# "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:** 483

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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 6, 2026, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9641 "2026-08-06T11:41:01Z")

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Wordle 1,874 5/6

🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨  
⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

REACT  
LOSER  
BRIDE  
GRIME  
GRIPE

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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 6, 2026, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9642 "2026-08-06T12:19:12Z")

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Wordle 1,874 4/6\*

⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛  
🟨🟨🟨🟨⬛  
🟨🟩🟩⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Dirty  
Ripen  
Prime  
Gripe

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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 6, 2026, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9643 "2026-08-06T12:47:25Z")

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Wordle 1,874 5/6\*

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜  
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜  
🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜  
🟨🟩🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

STEAL  
DERBY  
RIPEN  
PRICE  
GRIPE

Thst was painful!

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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 6, 2026, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9644 "2026-08-06T14:06:47Z")

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Wordle 1,8 **75** 3/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨  
🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🐦 😇 no Ai 🦘

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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 6, 2026, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9645 "2026-08-06T14:08:16Z")

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Wordle 1,874 3/6 — NYT Average 3.7

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩  
🟨🟩⬛⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLATE  
PRONE  
GRIPE

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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 6, 2026, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9646 "2026-08-06T14:24:53Z")

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> **Wordle 1,874 4/6\* 8/6/2026**
>
> 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜  
> ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜  
> ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> _P_OS_I_T → I’d like to place that P… and try another WoFcon, and vowel, and I can do it all with  
> L_I_P **P** Y → With the P placed, I can try an -IPE ending, and follow up by looking for a word with two WoFcons  
> SN **IPE** → Yep, and alas, I should have looked longer with that duplicate S. Look through consonants to try to find a word with a suitable pair  
> **GRIPE**
> 
> Should have been a birdie, after a 4/53 followup. Scoredle converts it comfortably, with a remarkably similar followup to mine.

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**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2026, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9647 "2026-08-06T14:41:34Z")

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I exactly matched Wordle Bot today, guess for guess. I don’t know whether I’ve ever done that before.

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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 6, 2026, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9648 "2026-08-06T15:03:34Z")

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Wordle 1,874 4/6

⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜  
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨  
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
LONER  
CURVE  
GRIPE

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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 6, 2026, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9649 "2026-08-06T15:08:09Z")

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Wordle 1,874 6/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜  
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩  
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩  
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨  
🟨🟩🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

YODEL  
URINE  
TRIKE  
SCAMP  
PRIZE  
GRIPE

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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 6, 2026, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9650 "2026-08-06T15:18:26Z")

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Wordle 1,874 4/6

⬜🟧⬜⬜🟧  
⬜⬜🟧⬜⬜  
🟧🟧🟧⬜🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
HOIST  
GRIME  
GRIPE

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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 6, 2026, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9651 "2026-08-06T16:26:33Z")

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Wordle 1,874 5/6

⬛⬛⬛🟦⬛  
⬛🟦⬛🟦🟦  
⬛🟧🟧⬛🟧  
🟦🟧🟧⬛🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CHART  
LINER  
BRIDE  
PRIME  
GRIPE

According to Scordle, my choices were not bad (110/1354, 5/56, 4/10, 1/1), but I still feel I played this one somewhat carelessly. Still made good progress at every step, I suppose.

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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 7, 2026, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9652 "2026-08-07T04:15:56Z")

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Wordle 1,875 4/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜  
⬜⬜🟩🟨🟨  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
SHINE  
DEIGN  
FEIGN

Chose the wrong one.

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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 7, 2026, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9653 "2026-08-07T06:54:37Z")

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Wordle 1,875 5/6 **FRIDAY**

⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜  
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨  
⬜⬜🟩🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
PRIME  
CHIEF  
FEINT  
FEIGN

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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 7, 2026, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9654 "2026-08-07T07:46:33Z")

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Wordle 1,875 4/6\*

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\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}  
\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G}  
\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N}

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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 7, 2026, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9655 "2026-08-07T10:52:06Z")

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**Wordle 1,875 5/6 — 2026-08-07 Thu**

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨  
⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛  
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛  
⬛🟩🟩🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

**STARE**  
 **DOILY**  
 **PUNCH**  
 **BEING**  
 **FEIGN**

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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 7, 2026, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9656 "2026-08-07T13:00:10Z")

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Wordle 1,875 5/6\*

⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟩🟨⬛⬛  
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Leapt  
Verse  
Bench  
Deign  
Feign

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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 7, 2026, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9657 "2026-08-07T13:11:17Z")

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Wordle 1,875 5/6

⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛  
🟨🟨⬛🟨🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

CRANE  
SLOTH  
UNBID  
GIVEN  
FIEGN

Wordlebot says my choices weren’t bad, and mostly i was unlucky. (90/33)

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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 7, 2026, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9658 "2026-08-07T13:28:01Z")

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Wordle 1,875 3/6 — NYT Average 4.1

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨  
🟩🟨🟨🟨⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLATE  
FIEND  
FEIGN

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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 7, 2026, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9659 "2026-08-07T13:35:39Z")

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Wordle 1,875 4/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜  
⬜⬜🟩🟨🟨  
🟨🟩🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

YODEL  
URINE  
NEIGH  
FEIGN

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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 7, 2026, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9660 "2026-08-07T13:37:40Z")

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Wordle 1,875 5/6

⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜  
⬜🟩🟩🟨🟨  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
PENIS  
BEING  
DEIGN  
FEIGN

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