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

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**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")\
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**Post date:** [May 15, 2025, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/2435 "2025-05-15T10:41:13Z")

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**Wordle 1,426 X/6 — 2025-05-15 Thu**  
⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛  
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛  
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩  
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩  
 **LEAST**  
 **CRIMP**  
 **BOUND** — _It might be arear eager faker freak gazer grave graze hazer rager raker rarer raver rawer razer rewax wager waker waver waxer; and letters to eliminate are F G H K V W X Z_  
 **VUGHY** — _It might be eager rager wager_  
 **WAGER**  
 **RAGER** — _ **DAMMIT!!!** _ _poor process on my part! After VUGHY I should have worked to eliminate E R W_

_ **DAMMIT!!!** _ I join @ **psychobunny** and @ **Gr8Kat**. Maybe also @ **MacDoc** too? Our streaks end and we’re back to 0.

Beware the Ides of May.

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