# "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:** 486

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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 10, 2026, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9701 "2026-08-10T04:22:42Z")

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Wordle 1,878 4/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜  
🟩⬜🟩🟨🟩  
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
SHINE  
SNIDE  
SNIPE

Lost on the 50/50.

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**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 10, 2026, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9702 "2026-08-10T05:09:16Z")

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Wordle 1,878 3/6

🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩  
🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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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 10, 2026, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9703 "2026-08-10T06:40:32Z")

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Wordle 1,878 4/6 **MONDAY**

⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜  
🟨⬜🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟨🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
PRIME  
SPITE  
SNIPE

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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 10, 2026, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9704 "2026-08-10T07:36:50Z")

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Wordle 1,878 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[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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}  
\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}  
\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N}\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}

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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 10, 2026, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9705 "2026-08-10T09:27:57Z")

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Wordle 1878 4/6

🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜  
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CHORE  
SNIDE  
SNIPE

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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 10, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9706 "2026-08-10T12:29:22Z")

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Wordle 1,878 3/6 — NYT Average 3.7

🟩⬛⬛⬛🟩  
🟩🟨🟩🟨🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLATE  
SPINE  
SNIPE

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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 10, 2026, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9707 "2026-08-10T13:27:14Z")

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Wordle 1,878 2/6\*

🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

STEAL  
SNIPE

Lucked out!

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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 10, 2026, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9708 "2026-08-10T13:39:05Z")

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Wordle 1,878 3/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜  
⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

YODEL  
URINE  
SNIPE

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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 10, 2026, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9709 "2026-08-10T13:46:53Z")

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Wordle 1,878 3/6

⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜  
🟩🟨🟩🟨🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
SPINE gee what could it be?  
SNIPE

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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 10, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9710 "2026-08-10T13:51:27Z")

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Wordle 1,878 4/6

🟧⬛⬛⬛🟧  
🟧⬛⬛⬛🟧  
🟧🟦🟧🟦🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

SOLVE  
STARE  
SPINE  
SNIPE

Scordle’s algorithm matched my picks word for word. And a nice symmetrical pattern.

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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 10, 2026, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9711 "2026-08-10T14:24:30Z")

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Wordle 1,8 **79** 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩  
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩  
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 😇 🍏 no Ai 🦘

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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 10, 2026, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9712 "2026-08-10T15:46:44Z")

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Wordle 1,878 4/6

🟩⬛⬛⬛🟩  
🟩🟨🟩⬛🟩  
🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLATE  
SPIRE  
SWIPE  
SNIPE

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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 10, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9713 "2026-08-10T16:00:18Z")

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> **Wordle 1,878 5/6\* 8/10/2026**
>
> ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜  
> 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨  
> 🟩⬜🟨🟨🟨  
> 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> CLU_N_K → E & A, and two more WoFcons - I’ll omit T this time  
> _NE_AR_S_ → Maybe I should have gone for NEATS. Well, that’s something to work with. STONE would be nice, except I know the N isn’t there, but it’s the only one I can see that works with the O - hence, try an I  
> **S** T_EIN_ → _Finally_ placed a letter. S…N…E at end…I middle… coin flip to try  
> **SNI** D **E** → Darn. Hope it’s just a bogey  
> **SNIPE**
> 
> I have joined the derisive wading bird club. For the last guess, there was also a V-variant, but I’m calling bogus on that. My first word was an anagram of Scoredle’s choice, except it wasn’t in the top 120, with the others being 9/26, 1/7 and 1/2. Apart from the follow anagramatization, Scoredle’s choices are the same as mine, and it ends with the same bogey.

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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 10, 2026, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9714 "2026-08-10T16:08:14Z")

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Wordle 1,878 4/6

⬜⬜⬜🟦🟧  
⬜⬜🟧🟦⬜  
🟧🟧🟧⬜🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
HOIST  
SNIDE - I chose. . .poorly.  
SNIPE

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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 10, 2026, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9715 "2026-08-10T16:17:22Z")

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Wordle 1,878 4/6\*

⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨  
⬛🟩🟨⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Agony  
Churn  
Kneed  
Snipe

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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 10, 2026, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9716 "2026-08-10T17:11:57Z")

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Wordle 1,878 4/6

⬛⬛⬛🟨🟩  
⬛⬛🟩⬛🟨  
🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

CRANE  
TOILS  
SNIDE  
SNIPE

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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 10, 2026, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9717 "2026-08-10T17:12:10Z")

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Same

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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 10, 2026, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9718 "2026-08-10T21:55:37Z")

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I don’t know that it was a _poor_ choice, just a coin toss that came up tails. At least five of us made that same choice.

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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 11, 2026, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9719 "2026-08-11T05:24:15Z")

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Wordle 1,879 3/6 **TUESDAY**

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟩🟩⬜🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

AUDIO  
FERNY  
FENCE

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**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2026, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9720 "2026-08-11T06:19:34Z")

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Wordle 1,879 3/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜  
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

WordleBot sez…

Skill 91/99  
Luck 41/99

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