# "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\
**Page:** 475

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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 26, 2026, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9481 "2026-07-26T14:08:19Z")

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**Wordle 1,863 2/6 — 2026-07-26 Sun**

⬛⬛🟩🟨🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

**STARE** — _the Wordle could be brace brake brave braze crane crave craze drake drape frame frape grace grade grape grave graze; of these, previous Wordles have not been braze frape grape graze; of these the most likely Wordles include grape_  
 **GRAPE**

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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 26, 2026, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9482 "2026-07-26T14:42:00Z")

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Wordle 1,863 3/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜  
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

YODEL  
URINE  
GRAPE

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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 26, 2026, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9483 "2026-07-26T15:09:20Z")

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Wordle 1,8 **64** 2/6

🟨🟩⬜🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🦅 😇 no Ai 💫 🦘

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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 26, 2026, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9484 "2026-07-26T15:11:39Z")

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Wordle 1,863 5/6

⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜  
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩  
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩  
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
BRAKE  
CRANE  
FRAME  
GRAPE

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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 26, 2026, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9485 "2026-07-26T17:24:55Z")

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Wordle 1,863 4/6

⬛⬛⬛🟦🟧  
🟦🟧🟦⬛🟧  
🟧🟧🟧⬛🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

LODGE  
ARGUE  
GRATE  
GRAPE

I wasn’t paying enough attention; GRAVE, GRACE, and GRAZE were all still in the table. I was lucky this didn’t go very badly.

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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 26, 2026, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9486 "2026-07-26T20:22:50Z")

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Wordle 1,863 4/6

⬜🟧🟧⬜🟧  
⬜🟧🟧⬜🟧  
⬜🟧🟧⬜🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
TRADE  
BRAVE  
GRAPE

Could have been much worse.

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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 27, 2026, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9487 "2026-07-27T04:45:56Z")

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Wordle 1,864 4/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨  
🟨⬜🟨🟨🟨  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
SHORE  
LOSER  
POSER

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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 27, 2026, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9488 "2026-07-27T06:39:39Z")

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Wordle 1,864 4/6 **MONDAY**

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨  
🟩🟩🟨🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟨🟩🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
POESY  
PORES  
POSER

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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 27, 2026, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9489 "2026-07-27T07:51:55Z")

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Wordle 1,864 6/6\*

\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[yellow,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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N}  
\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}  
\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K}\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 P}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W}\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 P}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}

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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 27, 2026, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9490 "2026-07-27T09:06:21Z")

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**Wordle 1,864 4/6 — 2026-07-27 Mon**

🟨⬛⬛🟨🟨  
⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛  
🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

**STARE**  
 **DOILY**  
 **PUNCH**  
 **POSER**

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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 27, 2026, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9491 "2026-07-27T09:53:40Z")

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Wordle 1864 3/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CHORE  
POSER

Who needs a sea of greens? 😃

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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 27, 2026, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9492 "2026-07-27T12:05:35Z")

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Wordle 1,864 3/6

🟨⬛⬛⬛🟨  
🟨⬛⬛⬛🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RADIO  
STYLE  
POSER

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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 27, 2026, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9493 "2026-07-27T12:52:01Z")

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Wordle 1,864 3/6\*

🟨⬛⬛🟨🟨  
🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Ethos  
Spore  
Poser

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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 27, 2026, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9494 "2026-07-27T12:59:58Z")

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Wordle 1,864 3/6 — _NYT Average 3.7_

🟨⬛⬛⬛🟨  
🟩🟨🟩⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLATE  
PESKY  
POSER

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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 27, 2026, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9495 "2026-07-27T13:41:03Z")

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Wordle 1,864 4/6

⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜  
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩  
🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
LONER  
SOBER  
POSER

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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 27, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9496 "2026-07-27T14:11:47Z")

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Wordle 1,8 **65** 3/6

🟩🟩🟨🟨⬜  
🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🐦 😇 no Ai 🦘

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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 27, 2026, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9497 "2026-07-27T14:30:39Z")

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Wordle 1,864 3/6

⬜🟦⬜⬜🟦  
⬜🟧⬜🟦⬜  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
HOIST  
POSER

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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 27, 2026, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9498 "2026-07-27T15:22:49Z")

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Wordle 1,864 2/6\*

🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

STEAL  
POSER

Yes, he certainly is.

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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 27, 2026, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9499 "2026-07-27T15:54:27Z")

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Wordle 1,864 3/6

⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜  
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

YODEL  
TONER  
POSER

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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 27, 2026, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9500 "2026-07-27T16:21:37Z")

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Wordle 1,864 4/6

⬛🟦⬛⬛⬛  
🟦⬛🟦🟦🟦  
⬛🟧🟧🟧🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

DEATH  
SNORE  
LOSER  
POSER

I lost yet another coin toss, echoing my luck at the roulette table last night.

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