# "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:** 93
**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:** [April 6, 2025, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1841 "2025-04-06T15:13:23Z")
Wordle 1,387 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST (An unplaced A. Let’s look for vowels.) QUOTA (Bad choice. I knew there was no T. Look for I and another A.) MAFIA (Not great, but let’s find more WoFcons.) LIBRA (Looks like I’m gettin’ a bogey.) VILLA (I’ll take it.) ---
**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:** [April 6, 2025, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1842 "2025-04-06T16:28:53Z")
Wordle 1,387 3/6\* 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Summary** > > LEAST > ALLOY ← getting the double L is a bonus! > VILLA ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2025, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1843 "2025-04-06T21:57:20Z")
Wordle 1387 6/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE DUMPY AXIAL LABIA VILLA You’d think I’d see VILLA before AXIAL or LABIA. Apparently you’d be wrong. Ouch. ---
**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:** [April 7, 2025, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1844 "2025-04-07T04:13:13Z")
Wordle 1,387 5/6 β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 OILER MILKY FILTH LILAC VILLA Late today, and I just frustrated myself by blindly plowing forward with little thought, essentially wasting a good start. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2025, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1845 "2025-04-07T04:44:47Z")
Wordle 1,388 5/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LANCE EASEL BAGEL HAZEL ---
**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:** [April 7, 2025, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1846 "2025-04-07T06:15:52Z")
Wordle 1,388 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Took a while 🀨 ---
**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:** [April 7, 2025, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1847 "2025-04-07T07:56:32Z")
Wordle 1,388 6/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 slate abled lager navel camel hazel ---
**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:** [April 7, 2025, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1848 "2025-04-07T08:35:35Z")
**Wordle 1,388 5/6 β€” 2025-04-08 Mon** πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **LEAST** **CRIMP** **BOUND** β€” _It might be algae allee alley gavel hazel valve whale; letters to eliminate are G Y V H Z W so can try GRAVY_ **GRAVY** **HAZEL** ---
**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:** [April 7, 2025, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1849 "2025-04-07T09:43:51Z")
Wordle 1,388 4/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \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 T} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Z} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \\ \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:** [April 7, 2025, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1850 "2025-04-07T11:39:18Z")
Wordle 1,388 3/6 🟩🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART HAVEN HAZEL ---
**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:** [April 7, 2025, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1851 "2025-04-07T12:16:42Z")
Wordle 1,388 6/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Acrid Offal Label Easel Panel Hazel ---
**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:** [April 7, 2025, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1852 "2025-04-07T13:03:45Z")
Wordle 1,388 5/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SHAPE EARTH HAVEN MADLY HAZEL ---
**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:** [April 7, 2025, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1853 "2025-04-07T14:08:50Z")
Wordle 1,389 3/6 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 That was quick - 4 greens and 5 possibles. 🀨 Settled for a 3 and 😴 ---
**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:** [April 7, 2025, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1854 "2025-04-07T15:22:59Z")
Wordle 1,388 5/6 ⬜⬜🟦⬜🟦 🟧⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟧🟦🟦⬜⬜ 🟧🟧⬜🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST HEAVY HAWED HAZEL ---
**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:** [April 7, 2025, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1855 "2025-04-07T15:37:16Z")
Wordle 1,388 3/6\* 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Summary** > > LEAST > ANKLE > HAZEL ---
**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:** [April 7, 2025, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1856 "2025-04-07T15:42:43Z")
Wordle 1,388 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 TONER IMPEL BAGEL EASEL HAZEL Another day, another trap. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2025, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1857 "2025-04-07T16:10:38Z")
> **Wordle 1,388 6/6\* 4/7/2025** > > ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 > 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩 > ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 > ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > VI_L_L_A_ β†’ Two letters, though unplaced, is not a bad start. I can do a good first guess second here, so > _LEA_RN β†’ Maybe it should have been LEAST instead. I’ll check those last two WoFcons… > ST_EA_ **L** β†’ Nope. At least the L is placed. E before the L, which would put the A in… second, looks like > B **A** G **EL** β†’ A trap. And with some odd consonants to put it it, it was a while before I saw > C **A** M **EL** β†’ Which wasn’t right, and then SunSon looked over my shoulder and said > **HAZEL** > which, as a _Watership Down_ fan, I should have seen myself. That one felt excruciating. Scoredle finishes in five, and - to boot - would have had mine on the fourth guess, so I feel like it’s kind of taunting me. ---
**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:** [April 7, 2025, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1858 "2025-04-07T16:21:52Z")
Wordle 1,388 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST (That’s probably enough vowels. Look for some WoFcons.) RAVEN (Looks kinda trappy. Of the 83 possibilities, 77 have my last WoFcon. Of those 77 are very few plausible possbilities.So, I have a 1-in-6 shot.) HAZEL (He shoots, he SCORES!) ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2025, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1859 "2025-04-07T20:36:32Z")
Wordle 1388 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE HAZEL ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2025, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1860 "2025-04-08T04:29:51Z")
Wordle 1,389 5/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHARE SCARE SNARE SPARE Sometimes the trap wins. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=92) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=94)