# "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:** 85
**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 26, 2025, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1681 "2025-03-26T14:22:08Z")
Wordle 1,376 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟦 ⬜🟦⬜⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟦⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST ELOPE ELBOW ---
**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 26, 2025, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1682 "2025-03-26T15:18:04Z")
Wordle 1,376 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST (Time to try LOUIE.) LOUIE (?LE?? doesn’t seem to lead anywhere. EL???, perhaps?) ELBOW (Good enough for a birdie!) ---
**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 26, 2025, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1683 "2025-03-26T17:07:08Z")
Wordle 1,376 3/6\* 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Summary** > > LEAST > EXILE \<β€” getting rid of the extra E eliminated lots of words. > ELBOW ← only answer left. ---
**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 26, 2025, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1684 "2025-03-26T17:42:12Z")
Wordle 1,376 4/6 πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 LEAST CREEL WHILE ELBOW ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2025, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1685 "2025-03-27T04:14:02Z")
Wordle 1,377 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO UPSET SHEET ---
**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 27, 2025, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1686 "2025-03-27T07:05:14Z")
**Wordle 1,377 4/6 β€” 2025-03-27 Thu** β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **LEAST** **CRIMP** **BOUND** **SHEET** β€” _it could also have been skeet_ ---
**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 27, 2025, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1687 "2025-03-27T07:20:29Z")
Wordle 1,377 3/6 πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 steam sleet sheet ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2025, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1688 "2025-03-27T10:24:19Z")
Wordle 1377 3/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT SHORT SHEET ---
**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 27, 2025, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1689 "2025-03-27T10:44:39Z")
Wordle 1,377 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[yellow,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 H} \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 T} \\ \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 27, 2025, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1690 "2025-03-27T11:10:39Z")
Wordle 1,377 4/6\* β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Cried Queen Sweep Sheet ---
**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 27, 2025, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1691 "2025-03-27T11:47:46Z")
Wordle 1,377 2/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SHEET ---
**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 27, 2025, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1692 "2025-03-27T12:38:08Z")
Wordle 1,377 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DIRTY TOUGH BATHE CHEST SHEET ---
**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 27, 2025, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1693 "2025-03-27T13:05:22Z")
Wordle 1,377 3/6\* ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Summary** > > LEAST > SWEPT > SHEET ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2025, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1694 "2025-03-27T14:10:07Z")
> **Wordle 1,377 4/6\* 3/27/2025** > > 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟩🟨⬜⬜🟨 > 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _E_LBOW β†’ After that first yellow popped up early, I was hoping for more. With L gone, my best first guess second becomes > **S** _T_AR_E_ β†’ And that’s pretty good. I think I need to try E in the middle, and cover the N, so > **S** P **E** N **T** β†’ Could have also been SCENT, probably to the same result, since it looks like I have a double E. Could be SKEET if so, or more likely > **SHEET** > Scoredle picks up on the second E with its second guess, places it with its third, and finishes with a par. Same thing happens from its own start - par day all around! ---
**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 27, 2025, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1695 "2025-03-27T14:47:53Z")
Wordle 1,377 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST (Lesee, if I double up on E, I place the E. I’ll also use a WoFcon.) SLEET (Nope. But it does get me a birdie.) SHEET (Told ya!) ---
**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 27, 2025, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1696 "2025-03-27T14:48:59Z")
Wordle 1,378 3/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 had near shot at two 😴 ---
**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 27, 2025, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1697 "2025-03-27T14:50:37Z")
Wordle 1,377 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟦 🟦⬜⬜🟦🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST - man, this word has been golden a second shot SHEET ---
**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 27, 2025, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1698 "2025-03-27T15:50:09Z")
Wordle 1,377 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 MAUVE LINER BESET SWEET SHEET Couldn’t recover from a rough start in time to save par. ---
**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 28, 2025, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1699 "2025-03-28T04:03:07Z")
Wordle 1,378 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CHORE DRIVE VERSE ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2025, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1700 "2025-03-28T04:25:42Z")
Wordle 1,378 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟨 🟨🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LURES SERGE VERSE [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=84) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=86)