# "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:** 99
**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 14, 2025, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1961 "2025-04-14T10:42:39Z")
Wordle 1,395 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE TIMER CREST Seven or eight valid words were available. The one I thought would cover the most options turned out to be the answer. Score one for lady luck! ---
**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 14, 2025, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1962 "2025-04-14T11:48:16Z")
Wordle 1,395 2/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART CREST ---
**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 14, 2025, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1963 "2025-04-14T12:38:55Z")
Wordle 1,395 3/6 πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CAPER CRIME CREST ---
**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 14, 2025, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1964 "2025-04-14T13:23:36Z")
Wordle 1,395 3/6\* ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEAST CHEST ← Lost the coin toss. CREST ---
**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 14, 2025, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1965 "2025-04-14T14:26:42Z")
Stupid, stupid, stupid. CRANE HOIST CRUST - what happens when you get in a hurry CREST ---
**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 14, 2025, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1966 "2025-04-14T14:41:14Z")
Wordle 1,395 2/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YEAST (Nice! EXIST is gone, so ??EST. QUEST, GUEST and CHEST are gone, so…) CREST (…and there’s an eagle.) ---
**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 14, 2025, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1967 "2025-04-14T15:46:14Z")
Wordle 1,396 3/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Had a good shot at a two πŸ˜‰ Is it true the solutions never end in β€œs”? ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2025, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1968 "2025-04-14T20:50:10Z")
> [@MacDoc](#): > > Is it true the solutions never end in β€œs”? There are plenty of solutions that end in S. For instance, FLOSS (Wordle #31), CRASS (67), ABYSS (126), REBUS (196), etc. What you won’t see is _plurals_ formed by adding an S or ES to the end of a singular noun. That’s a stated rule, IIRC. Also, an unstated rule that’s held up _so far_ is that there aren’t any verbs that add an S for the _third person singular_ only (e.g. I/we/you/they blow but he/she/it blows). ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2025, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1969 "2025-04-14T20:52:14Z")
Wordle 1395 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT GRIST WREST CREST Guessed wrong on 3. C’est la vie. ---
**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 14, 2025, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1970 "2025-04-14T21:42:01Z")
what about **aches ?** thanks for clarification ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2025, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1971 "2025-04-14T23:25:16Z")
Not sure what the question is, it’s one of a number of words that I’d expect would be excluded for both reasons. ---
**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 15, 2025, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1972 "2025-04-15T01:07:31Z")
so if I am reading this correctly [https://prowritingaid.com/does-wordle-use-plurals#:~:text=Nouns%2C%20verbs%2C%20adjectives%2C%20adverbs,it’s%20a%20five%2Dletter%20word](https://prowritingaid.com/does-wordle-use-plurals#:~:text=Nouns%2C%20verbs%2C%20adjectives%2C%20adverbs,it's%20a%20five%2Dletter%20word). **aches** could be a legit guess word. but never a solution word. ---
**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:** [April 15, 2025, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1973 "2025-04-15T04:01:48Z")
Wordle 1,396 3/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩 🟨🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 LEARN HAVEN ASHEN ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2025, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1974 "2025-04-15T04:45:35Z")
Wordle 1,396 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHALE ASHEN ---
**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 15, 2025, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1975 "2025-04-15T08:26:52Z")
Wordle 1,396 3/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **Summary** > > stare > deans > ashen What happened to the blur spoiler option? ---
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**Wordle 1,396 4/6 β€” 2025-04-15 Tue** β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **LEAST** **CRIMP** **BOUND** **ASHEN** ---
**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 15, 2025, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1977 "2025-04-15T10:49:34Z")
Wordle 1,396 3/6\* \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 C} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \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 N} \\ \end{aligned} ! ---
**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 15, 2025, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1978 "2025-04-15T11:03:57Z")
Wordle 1,396 3/6 πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALIEN ASPEN ASHEN Dang, I thought ASPEN was my only choice. That H somehow escaped my notice. ---
**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 15, 2025, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1979 "2025-04-15T11:47:01Z")
Wordle 1,396 3/6 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART CHEAP ASHEN ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2025, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/1980 "2025-04-15T11:52:45Z")
Yeppers. As originally constructed by Josh Wardle, there were 14855 acceptable guesses, but just over 2300 words on his solutions list. So there are several times as many legit guesses as possible solutions. And those β€˜s’ and β€˜es’ plurals and third person singulars are all legit guesses. As well as a metric ton of words so obscure that this bookworm has never encountered them. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=98) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451.md?page=100)