# "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:** 69
**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:** [March 4, 2025, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1361 "2025-03-04T15:23:42Z")
Wordle 1,354 3/6 🟧⬜⬜⬜🟦 🟦⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST CHECK ---
**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:** [March 4, 2025, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1362 "2025-03-04T15:30:15Z")
Wordle 1,354 5/6\* β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Slingin’ to see what’s sticks Inert Sweep Chela Chemo Check ---
**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:** [March 4, 2025, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1363 "2025-03-04T15:55:09Z")
Wordle 1,354 4/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST DIVER COUPE - choosing this got rid of several words - FUGUE, GNOME, OZONE CHECK ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2025, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1364 "2025-03-04T16:32:00Z")
> **Wordle 1,354 3/6\* 3/4/2025** > > ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > SP **E** AR β†’ OK, that’s an interesting start. Could there be a second E? Probably the best bet on another vowel, considering where the E is. LEENT is not a word, so I’ll have to try a non-WoFcon > EL **EC** T β†’ Good guess on the consonant, but here I just got stuck. Went to bed, got up, listened to a podcast about eastern Europe and realized it had to be > **CHECK** > > It turns out the start word is a really good one for today’s solution! Scoredle also finishes with a birdie, though the algorithm had four non-bogus words to choose from. ---
**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:** [March 4, 2025, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1365 "2025-03-04T20:44:28Z")
Wordle 1,354 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST (Time to eliminate vowels.) LOUIE (Are there two Es?) CREED (Nope. But the C helps) CHECK (The par was not quite expected. But I’ll take it.) ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2025, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1366 "2025-03-05T06:00:14Z")
Wordle 1,355 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO CRUEL SCRUB SCRUM ---
**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:** [March 5, 2025, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1367 "2025-03-05T08:02:15Z")
**Wordle 1,355 3/6 β€” 2025-03-05 Wed** β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **LEAST** **CRIMP** **SCRUM** ---
**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:** [March 5, 2025, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1368 "2025-03-05T11:06:08Z")
Wordle 1,355 4/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \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 M} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2025, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1369 "2025-03-05T11:20:14Z")
Apparently I never hit the Reply button on yesterday’s Wordle. Here it is: Wordle 1354 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 1,713 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨 8 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE CHECK Could have been CHEWY or possibly CHEEP. CHEEK and CHIEF had already been used. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2025, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1370 "2025-03-05T11:24:26Z")
And now for today’s: Wordle 1355 4/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 446 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 4 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 2 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE SCRIP SCRUM SCRUB 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:** [March 5, 2025, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1371 "2025-03-05T11:35:14Z")
Wordle 1,355 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ADIEU COUNT LUCKY SCRUB SCRUM Tough one for me today. I thought I’d saved par after chasing the U all over the board, but Wordle’s British roots popped up to deny me. ---
**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:** [March 5, 2025, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1372 "2025-03-05T12:38:03Z")
Wordle 1,355 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART ROBIN oh drat that leaves U SHRUB SCRUM ---
**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:** [March 5, 2025, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1373 "2025-03-05T13:37:17Z")
Wordle 1,355 3/6\* πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Swamp Smite Scrum ---
**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:** [March 5, 2025, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1374 "2025-03-05T16:04:49Z")
Wordle 1,355 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST SWORN SCRUM ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2025, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1375 "2025-03-05T16:18:29Z")
> **Wordle 1,355 5/6\* 3/5/2025** > > 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _C_HECK β†’ One and only one C, unplaced. I’ll go hard for the WoFcons, which means only one vowel next > **SC** ANT β†’ Trap? Or just trappish? Either way, need some vowels stat > **SC** O **U** _R_ β†’ SCRU, could be SCRUB or SCRUM. I’ll trust the B > **SCRU** B β†’ Darn. > **SCRUM** > > This one may separate those who check the used words list from those who don’t, to a certain extent. But hey, I did better than Scoredle, which went the distance for a double bogey and showed that it doesn’t check the used word list either. ---
**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:** [March 5, 2025, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1376 "2025-03-05T16:22:31Z")
Wordle 1,355 4/6 🟦🟦⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟦⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST SCRUB SCRUM ---
**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:** [March 5, 2025, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1377 "2025-03-05T17:48:15Z")
Wordle 1,355 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST LOUIS SUNUP SCRUM ---
**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2025, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1378 "2025-03-05T17:55:17Z")
Wordle 1,355 4/6 πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1379 "2025-03-06T00:06:27Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > This one may separate those who check the used words list from those who don’t, to a certain extent. In my case it would have worked out to a 4 either way: since I got the yellow R as well as C on 2, it was down to SCRIP, SCRUB, and SCRUM for me at that point, and I’d have gone with SCRUB on 3 which would have told me which of the others was the solution. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1380 "2025-03-06T06:32:45Z")
Wordle 1,356 4/6 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO TRACK SPLAT ALERT Wasn’t paying attention. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=68) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=70)