# "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:** 86
**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 28, 2025, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1701 "2025-03-28T07:11:40Z")
**Wordle 1,378 3/6 β€” 2025-03-28 Fri** β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **LEAST** β€” _It might be dense geese messy reuse verse; need to eliminate D N G M Y R U V_ **VYING** **VERSE** ---
**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 28, 2025, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1702 "2025-03-28T07:51:05Z")
Wordle 1,378 6/6 β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 meats pesto sewed geese lense verse ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2025, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1703 "2025-03-28T09:58:07Z")
Wordle 1378 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE PURSE VERSE After 2, I vacillated between PURSE and VERSE for the longest time before losing the mental coin toss. (REUSE and more obscure PRISE were also possibilities.) ---
**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 28, 2025, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1704 "2025-03-28T10:19:32Z")
Wordle 1,378 6/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt X} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt X} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt J} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned} Few. ---
**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 28, 2025, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1705 "2025-03-28T10:43:16Z")
Wordle 1,378 4/6\* β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟨🟩🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Ivory Revel Serve Verse ---
**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 28, 2025, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1706 "2025-03-28T12:10:17Z")
Wordle 1,378 4/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟨🟩🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART PERIL SERVE VERSE ---
**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 28, 2025, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1707 "2025-03-28T13:58:55Z")
Wordle 1,378 4/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SOLAR PIETY CURSE VERSE ---
**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 28, 2025, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1708 "2025-03-28T14:11:23Z")
Wordle 1,378 5/6\* ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Summary** > > LEAST > DENSE > GEESE > REUSE > VERSE ---
**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 28, 2025, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1709 "2025-03-28T14:43:26Z")
Wordle 1,378 2/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST (Two greens! Let’s double up on the E and try a WoFcon.) VERSE (Bingo.) ---
**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 28, 2025, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1710 "2025-03-28T15:31:41Z")
Wordle 1,378 4/6 ⬜🟦⬜⬜🟧 ⬜⬜⬜🟧⬜ ⬜⬜🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST PURSE VERSE ---
**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 28, 2025, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1711 "2025-03-28T16:12:29Z")
Wordle 1,378 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CAUSE NOISE GEESE VERSE ---
**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 28, 2025, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1712 "2025-03-28T16:41:22Z")
Wordle 1,379 2/6 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Blind squirrel strikes. 🐿 ---
**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 28, 2025, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1713 "2025-03-28T17:06:08Z")
@MacDoc , I’m trying to figure out your starting word and I can’t. What was it? ---
**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 28, 2025, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1714 "2025-03-28T17:20:02Z")
Because I’m in Australia I’m well ahead of the the midnight release elsewhere which is why I don’t show my guesses but if you happen to search for Wordle on the SciAm site you might find it πŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2025, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1715 "2025-03-28T17:31:51Z")
> **Wordle 1,378 2/6\* 3/28/2025** > > 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _S_H_EE_T β†’ Well. Two Es, unplaced, not many more places to put them, _and_ an S. Gotta be close. EASEL and EAGLE are both excluded, so I’ll figure on Es in 2nd and last. ?ES?E goes nowhere, so try ?E?SE. ?ELSE goes nowhere. SENSE and TENSE are both out, so ?ENSE could only be DENSE. ?ERSE but not TERSE, could be VERSE. Other possibles not with WoFcons, of course. Ah, well, take a stab at it > **VERSE** > CEASE is Scoredle’s second guess, which is better (though not luckier) than mine - half of the six possibles use that middle letter. Once Scoredle gets it down to three disjoint words, it finishes with a par. Still very happy with my lucky eagle. ---
**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 28, 2025, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1716 "2025-03-28T19:54:50Z")
Ah, I didn’t notice you’re a day ahead of the rest of us. Good thing I didn’t look up your starting word or I would have spoiled tomorrow’s! ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2025, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1717 "2025-03-29T04:49:36Z")
Wordle 1,379 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHORE SORRY ---
**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 29, 2025, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1718 "2025-03-29T06:59:44Z")
Wordle 1,379 5/6 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 29, 2025, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1719 "2025-03-29T07:37:56Z")
**Wordle 1,379 4/6 β€” 2025-03-29 Sat** β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **LEAST** **CRIMP** **BOUND** **SORRY** ---
**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 29, 2025, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1720 "2025-03-29T08:25:40Z")
Wordle 1,379 3/6 πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 storm alien sorry [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=85) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=87)