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

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**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:** [January 16, 2026, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-3/1010451/6430 "2026-01-16T08:39:56Z")

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> [@psychobunny](#):
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> Just lucky today.

Lucky you! Wow, this one _ **really** _ had me worried. After 3 guesses there were still 14(!) possible answers. Fortunately my 4th guess, a sleuth word, gave me a 4th letter which narrowed things down quite nicely.

My streak lives on at 246, as I approach my longest streak of 267.

I barely eeked this one out.

**Wordle 1,672 5/6 — 2026-01-16 Fri**  
⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛  
🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩   
 **STEAL**  
 **BOUND**  
 **PRIVY** — _possibles include agree aware cager carer eager facer faker farce gamer gazer harem maker racer rager raker rarer reach rearm rewax wafer wager waxer; but previous Wordles have included agree aware eager farce gamer maker reach wafer; so the remaining possibles include cager carer facer faker gazer harem racer rager raker rarer rearm rewax wager waxer; of these the most likely include faker gazer harem racer rager raker rarer rearm rewax wager waxer; letters to eliminate are F K G Z H C K M W X; can try sleuth word(s) cough ?_  
 **COUGH** — _remaining possibles now include facer racer_  
 **RACER**

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