# "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:** 53
**Author:** ![Newtosite](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/newtosite/32/8623_2.png) [@Newtosite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newtosite)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2025, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1041 "2025-02-07T09:57:35Z")
Wordle 1,329 3/6 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Slant Stare Swath ---
**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:** [February 7, 2025, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1042 "2025-02-07T10:57:25Z")
Wordle 1,329 5/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Q} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \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 S} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2025, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1043 "2025-02-07T11:14:56Z")
Wordle 1329 3/6 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟨 35 🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜ 7 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT STAMP SWATH ---
**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:** [February 7, 2025, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1044 "2025-02-07T11:23:38Z")
Wordle 1,329 3/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Vault Trash Swath ---
**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:** [February 7, 2025, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1045 "2025-02-07T12:19:42Z")
Wordle 1,329 3/6 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SCATH SWATH ---
**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:** [February 7, 2025, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1046 "2025-02-07T12:49:43Z")
Wordle 1,329 4/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 PIANO LEAST STACK SWATH Lots of threes so far today; good work, folks! PIANO is statistically a top ten starter for me, but today wasn’t the best day for it to come up. ---
**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:** [February 7, 2025, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1047 "2025-02-07T15:00:20Z")
**Wordle 1,329 4/6 β€” 2025-02-07** β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **LEAST** **CRIMP** **BOUND** β€” _It might be β€” ghast shaft staff stash swath; previous Wordles have been β€” shaft staff stash; that leaves this possibility β€” swath_ \*\*SWATH \*\* ---
**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:** [February 7, 2025, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1048 "2025-02-07T15:26:38Z")
Wordle 1,329 3/6 ⬜🟦⬜⬜⬜ 🟧⬜🟧⬜🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 PAEON - Another bad start SLASH - A variation on my β€˜slate’ starting word, and a lucky guess SWATH ---
**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:** [February 7, 2025, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1049 "2025-02-07T15:36:09Z")
Wordle 1,329 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST STACK SWATH ---
**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:** [February 7, 2025, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1050 "2025-02-07T16:18:42Z")
Wordle 1,329 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST (Nice beginning. STA?? perhaps?) STALK (Oho! S?AT?. I can only think of one that’s plausible.) SWATH (That’s the one!) ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2025, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1051 "2025-02-07T17:18:19Z")
> **Wordle 1,329 5/6\* 2/7/2025** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ > 🟩🟨⬜⬜🟨 > 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > PUPIL β†’ Whiff. Good first guess second, then > _TAS_ER β†’ Three hits, unplaced. Don’t know if that’s good or bad. O is remaining, I’ll try a word with one > **S** _T_OM_A_ β†’ Only A (or As). Though it it were As, there would be two of 'em back to back, by process of elimination. Gotta be one in the middle. So T is fourth or end. Try end, and the last WoFcon. SHANT was rejected, so I went with > **S** C **A** N_T_ β†’ S?AT? and neither ? is T, so looking at unused consonants I see > **SWATH** > > That was a fun five, just enough challenge for entertainment. Scoredle also makes five, so I blame the start word (especially since Scoredle wins in two from its start word!) ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2025, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1052 "2025-02-08T05:35:56Z")
Wordle 1,330 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO TUNES STEEL STEEP ---
**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:** [February 8, 2025, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1053 "2025-02-08T07:50:14Z")
Wordle 1,330 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 FARCE LIKEN DOTED STEEP ---
**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:** [February 8, 2025, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1054 "2025-02-08T08:02:56Z")
**Wordle 1,330 3/6 β€” 2025-02-08** β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **LEAST** **CRIMP** **STEEP** ---
**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:** [February 8, 2025, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1055 "2025-02-08T10:39:37Z")
Wordle 1,330 4/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \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 S} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2025, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1056 "2025-02-08T12:24:18Z")
Wordle 1330 3/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 158 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 30 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE STEEP STEED had already been used. ---
**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:** [February 8, 2025, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1057 "2025-02-08T13:24:36Z")
Wordle 1,330 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE TIMER SWEET STEEP ---
**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:** [February 8, 2025, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1058 "2025-02-08T14:27:54Z")
Wordle 1,330 3/6\* ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟩⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST SUITE STEEP ---
**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:** [February 8, 2025, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1059 "2025-02-08T15:39:02Z")
Wordle 1,330 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART STEEL STEEP ---
**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:** [February 8, 2025, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1060 "2025-02-08T15:48:54Z")
Wordle 1,330 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟦 🟦⬜⬜🟦🟦 🟧🟦🟧🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE POISE SPEED STEEP [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=52) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=54)