# "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:** ![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:** [August 1, 2026, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9561 "2026-08-01T08:07:41Z")

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Wordle 1,869 6/6\*

\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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}  
\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B}\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 S}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H}  
\bbox[silver,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 S}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H}  
\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}\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 S}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H}  
\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\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 S}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H}

Phew indeed.

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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:** [August 1, 2026, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9562 "2026-08-01T08:13:29Z")

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Wordle 1,869 4/6 SATURDAY

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
PRUNE  
SHUCK  
SLUSH

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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:** [August 1, 2026, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9563 "2026-08-01T08:48:25Z")

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Wordle 1869 3/6

🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
SLURP  
SLUSH

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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:** [August 1, 2026, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9564 "2026-08-01T12:09:26Z")

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Wordle 1,869 6/6

⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛  
🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩  
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩  
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

CHOIR  
HEADY  
PLUSH  
FLUSH  
BLUSH  
SLUSH

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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:** [August 1, 2026, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9565 "2026-08-01T13:21:40Z")

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Wordle 1,869 4/6\*

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟨🟩⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Maybe  
Groin  
Shuck  
Slush

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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:** [August 1, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9566 "2026-08-01T13:52:14Z")

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Wordle 1,869 4/6\*

🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨  
🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

STEAL  
SLIMY  
SLURP  
SLUSH…

fund

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**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:** [August 1, 2026, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9567 "2026-08-01T14:12:15Z")

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Wordle 1,869 5/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨  
⬛🟨⬛⬛🟩  
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Wordlebot says 95/27 sigh.

CRANE  
TOILS  
BUMPH  
FLUSH  
SLUSH

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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:** [August 1, 2026, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9568 "2026-08-01T14:23:49Z")

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Wordle 1,869 4/6

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜  
🟩⬜🟩⬜🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
SHINY  
SOUPS didn’t use the H because I was fishing for letters  
SLUSH

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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:** [August 1, 2026, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9569 "2026-08-01T14:37:28Z")

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Wordle 1,869 3/6 — _NYT Average 4.3_

🟩🟩⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLATE  
SLURP  
SLUSH

55th Sea of greens

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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:** [August 1, 2026, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9570 "2026-08-01T14:57:24Z")

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Wordle 1,869 5/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨  
🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

YODEL  
ULNAR  
KUTZ  
PLUSH  
SLUSH

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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:** [August 1, 2026, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9571 "2026-08-01T15:04:53Z")

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> **Wordle 1,869 5/6\* 8/1/2026**
>
> ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜  
> ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜  
> ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
> ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> P_U_R **S** E → Can’t see many possibilities for an A, so I’ll try an O which has more, along with another WoFcon and… a J  
> JO **US** T → Beware the unbeatable (?) pterodactyl! But not much help there. N or L left of the WoFcons, I’ll try L; terminal H looks better than K, and trust the B so  
> B **LUSH** → PLUSH already out. F… any others?  
> F **LUSH** → Yes, there is another, and I should have gone through the already-used consonants  
> **SLUSH**
> 
> 4/27 followup, 3/12 third guess, then a 50-50 for par that I missed. Scoredle wins with its followup, mostly due to the influence of synonyms of “mash together” and “be quiet”, as well as the trap I fell into.

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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:** [August 1, 2026, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9572 "2026-08-01T15:13:51Z")

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> [@pjd](#):
>
> Phew indeed.

No shit.

Wordle 1,869 6/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟦⬜⬜🟧⬜  
⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧  
⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧  
⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
HOIST  
BLUSH  
FLUSH  
PLUSH  
SLUSH

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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:** [August 1, 2026, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9573 "2026-08-01T16:03:44Z")

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Wordle 1,8 **70** 3/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨  
⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🐦 😇 no Ai 🦘

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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:** [August 1, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9574 "2026-08-01T17:19:31Z")

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Wordle 1,869 4/6\*

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟨🟩⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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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:** [August 1, 2026, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9575 "2026-08-01T19:43:07Z")

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Wordle 1,869 4/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟧⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟧⬛🟧🟦  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CREAM  
FLINT  
GLOSS  
SLUSH

The double S actually paid off - at least saving par.

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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:** [August 2, 2026, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9576 "2026-08-02T04:16:19Z")

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Wordle 1,870 5/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨  
⬜🟨🟨🟩🟨  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
SHALE  
CLEAN  
VENAL  
PENAL

Went for the more obscure option for some reason.

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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:** [August 2, 2026, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9577 "2026-08-02T08:11:37Z")

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Wordle 1,870 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[yellow,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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}  
\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}  
\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D}\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 P}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\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 L}

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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:** [August 2, 2026, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9578 "2026-08-02T08:24:35Z")

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Wordle 1,870 4/6 SUNDAY

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨  
⬜⬜🟨🟩🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
FRAME  
CHEAP  
PENAL

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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:** [August 2, 2026, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9579 "2026-08-02T09:13:35Z")

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**Wordle 1,870 5/6 — 2026-08-02 Sun**

⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨  
⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛  
🟩⬛🟩⬛⬛  
🟩🟨🟩🟨🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

**STARE**  
 **DOILY**  
 **PUNCH**  
 **PANEL**  
 **PENAL**

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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:** [August 2, 2026, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9580 "2026-08-02T11:37:33Z")

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Wordle 1,870 4/6

⬛🟨🟨⬛🟨  
🟨🟨⬛🟨⬛  
🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLATE  
LAYER  
PEDAL  
PENAL

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