# "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:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2026, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9521 "2026-07-29T10:42:46Z")

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Wordle 1866 4/6

⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜  
⬜🟩🟨⬜🟨  
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CAVIL  
VALOR  
VALVE

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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 29, 2026, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9522 "2026-07-29T11:54:18Z")

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Wordle 1,866 4/6

⬛⬛🟨⬛🟩  
🟨🟨⬛🟩🟩  
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SPARE  
ALIVE  
HALVE  
VALVE

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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 29, 2026, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9523 "2026-07-29T12:58:59Z")

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Wordle 1,866 4/6\*

🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟨⬛🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Avoid  
Venal  
Value  
Valve

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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 29, 2026, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9524 "2026-07-29T13:38:02Z")

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Wordle 1,866 5/6 — _NYT Average 4.5_

⬛🟨🟨⬛🟩  
🟨🟨⬛⬛🟩  
🟨⬛⬛🟨🟩  
🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLATE  
ALONE  
AMPLE  
VALUE  
VALVE

Gah. I fucked up on my 3rd guess. Probably could’ve had it in 4.

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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 29, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9525 "2026-07-29T13:51:45Z")

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Wordle 1,866 3/6\*

⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨  
⬜🟩⬜🟨🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

STEAL  
GABLE  
VALVE

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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 29, 2026, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9526 "2026-07-29T14:08:16Z")

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Wordle 1,866 5/6

⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜  
⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜  
🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜  
⬜🟩⬜🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
GLEAM  
EARLY  
PANEL now a coin toss between VALVE and VALUE  
VALVE

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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 29, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9527 "2026-07-29T15:02:10Z")

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Wordle 1,866 4/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨  
🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩  
⬜🟩⬜🟨🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

YODEL  
LITRE  
SABLE  
VALVE

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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 29, 2026, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9528 "2026-07-29T15:26:33Z")

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Wordle 1,866 5/6

⬜⬜🟦⬜🟧  
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟧⬜⬜🟧  
⬜🟧⬜🟦🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
HOIST  
GAUGE  
MAPLE  
VALVE

Lots of fives today.

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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 29, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9529 "2026-07-29T15:44:02Z")

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Wordle 1,866 4/6

⬛⬛🟦⬛⬛  
⬛🟧🟧⬛⬛  
🟧🟧🟧⬛🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CHARM  
TALON  
VALUE  
VALVE

A sleuth word at three might have been a better play here; I could potentially have been in big trouble if VALUE hadn’t given me anything. But it worked out OK, and I suspect I would have managed otherwise.

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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 29, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9530 "2026-07-29T19:11:56Z")

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Wordle 1,8 **67** 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩  
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 😇 no Ai 🍏 🦘

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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 29, 2026, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9531 "2026-07-29T21:32:29Z")

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> **Wordle 1,866 4/6\* 7/29/2026**
>
> ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜  
> ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟨  
> 🟨⬜🟩🟨⬜  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> SON_A_R → Slow start. Add an E, and… two of three WoFcons, so  
> D_E_ **L** T_A_ → Good choice on the WoFcons. Might I have another L in there? Only so many places for the vowels to go, so let’s try  
> _A_L **L** _E_Y → Not another L. Looks like the E goes at the end, and then what can fill in? Ooh, pair of Vs could be  
> **VALVE**
> 
> Followup was 108/1075, but third guess was the definition of mediocrity, 6/11 and the final was 1-in-4 (plus one bogus word) - the worst case was to go the distance. Scordle also scores a par, with the final guess being 1-in-3 and no worse than a bogey.

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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 30, 2026, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9532 "2026-07-30T04:29:26Z")

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Wordle 1,867 3/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
LUNES  
FLUME

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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 30, 2026, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9533 "2026-07-30T05:12:00Z")

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Wordle 1,867 4/6 **THURSDAY**

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
SPURT  
FLUNK  
FLUME

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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 30, 2026, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9534 "2026-07-30T07:33:12Z")

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> [@RTFirefly](#):
>
> \*Though it’s been more than 2 weeks since…

I was thinking of what you said.

**Wordle 1,867 5/6 — 2026-07-30 Thu**

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩  
⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛  
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

**STARE**  
 **DOILY**  
 **PUNCH**  
 **KLUGE**  
 **FLUME**

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**Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9535 "2026-07-30T08:05:13Z")

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Wordle 1,867 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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}  
\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}  
\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\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 F}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}

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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 30, 2026, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9536 "2026-07-30T08:46:46Z")

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Wordle 1867 3/6

⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CLIME  
FLUME

After 2, both possibilities, FLUME and PLUME, had both been used already. But PLUME was used just three months ago (#1777) and FLUME was the solution to Wordle #68. So easy choice.

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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 30, 2026, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9537 "2026-07-30T11:54:50Z")

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Wordle 1,867 4/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟩⬛🟨⬛  
⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

TRAIN  
CLOUD  
PLUMP  
FLUME

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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 30, 2026, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9538 "2026-07-30T13:11:42Z")

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Wordle 1,867 4/6 — _NYT Average 4.0_

⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩  
⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩  
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLATE  
GLIDE  
PLUME  
FLUME

54th Sea of Greens

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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 30, 2026, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9539 "2026-07-30T13:17:16Z")

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Wordle 1,867 4/6\*

⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛  
🟨⬛⬛⬛🟨  
🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Scald  
Extol  
Leggy  
Flume

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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 30, 2026, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9540 "2026-07-30T13:42:54Z")

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Wordle 1,867 5/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩  
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩  
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
SPINE  
BLOKE  
ELUDE  
FLUME

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