# "Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 3)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451>\
**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:** 87

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**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 29, 2025, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1721 "2025-03-29T11:01:35Z")

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Wordle 1,379 5/6\*

\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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ \end{aligned}

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**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 29, 2025, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1722 "2025-03-29T11:38:15Z")

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Wordle 1,379 3/6

⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟩⬛🟨🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

CRANE  
LOUSY  
SORRY

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**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2025, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1723 "2025-03-29T11:46:30Z")

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Wordle 1379 3/6

🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CHORE  
SORRY not sorry 😉

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**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 29, 2025, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1724 "2025-03-29T12:01:34Z")

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Wordle 1,379 5/6\*

🟨⬛⬛⬛🟩  
⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩  
⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩  
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Rugby  
Ferry  
Marry  
Worry  
Sorry

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**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 29, 2025, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1725 "2025-03-29T14:07:52Z")

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On a hot streak  
Wordle 1,380 3/6  
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟩🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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**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 29, 2025, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1726 "2025-03-29T14:37:57Z")

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Wordle 1,379 3/6

🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜  
🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

YEAST (Hmmm. If I end with Y and begin with S, I can rule out some vowels.)  
SOUPY (Caught one! Let’s try a WoFcon.)  
SORRY (FTW!)

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**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 29, 2025, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1727 "2025-03-29T14:51:38Z")

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Wordle 1,379 3/6

⬜🟦⬜⬜⬜  
⬜🟧⬜🟦⬜  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
HOIST  
SORRY

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**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 29, 2025, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1728 "2025-03-29T15:03:20Z")

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Wordle 1,379 3/6

⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜  
🟩⬜🟨🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
SCORN  
SORRY A Hallmark screenplay in three words

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**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 29, 2025, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1729 "2025-03-29T17:11:38Z")

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Wordle 1,379 4/6\*

⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜  
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜  
🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

> **Summary**
>
> LEAST  
> BISON  
> SHOCK  
> SORRRY
> 
> Tough one for me today. I’ll take the par!

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**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 29, 2025, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1730 "2025-03-29T23:31:51Z")

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Wordle 1,379 3/6

⬛⬛⬛⬛🟦  
🟦🟧⬛🟦⬛  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CAMEO  
ROIST  
SORRY

The only word left that wasn’t bogus or plural, but it took me a couple minutes to find it.

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**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2025, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1731 "2025-03-30T04:19:32Z")

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Wordle 1,380 4/6

⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨  
⬜⬜🟩🟨🟨  
🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
FLOAT  
ATONE  
QUOTA

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**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 30, 2025, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1732 "2025-03-30T04:24:45Z")

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Wordle 1,380 3/6

🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟩🟨🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

TONER  
SPOUT  
QUOTA

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**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 30, 2025, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1733 "2025-03-30T07:06:57Z")

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**Wordle 1,380 5/6 — 2025-03-30 Sun**  
⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛  
⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
 **LEAST**  
 **CRIMP**  
 **BOUND**  
 **VUGHY**  
 **QUOTA**

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**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 30, 2025, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1734 "2025-03-30T08:06:10Z")

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Wordle 1,380 5/6

⬛🟨⬛🟩⬛  
⬛⬛🟨🟩⬛  
⬛⬛🟨🟩⬛  
⬛🟨⬛🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

haste  
flats  
wrath  
aorta  
quota

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**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 30, 2025, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1735 "2025-03-30T10:34:11Z")

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Wordle 1,380 4/6\*

\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[silver,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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Q} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \\ \end{aligned}

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**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2025, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1736 "2025-03-30T12:00:40Z")

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Wordle 1380 4/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨  
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜  
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CHORE  
BIOTA  
QUOTA

Well, I’m feeling really stupid right now. I could see after 2 that the solution almost surely ended with OTA, and I usually notice whether there’s room for a QU at the beginning of a word, but this time I didn’t. Oopsie.

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**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 30, 2025, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1737 "2025-03-30T13:17:21Z")

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Wordle 1,380 3/6\*

🟨🟨⬛⬛🟨  
🟨🟨🟩⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Tango  
Atoll  
Quota

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**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 30, 2025, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1738 "2025-03-30T14:12:30Z")

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Wordle 1,380 3/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨  
⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
TASTY  
QUOTA sometimes fishing for letters lands the big one.

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**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 30, 2025, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1739 "2025-03-30T14:39:37Z")

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Wordle 1,380 3/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨  
🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

YEAST (Try TA???, maybe? Nope. How about T??A?, then? With a couple of WoFcons?)  
TRIAL (Okay stop screwing around and find more vowels.)  
QUOTA (Good enough.)

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**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 30, 2025, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1740 "2025-03-30T14:46:51Z")

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Wordle 1,380 3/6\*

⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨  
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

> **Summary**
>
> LEAST  
> BATCH  
> QUOTA

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