# "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:** 81
**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 21, 2025, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1601 "2025-03-21T10:54:41Z")
Wordle 1,371 3/6\* \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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \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 21, 2025, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1602 "2025-03-21T12:09:38Z")
Wordle 1,371 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SPINE FENCE NUDGE ---
**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 21, 2025, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1603 "2025-03-21T14:47:41Z")
Wordle 1,371 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST (Look for vowels.) LOUIE (Okay, got a U. I can’t help thinking there’s another vowel. ???UE, perhaps?) FUGUE (Nope only one U. But the G helps. ?UDGE, maybe? FUDGE is gone, but NUDGE and BUDGE are still unused. There’s never been an NU???, soooo…) NUDGE (Par.) ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2025, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1604 "2025-03-21T14:52:30Z")
> **Wordle 1,371 4/6\* 3/21/2025** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 > ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 > ⬜🟩🟨🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > BAST **E** β†’ For a second I thought it would be a whiff. I wanted to try O and three WoFcons, but ended up trying a word with two plus a Y > ROY_N_ **E** β†’ I have no idea what it means, but Wordle thinks its a word. L is still out there, as are U and I, and I see a really good word to use two of them > L **U** _N_ **GE** β†’ Hey, hey, wink, wink… > **NUDGE** > > Scoredle gets it in three, because it needs to differentiate between two different traps on that third guess (?UDGE and ?UNGE). The former trap has three or possibly four nonbogus solutions, so a loss for Scoredle here is theoretically possible. ---
**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 21, 2025, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1605 "2025-03-21T15:40:06Z")
Wordle 1,371 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 AROSE THINE DUNCE NUDGE I was kind of disheartened after two, having gotten what seemed like fairly scant information. But in reality, I’d narrowed the list to just eight legit words, and word three left no doubt. A case of the eliminated letters being more valuable than those found! ---
**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 21, 2025, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1606 "2025-03-21T15:44:55Z")
Wordle 1,371 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟦🟧 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟦🟦🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST VENUE NUDGE ---
**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 21, 2025, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1607 "2025-03-21T16:05:30Z")
Wordle 1,371 4/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Summary** > > LEAST > CRUDE > FUDGE > NUDGE ---
**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:** [March 21, 2025, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1608 "2025-03-21T20:11:56Z")
Wordle 1,372 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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:** [March 21, 2025, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1609 "2025-03-21T21:26:10Z")
Wordle 1,371 6/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Yeesh. TEACH POISE REVUE BUDGE FUDGE NUDGE ---
**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 21, 2025, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1610 "2025-03-21T23:36:53Z")
Wordle 1,371 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 stale mince rogue lunge nudge ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2025, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1611 "2025-03-22T04:45:31Z")
Wordle 1,372 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHALE AMPLE AMBLE ---
**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 22, 2025, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1612 "2025-03-22T07:13:12Z")
Wordle 1,372 4/6 πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 maths amour ameba amble ---
**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 22, 2025, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1613 "2025-03-22T08:24:30Z")
**Wordle 1,372 4/6 β€” 2025-03-22 Sat** πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **LEAST** **CRIMP** **BOUND** **AMBLE** ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2025, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1614 "2025-03-22T10:34:37Z")
Wordle 1372 4/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟨🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE FABLE AMBLE I had the same green and yellows after my same first two words last Saturday. Déjà vu. ---
**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 22, 2025, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1615 "2025-03-22T10:59:22Z")
Wordle 1,372 3/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[yellow,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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**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 22, 2025, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1616 "2025-03-22T12:01:28Z")
Wordle 1,372 3/6\* πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Align Atoll Amble ---
**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 22, 2025, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1617 "2025-03-22T14:26:55Z")
Wordle 1,372 5/6 ⬜⬜🟦⬜🟧 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟦🟦⬜⬜🟧 🟧🟧⬜🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST MAUVE AMPLE AMBLE - so I guess verbs are on the table now ---
**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 22, 2025, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1618 "2025-03-22T14:28:36Z")
Wordle 1,372 4/6\* 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Summary** > > LEAST > HAZEL > ANGLE > AMBLE ---
**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 22, 2025, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1619 "2025-03-22T14:41:48Z")
Wordle 1,372 4/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST (A and E. Probably ?A??E) VALVE (Not a terrible guess, and at least I picked up the L. I’m thinking AL??E) ALGAE (Well, I placed the A and have no other place for the L. AMPLE and APPLE are gone.) AMBLE (Had to be.) ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2025, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1620 "2025-03-22T14:55:27Z")
> **Wordle 1,372 4/6\* 3/22/2025** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 > ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩 > 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > NUDG **E** β†’ Third in a row with a terminal E. I can make the first guess second easy here, though > S_LA_T **E** β†’ I shot from the hip at the first word I saw next, and it was at least moderately productive > **A** PP **LE** β†’ But I hit a wall here - AMPLE, ANGLE/ANKLE, all gone. So **SunWife** came over and I asked for her advice, and pretty soon she saw it > **AMBLE** > > I had even thought about a solution _one letter away_ and missed it. Still, it’s never bad to have help, even if I can’t call it a solo win. Scoredle shows six other bogus possibles for my last guess, most of which I had tried in my head and rejected. Scoredle itself takes a bogey and its fourth guess is one of those I rejected as bogus, so I’m not sure what’s going on there. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=80) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=82)