# "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:** 72
**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 9, 2025, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1421 "2025-03-09T14:11:57Z")
Wordle 1,359 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 OLIVE SANER TRUED BEFOG GREED Guess four is a little late for a sleuth word. But with five possible words and three guesses left, it had to be done to avoid a fail. ---
**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 9, 2025, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1422 "2025-03-09T14:49:03Z")
Wordle 1,359 6/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Route Learn Creed Breed Freed Greed ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2025, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1423 "2025-03-09T15:16:54Z")
> **Wordle 1,359 5/6\* 3/9/2025** > > ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ > 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ > ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > NAV **E** L β†’ OooohK. There are three WoFcons left; I can add another vowel. O? Turns out I could have tried TORES, but didn’t see that (or any other O word) and went with > _R_IT **E** S β†’ Which looks like the start of an ?O?ER trap. CORER, anyone? Ugh. So I thought about a lot of words and figured, if that trap is sprung, my best word to have picked would be > BOW **E** _R_ β†’ but there was no O, and hence no trap, so now I’m figuring double E, and as I can see CREE[DKP] figure I’d better try > C **REED** β†’ And with B gone that leaves > **GREED** > FREED was also out there, and would have gotten me a six. Scoredle gets it in four, with four non-bogus words in the final set of possibles, by hitting the solution with its first trap guess. Lucky day for the algorithm! ---
**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 9, 2025, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1424 "2025-03-09T15:35:57Z")
Wordle 1,359 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST (Eliminate vowels.) LOUIE (Maybe try two Es and WoFcons.) PREEN (Okay, probably ?REED. CREED, FREED, GREED.) GREED. (I guessed right.) ---
**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 9, 2025, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1425 "2025-03-09T15:59:34Z")
Wordle 1,359 4/6 ⬜🟧⬜⬜🟦 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST - vowel hunting; an β€˜eu’ combination is unlikely, so double β€˜e’? BREED - verbs are historically not a good choice, so I’ll go with GREED ---
**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 9, 2025, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1426 "2025-03-09T17:06:59Z")
Wordle 1,359 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART LONER FREED GREED ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2025, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1427 "2025-03-10T04:22:12Z")
Wordle 1,360 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SUITE SPITE ---
**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 10, 2025, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1428 "2025-03-10T07:03:06Z")
**Wordle 1,360 3/6 β€” 2025-03-10 Mon** β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **LEAST** **CRIMP** **SPITE** ---
**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 10, 2025, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1429 "2025-03-10T07:30:01Z")
Wordle 1,360 2/6 πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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:** [March 10, 2025, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1430 "2025-03-10T08:03:29Z")
Wordle 1,360 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ROAST STEIN SMITE SPITE ---
**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 10, 2025, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1431 "2025-03-10T11:01:03Z")
Wordle 1,360 3/6 β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 LEANT STORE SPITE Fun birdie after a couple of rough days. I thought I got luckier than I did - only SPITE, SMITE, and SUITE remained. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2025, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1432 "2025-03-10T11:01:08Z")
Wordle 1360 3/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 158 🟩🟨⬜⬜🟨 5 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT STROP SPITE ---
**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 10, 2025, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1433 "2025-03-10T11:13:06Z")
Wordle 1,360 6/6\* \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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\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 I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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 10, 2025, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1434 "2025-03-10T11:41:05Z")
Wordle 1,360 2/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SPITE After 1, guessed that the last two were TE. Ruled out \*\*ATE, \*\*ETE was unlikely, left with \*\*ITE. ---
**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 10, 2025, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1435 "2025-03-10T12:32:58Z")
Thanks What Exit. I blame the time change. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it ---
**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 10, 2025, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1436 "2025-03-10T13:09:30Z")
Spoiler tags removed β€” > [@Bullitt](#): > > **Wordle 1,356 2/6 β€” 2025-03-06 Thu** > πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **LEAST** β€” _It might be alert bleat cleat palet_ > **ALERT** β€” _good guess!_ > [@Rebo](#): > > Wordle 1,356 2/6\* > > 🟨🟨🟨⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > LEAST > ALERT > > @Bullitt - we matched today! Cool! That was on Thursday. I just saw this now, @Rebo. ---
**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 10, 2025, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1437 "2025-03-10T13:48:25Z")
Wordle 1,360 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟧 ⬜⬜🟧🟦🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST SPITE ---
**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 10, 2025, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1438 "2025-03-10T14:50:51Z")
Wordle 1,360 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST ESTER STENO SPITE ---
**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 10, 2025, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1439 "2025-03-10T14:54:12Z")
Wordle 1,360 2/6\* ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST SPITE ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2025, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1440 "2025-03-10T15:12:00Z")
> **Wordle 1,360 4/6\* 3/10/2025** > > ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ > 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > GR_E_ED β†’ One and only one E, unplaced. That has some value, right? So now I can go with the ultimate good first guess second… > **S** LA **TE** β†’ Wow. I can see SMITE/SMOTE, SPITE, don’t think NYT would use SHITE, can’t see much else. SMITE would match one letter of either other option, so > **S** M **ITE** β†’ Must be > **SPITE** > It could have been SUITE as well. Alas, but no harm done. Scoredle works the exact same sequence from my start, so not much comparison commentary for today. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=71) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=73)