# "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:** 484
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2026, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9661 "2026-08-07T13:39:35Z")
Wordle 1875 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE DEIGN FEIGN Boy, did I get lucky with my guess at 3! More interesting is that yesterday and today, we’ve had back-to-back recycled solutions for the first time. It’s been more than 6 months since they kicked off the recycling era, but they’ve only reused 20 old solutions in that time. Maybe this is a sign that they’re about to pick up the pace. ---
**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 7, 2026, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9662 "2026-08-07T14:01:20Z")
Wordle 1,875 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL DEIGN REIGN FEIGN Not lucky today, except for the \_EIGN part on guess 2. ---
**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 7, 2026, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9663 "2026-08-07T14:10:18Z")
Wordle 1,8 **76** 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🐦 πŸ˜‡ no Ai 🦘 ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2026, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9664 "2026-08-07T14:49:55Z")
> **Wordle 1,875 3/6\* 8/7/2026** > > 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟨 > 🟨🟩🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _G_R **I** P_E_ β†’ That’s certainly nothing to… complain… about. Might have a shot at a two. Could go with an ?IGE? center, but that seems to go nowhere. I would have seen SIEGE. Not many options with an -ING ending… so maybe ?EIG? and I see one word with a WoFcon > _N_ **EIG** H β†’ REIGN is out, or should I DEIGN to try > **FEIGN** > > A 2/13 followup enables the birdie (along with some luck; 50-50 birdie putt & the ending I rejected could have made trouble on its own). Scoredle choses the other major fork (the ending I rejected) for its followup but manages to pull out a 1-in-3 birdie (with no outcome worse than a par, of course). ---
**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 7, 2026, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9665 "2026-08-07T15:58:22Z")
Wordle 1,875 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟦🟦 ⬜⬜🟧⬜⬜ ⬜🟦⬜🟦🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST LINEN - Well, that was stupid FEIGN ---
**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 7, 2026, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9666 "2026-08-07T16:12:29Z")
Wordle 1,875 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 MOVIE LITER DEIGN FEIGN I didn’t expect a lot from that random opener, and was happy to get two vowels. Somehow, LITER didn’t even crack Scordle’s top 120 out of 533 possible follow-ups. But there wasn’t much left anyway after that; I think a par was in the offing no matter what I chose at three. ---
**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 7, 2026, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9667 "2026-08-07T17:10:37Z")
Wordle 1,875 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRAIN WIDEN FEIGN ---
**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 8, 2026, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9668 "2026-08-08T04:28:26Z")
Wordle 1,876 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART PROUD PRIMP PRIVY ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2026, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9669 "2026-08-08T05:05:12Z")
Wordle 1,876 4/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHIRE CRIMP PRIVY ---
**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 8, 2026, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9670 "2026-08-08T06:50:19Z")
**Wordle 1,876 4/6 β€” 2026-08-08 Sat** β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **PUNCH** **PRIVY** ---
**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 8, 2026, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9671 "2026-08-08T06:55:35Z")
Wordle 1,876 3/6 **SATURDAY** ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO PRIME PRIVY ---
**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 8, 2026, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9672 "2026-08-08T07:42:07Z")
Wordle 1,876 5/6\* \bbox[silver,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M}\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 R}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} ---
**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 8, 2026, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9673 "2026-08-08T10:55:24Z")
Wordle 1,876 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE PROUD PRIVY ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2026, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9674 "2026-08-08T10:59:40Z")
Wordle 1876 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE MURKY PRIVY ---
**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 8, 2026, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9675 "2026-08-08T12:38:16Z")
Wordle 1,876 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Making up for yesterday CRANE TOILS PRIVY There were a few possibilities, and i guessed one of the possibilities that would uniquely identify the answer if it was wrong. And i got lucky. ---
**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 8, 2026, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9676 "2026-08-08T13:06:48Z")
Wordle 1,876 5/6 β€”NYT Average 4.3 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE PROUD PRICK PRIMP PRIVY That’s the way the cookie crumbles sometimes. 56th Sea of Greens. ---
**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 8, 2026, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9677 "2026-08-08T14:14:55Z")
Wordle 1,8 **77** 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 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:** [August 8, 2026, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9678 "2026-08-08T14:51:23Z")
Wordle 1,876 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL ANTSY JUICY PRIVY ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2026, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9679 "2026-08-08T15:09:03Z")
> **Wordle 1,876 5/6\* 8/8/2026** > > ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > FE **I** GN β†’ Not bad for a start. Don’t think I should assume it’s the sole vowel, so let’s try an A and three of the four WoFcons > TA **I** LS β†’ Maybe I should try a letter with I as the sole vowel - at the very least, it seems I need to try to find more consonants > B **RI** CK β†’ There’s one. Three letters to fill, three guesses left. Next vowel to try would be O, and I can try two more consonants also with > **PRI** MO β†’ Not many letters left. Look for a pair of them and… aha! > **PRIVY** > > 8/473, 6/56, 2/8, 1/2 (and only valid guess), so that was a pretty good progression for my solution. Scoredle goes all-consonants for the followup, which gives it an extra yellow, and finds the first letter one guess before I do (with almost the same word as my third) but otherwise our guesses parallel one another closely - the algorithm also ends with a bogey. ---
**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 8, 2026, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9680 "2026-08-08T15:47:26Z")
Wordle 1,876 5/6 ⬜🟧⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟧⬜⬜ ⬜🟧🟧⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST GRILL PRIMP PRIVY [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=483) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=485)