# "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:** 485
**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 8, 2026, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9681 "2026-08-08T15:51:01Z")
Wordle 1,876 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL DROWN BRICK 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, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9682 "2026-08-08T16:26:52Z")
Split this topic on August 8, 2026, 4:26pm UTC A post was merged into an existing topic: [If You Like “Wordle”, Try “Connections”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796/4526) ---
**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 8, 2026, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9683 "2026-08-08T17:22:31Z")
Wordle 1,876 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟦 ⬛⬛⬛🟦⬛ ⬛🟧🟧⬛⬛ ⬛🟧🟧⬛🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 FLOUR STERN BRICK GRIMY PRIVY A bit of a slog today. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2026, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9684 "2026-08-09T04:25:01Z")
Wordle 1,877 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LUNES CLUNG CLUNK ---
**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 9, 2026, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9685 "2026-08-09T07:13:58Z")
Wordle 1,877 5/6 **SUNDAY** ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO PRUNE SHUNT FLUNG CLUNK ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2026, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9686 "2026-08-09T07:17:56Z")
Wordle 1,877 3/6 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 9, 2026, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9687 "2026-08-09T08:04:35Z")
Wordle 1,877 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 Q}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C}\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 N}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} Stupid 2nd guess… ---
**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 9, 2026, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9688 "2026-08-09T08:47:07Z")
**Wordle 1,877 5/6 — 2026-08-09 Sun** ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ ⬛🟨🟨🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **PUNCH** **CLUNG** **CLUNK** ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2026, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9689 "2026-08-09T10:39:22Z")
Wordle 1877 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT BLING CLUNK CLONE, FLUNK, and PLUNK had already been used. At 2, I was checking for unused possibilities plus #128, FLING. ---
**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 9, 2026, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9690 "2026-08-09T12:20:26Z")
Wordle 1,877 4/6 🟩⬛⬛🟩⬛ ⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE TOILS CLUNG CLUNK I should have started looking at possible words after hitting two letters today. ---
**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 9, 2026, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9691 "2026-08-09T13:04:52Z")
Wordle 1,877 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ 🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO FUDGE CHUNK CLUNK ---
**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 9, 2026, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9692 "2026-08-09T13:15:58Z")
Wordle 1,877 3/6 — NYT Average 3.9 ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩⬛🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE BLOCK CLUNK ---
**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 9, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9693 "2026-08-09T14:34:04Z")
Wordle 1,87 **8** 2/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🦅 💫 no Ai 🦘 ---
**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 9, 2026, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9694 "2026-08-09T14:38:59Z")
Wordle 1,877 4/6\* ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟩⬛⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Micro Clean Clunk no changed my mind to clung Clunk 🤨 ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2026, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9695 "2026-08-09T15:09:19Z")
> **Wordle 1,877 4/6\* 8/9/2026** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > PRIVY → Whiff, to set up the ultimate good first word second > S **L** ATE → N, O, and U would be good letters to try but, not finding a good with with both O & U, I resolved to try just one of the vowels and if it didn’t hit, going to the other one would be easy > **CL** O **NK** → I really should have tried the other one first, though > **CLUNK** > > The followup was, oddly, not in the top 120 of possibles despite it being Scoredle’s starting word, but the third guess 5/31 leaving of course a gimme par putt. Scoredle does a very, uh, sane thing - after its followup, it jumps into the ?OUND trap with an 80% chance of success; when that doesn’t come through, it makes one more guess that ends in a tap-in bogey. ---
**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 9, 2026, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9696 "2026-08-09T15:09:32Z")
Wordle 1,877 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL ULNAR SLUNK CLUNK ---
**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 9, 2026, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9697 "2026-08-09T15:41:38Z")
Wordle 1,877 3/6 🟧⬜⬜🟧⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST - that leaves a ‘u’ CLUNK ---
**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 9, 2026, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9698 "2026-08-09T16:05:45Z")
Wordle 1,877 6/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL FLUID BLURB PLUMP CLUNG CLUNK I thought my streak was dead. 419 days. ---
**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 9, 2026, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9699 "2026-08-09T16:38:16Z")
Wordle 1,877 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SPOIL LUCKY CLUCK sorry for the fowl language CLUNK ---
**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 9, 2026, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9700 "2026-08-09T17:34:04Z")
Wordle 1,877 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟦 ⬛🟦⬛🟧⬛ ⬛🟧🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 FORGE STAIN BUNNY PLUNK CLUNK A somewhat CLUNKy solve, but it came together in the end. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=484) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=486)