# "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:** 496
**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 23, 2026, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9901 "2026-08-23T03:04:52Z")
My wife reminded me that I hadn’t played yet today. Thanks to her I’m able to continue my streak. I likely would’ve forgotten. Thanks babe! **Wordle 1,890 5/6 — 2026-08-22 Sat** ⬛⬛🟩🟨⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩⬛🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **PUNCH** **PRANK** **PRAWN** ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2026, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9902 "2026-08-23T06:49:50Z")
Wordle 1,891 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟩 🟨🟨🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHORE FELON LODEN OLDEN I think I need to slow down a little. ---
**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 23, 2026, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9903 "2026-08-23T07:17:47Z")
Wordle 1,891 5/6 **SUNDAY** ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO PODGY REDOX ORDER OLDEN ---
**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 23, 2026, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9904 "2026-08-23T07:55:21Z")
Wordle 1,891 3/6\* \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[yellow,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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} ! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2026, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9905 "2026-08-23T09:43:02Z")
Wordle 1891 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT ELVEN OLDEN ---
**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 23, 2026, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9906 "2026-08-23T12:22:46Z")
Wordle 1,891 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨 🟨🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟨🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE LOUSY MELON OLDEN ---
**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 23, 2026, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9907 "2026-08-23T14:12:11Z")
Wordle 1,891 2/6 ⬜🟨🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL OLDEN ---
**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 23, 2026, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9908 "2026-08-23T14:45:41Z")
My streak is 465. Today we drive the final 650 miles to home, completing our 3½-week, 6,500-mile motorcycle and car road trip. The two best days of a vacation are (1), your first day on a vacation — it’s a new adventure! And (2), your first night back home, finally back in your own bed. **Wordle 1,891 4/6 — 2026-08-23 Sun** ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 🟨🟨⬛🟨⬛ ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **PUNCH** **OLDEN** ---
**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 23, 2026, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9909 "2026-08-23T14:53:32Z")
Wordle 1,891 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SPINE MONEY OLDEN ---
**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 23, 2026, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9910 "2026-08-23T15:15:06Z")
Wordle 1,89 **2** 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🐦 😇 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 23, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9911 "2026-08-23T15:44:46Z")
> **Wordle 1,891 3/6\* 8/23/2026** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 > 🟨🟨⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > PRAW **N** → Thought I had whiff for a second; was pleasantly surprised I didn’t. O and E should be my vowels; and two of L, S and T; seeing no particular word from those, I started putting up words at random and was pleasantly surprised to see one hit > _LO_S **EN** → So the O pretty much has to be in front, the L… right after it, then the middle can be filled with a > **OLDEN** > > A very lucky 27/172 followup guess which left a tap-in for birdie. Scoredle is less lucky with its followup, and then misses the 50-50 between the remaining valids, settling for a par. ---
**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 23, 2026, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9912 "2026-08-23T16:04:55Z")
Wordle 1,891 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL FELON OLDEN ---
**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 23, 2026, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9913 "2026-08-23T16:09:50Z")
Wordle 1,891 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟦🟦 ⬜🟦⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟦⬜🟦🟧 🟧⬜⬜🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST XENON OFTEN - well, that was stupid OLDEN ---
**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 23, 2026, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9914 "2026-08-23T17:40:17Z")
Wordle 1,891 3/6 ⬛⬛🟦⬛⬛ 🟦🟦⬛🟦🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 STORM NOBLE OLDEN I made a nice symmetrical pattern! ---
**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 23, 2026, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9915 "2026-08-23T19:19:22Z")
I was traveling and missed yesterday’s: Wordle 1,890 3/6 ⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE PRANK PRAWN Wordle 1,891 4/6 — NYT Average 3.8 ⬛🟩⬛⬛🟨 ⬛🟩🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE FLECK ELDER OLDEN ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9916 "2026-08-24T05:28:25Z")
Wordle 1,892 3/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO REPLY RUNNY ---
**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 24, 2026, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9917 "2026-08-24T06:50:00Z")
Wordle 1,892 5/6 **MONDAY** ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO QUERY RUGBY RUSTY RUNNY ---
**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 24, 2026, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9918 "2026-08-24T07:52:45Z")
Wordle 1,892 4/6\* \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G}\bbox[yellow,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 A}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Z}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\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 N}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9919 "2026-08-24T09:24:00Z")
Wordle 1892 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT GRODY RUNNY Could’ve also been FERNY, I suppose. ---
**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 24, 2026, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/9920 "2026-08-24T11:39:13Z")
Wordle 1,892 3/6 ⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨 ⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRAIN SNORE RUNNY [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=495) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=497)