "2026-07-25T06:44:26Z")
Wordle 1,862 5/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO AROSE AGONY ATOLL ALOHA > [@psychobunny](#): > > Not sure this counted as a word. It’s as much of a word as HELLO would be ---
**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 25, 2026, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9460 "2026-07-25T07:05:20Z")
**Wordle 1,862 4/6 β€” 2026-07-25 Sat** β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **PUNCH** **ALOHA** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=472) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=474)