# "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:** 494
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2026, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9861 "2026-08-20T09:10:53Z")
Wordele 1888 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE MURKY Unused alternatives included DRUID, GRUMP, RUMMY. ---
**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 20, 2026, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9862 "2026-08-20T11:58:40Z")
Wordle 1,888 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ 🟨⬛⬛⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SATIN CLOUD UPPER MURKY ---
**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 20, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9863 "2026-08-20T12:29:09Z")
Wordle 1,888 3/6 — NYT Average 4.3 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE PROUD MURKY WordleBot said I still had 11 words to choose from when I guessed MURKY. Got lucky. ---
**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 20, 2026, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9864 "2026-08-20T13:20:49Z")
Wordle 1,888 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL DROWN MURKY ---
**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 20, 2026, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9865 "2026-08-20T13:36:29Z")
Wordle 1,888 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART BROIL RUDDY CURVY MURKY ---
**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 20, 2026, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9866 "2026-08-20T14:40:35Z")
Wordle 1,8 **89** 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🐦 😇 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 20, 2026, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9867 "2026-08-20T14:43:46Z")
Wordle 1,888 6/6\* ⬛⬛🟩⬛🟩 ⬛⬛🟩⬛🟩 ⬛⬛🟩⬛🟩 ⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩 ⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Derby Party Girly Furry Curvy Murky ---
**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 20, 2026, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9868 "2026-08-20T15:07:16Z")
Wordle 1,888 6/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL AUNTY JUICY FUSSY BUMPY MURKY ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2026, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9869 "2026-08-20T15:40:42Z")
> **Wordle 1,888 5/6\* 8/20/2026** > > ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ > 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > G_R_ILL → Wasted an L, but at least I got something. Add two WoFcons and A&E and try > STA_R_E → N remains of the WoFcons, need to try O & U and if this next word hits the trap I’m in big trouble > _R_O_U_ND → Big sigh of relief as I only got the U. Better try Y, and finally find where that R goes > F **UR** R **Y** → Ah, but I knew it wasn’t there! Dang it. At least it points to the solution… right? > **MURKY** > CURVY was also possible, so I had a 50-50 for that bogey. If I had seen my fourth-guess error before typing it, I could have made par. That third guess wasn’t much to look at, at 29/90, but it cut things down nicely - and if I had been thinking clearly about it, it could not have been the start of that infamous trap. Scoredle has a rough one; after three guesses, it narrowed things down to seven possibles, four of them valid, but guesses wrong twice to go the distance for its double-bogey save. ---
**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 20, 2026, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9870 "2026-08-20T16:22:31Z")
Wordle 1,888 5/6 ⬜🟦⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟧🟧⬜🟧 ⬜🟧🟧⬜🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST - groan FURRY BURLY MURKY ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9871 "2026-08-21T04:19:13Z")
Wordle 1,889 3/6 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO TRACK TRACE ---
**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 21, 2026, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9872 "2026-08-21T06:09:47Z")
Wordle 1,889 4/6 **Friday** 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟨🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO FRAME CRAZE TRACE ---
**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 21, 2026, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9873 "2026-08-21T07:39:10Z")
Wordle 1,889 4/6\* \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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} ---
**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 21, 2026, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9874 "2026-08-21T10:40:11Z")
**Wordle 1,889 4/6 — 2026-08-21 Fri** ⬛🟨🟩🟨🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** — _the Wordle could be crate grate irate orate trace trade; of these, previous Wordles have not been orate_ **ORATE** **TRADE** **TRACE** ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9875 "2026-08-21T10:54:42Z")
Wordle 1889 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT PRATE TRACE After 1, there were a half-dozen unused possibilities that I could come up with. But there were also no fewer than 7 previous solutions from the first 200 Wordles - the ‘zone of reusability’ as I call it, since all but two recycled solutions so far have been from that group. PRATE, one of the unused possibilities, narrowed things down to TRACE (Wordle 179) and TRADE (Wordle 870) so of course I went with the former. ---
**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 21, 2026, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9876 "2026-08-21T11:01:38Z")
Wordle 1,889 2/6 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 21, 2026, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9877 "2026-08-21T12:21:17Z")
Wordle 1,889 4/6 ⬛⬛🟧⬛⬛ ⬛🟧🟧🟦🟧 🟧🟧🟧⬛🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 FLASH IRATE TRADE TRACE I chose a good second word (5 out of 354, according to Scordle), and then lost the coin toss. A par’s a par. ---
**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 21, 2026, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9878 "2026-08-21T12:58:33Z")
Wordle 1,889 3/6\* ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Scion Cluck Trace ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9879 "2026-08-21T13:05:43Z")
It’s gonna be a good day! > Wordle 1,889 1/6\* > > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 21, 2026, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9880 "2026-08-21T13:29:44Z")
Wordle 1,889 2/6 — NYT Average 3.1 ⬛⬛🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE TRACE 50/50 between that and TRADE. It’s my 14th 2-Guess win. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=493) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=495)