# "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:** 482
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9621 "2026-08-04T17:56:57Z")
> **Wordle 1,872 5/6\* 8/4/2026** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 > ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > REPLY → Whiff. I thought about words with O and A, but couldn’t find any with the last three WoFcons, so I went with O and U > SN_O_U_T_ → Not too bad. Time to try some more consonants > H **OT** CH → Why did I repeat the H? At least the OT is placed. Could I have a double of one of them - or both? > **MOT** TO → Nope, but the M was nice to get. I didn’t see a word with A, here, but one with I suggested itself > **MOTIF** > > I guess I really botched that third guess, huh? Fourth guess was 2/6, but I’m sure you can guess what 1/6 was. Scoredle finishes with a tap-in par; its two middle guesses are amazingly incisive - and it gets the sea of green award, to boot. ---
**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 5, 2026, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9622 "2026-08-05T05:39:04Z")
Wordle 1,873 3/6\* ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ 🟨🟨🟨🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Edify Spoil Posit ---
**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 5, 2026, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9623 "2026-08-05T06:52:31Z")
Wordle 1,873 3/6 **WEDNESDAY** ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 🟨🟩🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO TOPIC POSIT ---
**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 5, 2026, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9624 "2026-08-05T07:21:07Z")
Wordle 1,873 2/6\* \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G}\bbox[silver,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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \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 I}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} ‼ ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2026, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9625 "2026-08-05T08:07:20Z")
Wordle 1,873 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟨 🟨🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO TONIC POSIT Almost had a two but changed to a more common word. ---
**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 5, 2026, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9626 "2026-08-05T08:22:51Z")
**Wordle 1,873 3/6 — 2026-08-05 Wed** 🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **POSIT** ---
**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 5, 2026, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9627 "2026-08-05T11:52:45Z")
Wordle 1,873 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛🟩🟨 ⬛🟩⬛🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RADIO LOGIC POSIT ---
**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 5, 2026, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9628 "2026-08-05T13:14:00Z")
Wordle 1,873 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟨🟨🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SPOUT POSIT ---
**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 5, 2026, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9629 "2026-08-05T13:40:40Z")
Wordle 1,873 3/6 — NYT Average 3.3 🟨⬛⬛🟨⬛ ⬛⬛⬛🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CRUST POSIT ---
**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 5, 2026, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9630 "2026-08-05T14:02:29Z")
Wordle 1,873 3/6\* 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL MISTY POSIT It’s 3’s all the way down! (Except @pjd ! Way to go!) ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2026, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9631 "2026-08-05T14:46:38Z")
> **Wordle 1,873 3/6\* 8/5/2026** > > ⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜ > 🟨🟩⬜🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > M **O** _T_ **I** F → That’s quite a carryover! Do I have a shot at a two? First thing I think of is > _T_ **O** X **I** C → Ah, so the T is on the end. I’ll try the first word I see again, so > **POSIT** > > Followup was 2/15, with only the top-rated six guesses valid, and five of them started with my carryover yellow, so a three was certainly reasonable. With the same carryover, Scoredle also makes a birdie with ease. ---
**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 5, 2026, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9632 "2026-08-05T15:01:34Z")
Wordle 1,873 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL ROAST POSIT ---
**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 5, 2026, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9633 "2026-08-05T15:23:16Z")
Wordle 1,873 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟧🟦🟦🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE - oh shit! HOIST - oh yeah! POSIT ---
**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 5, 2026, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9634 "2026-08-05T15:38:39Z")
Wordle 1,873 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟦🟦🟦⬛⬛ ⬛🟧🟦🟦🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 BLAND STORE MOIST POSIT From my opener, Scordle plays it nearly exactly the same, only using a bogus anagram of my follow-up, and also pars from its own starter. So I don’t feel too bad about this one. ---
**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 6, 2026, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9635 "2026-08-06T04:25:36Z")
Wordle 1,8 **74** 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 😇 no Ai 🦘 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2026, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9636 "2026-08-06T04:49:42Z")
Wordle 1,874 6/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟨🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHIRE CRIME BRIDE PRIZE GRIPE ---
**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 6, 2026, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9637 "2026-08-06T04:59:56Z")
Wordle 1,874 3/6 **THURSDAY** ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO PRIME GRIPE ---
**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 6, 2026, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9638 "2026-08-06T07:59:11Z")
**Wordle 1,874 5/6 — 2026-08-06 Wed** ⬛⬛⬛🟨🟩 ⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩 ⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** — _the Wordle could be bribe brine crime grime gripe price prime prize urine; of these, previous Wordles have not been urine_ **URINE** — _the Wordle could be bribe crime grime gripe price prime prize; letters to eliminate are B C M G P Z; can try sleuth word(s) camps?_ **CAMPS** **GRIPE** ---
**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 6, 2026, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9639 "2026-08-06T08:08:31Z")
Wordle 1,874 3/6\* \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G}\bbox[lime,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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\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 G}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} ! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2026, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9640 "2026-08-06T11:15:30Z")
Looks like I forgot to post yesterday; Wordle 1873 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT WREST POSIT VISIT had already been used. Wordle 1874 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE PUREE GRIPE I was rather pleased with this 4. After 2, I had just two viable unused possibilities, EYRIE and PUREE. I could have just flipped a coin between them, but I figured I had room to consider the possibility of reuse. Turned out there were a half-dozen old solutions that had been used in the 200s or earlier, and PUREE, if it turned out to not be the solution, ought to tell me which one of those old solutions was. And since GRIPE had been the solution to Wordle 187, that worked out well. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=481) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=483)