# "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:** 490
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2026, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9781 "2026-08-15T11:27:06Z")
Yesterday: Wordle 1882 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE DIODE GEODE Had a choice at 3 between my 3rd and 4th guesses (both unused) and used BIOME (Wordle #82). Today: Wordle 1883 3/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT PULSE LOOSE ---
**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 15, 2026, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9782 "2026-08-15T12:04:38Z")
Wordle 1,883 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 ⬛🟨🟩⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO CLOUD WHOLE LOOSE ---
**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 15, 2026, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9783 "2026-08-15T13:53:32Z")
Wordle 1,883 3/6\* 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL PULSE LOOSE ---
**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 15, 2026, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9784 "2026-08-15T13:56:37Z")
Wordle 1,883 3/6 — NYT Average 3.6 🟨🟨⬛⬛🟩 ⬛⬛🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE PULSE LOOSE Wordlebot exactly matched my guesses today. First time that’s happened to me. ---
**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 15, 2026, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9785 "2026-08-15T14:46:12Z")
Wordle 1,883 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL LOUPE LOOSE ---
**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 15, 2026, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9786 "2026-08-15T14:47:52Z")
Wordle 1,883 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟨🟩🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SPINE SOLVE LOUSE LOOSE ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2026, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9787 "2026-08-15T15:03:48Z")
> **Wordle 1,883 4/6\* 8/15/2026** > > ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 > 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟩 > ⬜🟨🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > GE **O** D **E** → Good - though trappish - start. No other E. Three WoFcons for the rest, first case I saw here is > _S_T **O** R **E** → L & N are left, with the S between O & E I’ll try > C_L_ **OSE** → Good call. Gotta be > **LOOSE** > > 3/132, 4/12 and a tap-in par for the solution. Scoredle does even better, making a birdie. I’m wondering if they’ve tweaked the Scoredle algorithm to uprate valid words, because I’ve noticed lately they seem to be accumulating towards the top of the list over bogus words. ---
**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 15, 2026, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9788 "2026-08-15T15:49:09Z")
Wordle 1,883 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟧 ⬜🟧⬜🟧⬜ ⬜🟧⬜🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST MOUSE LOOSE ---
**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 15, 2026, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9789 "2026-08-15T16:11:33Z")
Wordle 1,883 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩 ⬛🟩⬛🟨🟨 🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE TOILS LOUSE LOOSE ---
**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 15, 2026, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9790 "2026-08-15T16:30:49Z")
Wordle 1,8 **84** 3/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🐦 😇 no Ai 🦘 ---
**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 15, 2026, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9791 "2026-08-15T20:52:51Z")
Wordle 1,883 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟦⬛⬛🟦🟧 🟧🟧⬛🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 PRINT SCALE LOUSE LOOSE ---
**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 15, 2026, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9792 "2026-08-15T23:07:50Z")
Wordle 1,883 5/6\* ⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛ ⬛⬛⬛🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛🟩🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 prism Chase Tense the Goose is LOOSE ---
**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 16, 2026, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9793 "2026-08-16T04:08:09Z")
Wordle 1,884 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART GAUZY CLOAK ACIDS ASPIC ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2026, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9794 "2026-08-16T05:00:28Z")
Wordle 1,884 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟨⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SLAIN ASPIC ---
**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 16, 2026, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9795 "2026-08-16T07:31:40Z")
**Wordle 1,884 4/6 — 2026-08-16 Sun** 🟨⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ 🟨⬛⬛🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **PUNCH** — _I have all 5 letters and the only possible word is aspic_ **ASPIC** — _WTF is **aspic**? ASPIC, as per a search… Aspic is a savory gelatin dish made from clarified meat, fish, or vegetable stock that solidifies into a clear jelly when chilled. It frequently encases pieces of meat, seafood, vegetables, or hard-boiled eggs. Historically used for food preservation before refrigeration, it remains a traditional holiday and deli specialty in various global cuisines._ • _Really?_ Somewhere in Brooklyn, Josh Wardle’s stomach is curdling. Maybe Palak Shah‘s (his girlfriend’s) is too. As per wiki, _She (Palak Shah) reviewed the 12,000 five-letter words in the English language and narrowed them down to 2,500 **commonly-known words** that could be used in the daily puzzle._ Really? Aspic is a **commonly-known word?** ---
**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 16, 2026, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9796 "2026-08-16T08:11:40Z")
Wordle 1,884 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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} ---
**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 16, 2026, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9797 "2026-08-16T09:32:15Z")
Wordle 1,884 3/6 SUNDAY 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO ATTIC ASPIC ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2026, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9798 "2026-08-16T10:22:41Z")
Wordle 1884 3/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT AROSE ASPIC > [@Bullitt](#): > > Really? Aspic is a **commonly-known word?** _A Dandy in Aspic_ was a popular movie in 1968. ‘Aspic’ does seem like a word that’s fallen into relative disuse in the time since, but I don’t think many people back then needed an explanation of the title. I certainly had at least a vague idea of what it was. ---
**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 16, 2026, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9799 "2026-08-16T13:31:41Z")
Wordle 1,884 3/6 🟨⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE TOILS ASPIC I won the 50/50. > [@Bullitt](#): > > As per wiki, _She (Palak Shah) reviewed the 12,000 five-letter words in the English language and narrowed them down to 2,500 **commonly-known words** that could be used in the daily puzzle._ Really? Aspic is a **commonly-known word?** My dad used to eat tomato aspic every time he was on a no-residue diet, which was fairly often, due to medical issues. I don’t know how generally known the word is, but it seemed pretty normal to me. ---
**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 16, 2026, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9800 "2026-08-16T14:04:05Z")
Wordle 1,884 3/6 — NYT Average 3.7 🟨⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟨🟨🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE BASIN ASPIC [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=489) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=491)