# "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:** 6
**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:** [November 26, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/101 "2024-11-26T16:35:15Z")
Wordle 1,256 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST (Just an unplaced T.) FUTON (Didn’t do anything except place the T. And confirm that there had to be an I.) WITCH. (I’ll take it!) ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2024, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/102 "2024-11-27T00:08:38Z")
Wordle 1,256 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT STORE THICK DITCH WITCH ---
**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:** [November 27, 2024, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/103 "2024-11-27T05:04:59Z")
Wordle 1,257 5/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2024, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/104 "2024-11-27T05:47:43Z")
Wordle 1,257 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHALE SLACK SLANG ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2024, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/105 "2024-11-27T08:44:26Z")
Wordle 1,257 2/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRANS SLANG ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2024, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/106 "2024-11-27T09:15:52Z")
Wordle 1257 2/6 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT SLANG A tie with Wordle #307, PLANT, for my easiest 2. But for a split second there… ---
**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:** [November 27, 2024, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/107 "2024-11-27T12:50:56Z")
Wordle 1,257 4/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SLACK SLAIN SLANG ---
**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:** [November 27, 2024, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/108 "2024-11-27T13:03:40Z")
Wordle 1,257 6/6\* \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 O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \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 H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \\ \end{aligned} Stupid 5th guess… ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2024, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/109 "2024-11-27T13:52:56Z")
Wordle 1,257 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Posting this one because I don’t think I’ve ever had a green pyramid like that. ORATE BLANK SLANG ---
**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:** [November 27, 2024, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/110 "2024-11-27T15:15:00Z")
Wordle 1,257 5/6 🟧🟧🟧⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧⬜🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 Oh fuck you, Wordle. ---
**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:** [November 27, 2024, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/111 "2024-11-27T15:25:30Z")
Wordle 1,257 4/6 πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STARE DOILY PUNCH SLANG ---
**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:** [November 27, 2024, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/112 "2024-11-27T15:43:19Z")
Wordle 1,257 4/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST (A placed A and an S.) SWAIN (Placed the S and got an N.) SPANK (Placed the N and I can only think of one other word.) SLANG (…which is the word!) ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2024, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/113 "2024-11-27T17:07:38Z")
> **Wordle 1,257 3/6\* 11/27/2024** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > WITCH β†’ Whiff. I can cover three WoFcons plus E and A with a good first guess second > _L_E **A** R_N_ β†’ With S still out there, I knew I needed to try it. Almost went with SNAIL before I realized that, like Cyclops, the I was gone. SNAL? went nowhere, but once I saw SLAN? I thought of > **SLANG** > > Scoredle also finished with a birdie, though when it starts with its own choice it nails a two. I figure we’ll probably have plenty of the latter today. ---
**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:** [November 27, 2024, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/114 "2024-11-27T17:40:17Z")
Wordle 1,257 2/6\* 🟨⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST SLANG Woot! ---
**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:** [November 28, 2024, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/115 "2024-11-28T01:18:33Z")
Wordle 1,257 4/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 LOUSE SNAIL SLANT SLANG Thought I had the birdie but it lipped out. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2024, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/116 "2024-11-28T04:06:27Z")
Wordle 1,257 3/6\* 🟨⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩LEAST SLACK SLANG ---
**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:** [November 28, 2024, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/117 "2024-11-28T05:08:31Z")
Wordle 1,258 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 MEANT CHOIR CHOCK ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2024, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/118 "2024-11-28T06:20:42Z")
Wordle 1,258 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHONE WHOMP GHOUL CHOCK ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2024, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/119 "2024-11-28T07:13:30Z")
I cheated! Straight up, actual cheating. So I broke my streak by accidentally falling asleep around 10:00 p.m. and waking up a few minutes ago, around 1:30. Except I didn’t break my streak, because I was able to just switch to California time before going to wordle so my phone thinks it’s still yesterday. Cheater! Wordle 1,257 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT CLANG SLANG I could have taken a 4 if it had been blank or gland. And now that I’m back on Eastern Time I might as well do today’s: Wordle 1,258 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT SCORE CHOCK ---
**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:** [November 28, 2024, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/120 "2024-11-28T08:48:57Z")
Wordle 1,258 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STARE DOILY PUNCH CHOCK [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=7)