# "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:** 476
**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 27, 2026, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9501 "2026-07-27T22:47:46Z")
Wordle 1,864 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE TOILS SOBER POSER ---
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Wordle 1,865 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART RAZOR SONAR ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9503 "2026-07-28T04:26:08Z")
Wordle 1,865 4/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO FLORA ARROW SONAR ---
**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 28, 2026, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9504 "2026-07-28T06:19:44Z")
Wordle 1,865 4/6 **TUESDAY** 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO SOAPY SOLAR SONAR ---
**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 28, 2026, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9505 "2026-07-28T07:57:07Z")
Wordle 1,865 4/6\* \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 U}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\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 28, 2026, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9506 "2026-07-28T08:32:58Z")
**Wordle 1,865 3/6 β€” 2026-07-28 Tue** πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **SONAR** ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9507 "2026-07-28T11:12:17Z")
Wordle 1865 2/6 🟩⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT SONAR SANDY, SEDAN, and SNEAK had already been used\*; went with SONAR over SANER and SARIN. \*Though it’s been more than 2 weeks since we had a recycled solution; I’d say we’re overdue for one. ---
**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 28, 2026, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9508 "2026-07-28T11:56:03Z")
Wordle 1,865 3/6 πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STORE SAVOR SONAR ---
**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 28, 2026, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9509 "2026-07-28T12:01:39Z")
Wordle 1,865 3/6 β€” _NYT Average 3.4_ πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE SCRAP SONAR ---
**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 28, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9510 "2026-07-28T14:26:30Z")
Wordle 1,865 3/6 ⬜🟦🟦🟦⬜ ⬜🟧⬜🟦⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST SONAR ---
**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 28, 2026, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9511 "2026-07-28T14:57:31Z")
Wordle 1,865 4/6\* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Ethic Bawdy Apron Sonar ---
**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 28, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9512 "2026-07-28T15:02:51Z")
Wordle 1,865 2/6\* 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL SONAR Two 2’s in a row! ---
**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 28, 2026, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9513 "2026-07-28T15:34:24Z")
Wordle 1,8 **66** 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🐦 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 28, 2026, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9514 "2026-07-28T15:48:16Z")
Wordle 1,865 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL ROSIN SONAR ---
**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 28, 2026, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9515 "2026-07-28T20:08:41Z")
Wordle 1,865 3/6 πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SPORT SOLAR SONAR A lucky opening word left only a handful of possibilities. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2026, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9516 "2026-07-29T03:29:01Z")
Back from Alaska. > **Wordle 1,859 5/6\* 7/28/2026** > > ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ > ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > SHI_L_L β†’ One and only one L, three WoFcons remaining, probably should have gone LEARN here but wanted the T for some reason > C_L_EAT β†’ Not that going for the T helped. Next I looked for a word with O and Y and for some reason settled on > P **O** _LY_P β†’ So I know where the L goes, and the Y pretty much has to be at the end, so I looked for words with nonidentical letters in 3&4, found none and decided to try > **LO** BB **Y** β†’ Since Scordle was initially British, I guess it’s > **LORRY** > > 27/786 followup, then 19/39 third guess, so seemingly getting worse. Lot of bogus words in the endgame, but one valid one that I missed, so a bit lucky. Scoredle hits a 1-in-4 valid for birdie. > **Wordle 1,860 4/6\* 7/28/2026** > > ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ > ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ > ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > L_OR_RY β†’ Not a bad start, and didn’t waste the R, so it’s all good. I can try two more WoFcons plus an E with > S_TOR_E β†’ So move those three letters over one _again_ and try with an A this time > GA_TOR_ β†’ So if I rotate twice and try an I, it could be > **ORBIT** > > 8 valids after my followup, and I picked the one that turned it into a tap-in par. Scoredle makes a 1-in-2 birdie putt. > **Wordle 1,861 4/6\* 7/28/2026** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 > ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > ORBI_T_ β†’ With that T, I can try my go-to first word second > SLA **T** E β†’ Placed, but no other help. No vowels yet - I’d better try U and Y both, and with the N remaining of the WoFcons I pretty much have to try > N **UTTY** β†’ Missed it by _that_ much > **PUTTY** > > Scoredle claims six possibles after my third guess; I claim five of them are bogus. That first guess second rated 24/847, the third guess was 2/14 as you might expect. Scoredle plays to place the first word letter; when it finds it appears twice, it goes straight to the solution on a 1-in-2 shot for birdie. > **Wordle 1,862 5/6\* 7/28/2026** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟨⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩⬜🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > PUTTY β†’ Whiff. I can do a good job on WoFcons and vowels both with > _LA_NES β†’ R is still out there, and I’d like to place the A, so I saw > **AL** _A_RM β†’ _Two_ As. And the L is placed. Could I have another L? > **AL** G_A_L β†’ Nope. A must go on the end. It took me a while to figure out > **ALOHA** > > Followup: 12/6444, third: 21/140, then missed the 1-in-2 to settle for a bogey. Scoredle makes a masterful third guess for a tap-in par. > **Wordle 1,863 6/6\* 7/28/2026** > > 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _A_LOHA β†’ Promising start, a bit of a dud finish. I can try A and three WoFcons with > N_E_ **A** _R_S β†’ Well-placed, and two more letters to boot. Looks like a terminal E, and that R is probably second, which looks a little trappish, but here we go - first, try the final WoFcon > T **RA** D **E** β†’ Nope. Lotta trap words here start with G, so I’ll try > **GRA** C **E** β†’ Looking at consonants, I think I’m safe - Z and P are left, don’t see any others. Am I right? > **GRA** Z **E** β†’ Not this time > **GRAPE** > > I was wrong; missed the V - but it didn’t hurt me this time, despite the double-bogey. Scoredle finishes with a par by finding the 4th letter to defuse the trap with its third guess, then it has but one valid word left. > **Wordle 1,864 4/6\* 7/28/2026** > > ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 > 🟩🟨🟨⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > G_R_A_PE_ β†’ Nice start. Why don’t I just put those three letters I know at the start, and see what develops? > **P** _ER_IL β†’ Placed one, otherwise no help - but the placed letter helps eliminate other positions. I do like that -ER ending, let’s try > **PO** W **ER** β†’ Oh, so close, I feel like a > **POSER** > > Followup 23/106, third guess 3/(3 or 4) valids, depending on one of the possibles Scoredle lists. So a bogey was in the offing, but I got lucky. The algorithm gets very unlucky on the exact same trap, finishing with a bogey. > **Wordle 1,865 2/6\* 7/28/2026** > > ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > P **O** _S_E **R** β†’ Hmm. SO??R, could be SOLAR or > **SONAR** > > Won the coin toss. Two valid, five total possibles, so I got a little lucky. Scoredle makes the wrong choice, ends up with a birdie. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2026, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9517 "2026-07-29T04:38:27Z")
Wordle 1,866 5/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LANES CALVE HALVE VALVE Didn’t see that trap. ---
**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 29, 2026, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9518 "2026-07-29T05:41:51Z")
Wordle 1,866 5/6 **WEDNESDAY** 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO FRAME CACHE WASTE VALVE ---
**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 29, 2026, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9519 "2026-07-29T07:40:19Z")
**Wordle 1,866 5/6 β€” 2026-07-29 Wed** β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **PUNCH** **ALGAE** **VALVE** ---
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Wordle 1,866 5/6\* \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[lime,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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=475) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=477)