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

The Game Room
3901

Wordle 1,520 3/6 — Sun 17 Aug 17
:green_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::green_square::black_large_square:
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LEAST
BOUND
LOUSY

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Wordle 1,520 3/6 — Sun 17 Aug 17
:green_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::green_square::black_large_square:
:black_large_square::green_square::green_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

3903

Wordle 1,520 4/6*

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

3904

Wordle 1520 3/6

:yellow_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::green_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

SLANT
PULSE
LOUSY

3905

Wordle 1,520 4/6*

:yellow_square::yellow_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:yellow_square::green_square::green_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:yellow_square::green_square::green_square::black_large_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

outed
Young
Soupy
Lousy

3906

Wordle 1,520 4/6

:black_large_square::yellow_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::yellow_square:
:black_large_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::black_large_square:
:black_large_square::black_large_square::yellow_square::black_large_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

AUDIO
ROUST
Hmm, could be house louse mouse
HELMS
Ok, got an L but no E, so
LOUSY

3907

Wordle 1,520 2/6*

:green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

LEAST
LOUSY

There was just one word left!

3908

Wordle 1,520 3/6 — Sun 17 Aug 2025-08-17
:green_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::green_square::black_large_square:
:black_large_square::green_square::green_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
LEAST
BOUND
LOUSY

3909

Wordle 1,520 3/6

:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square:
:yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

RATIO
SLOPE
LOUSY

3910

Wordle 1,520 4/6

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:green_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

RELAY
DOILY
LOONY
LOUSY

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Wordle 1,520 3/6

:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
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:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

HEART
SPOIL
LOUSY

3912
Wordle 1,520 3/6* 8/17/2025

:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

MATTE → Whiff. And a wasted T… I can try I and O and another three WoFcons with
LOINS → LOSSY? Or, I can check another vowel with
LOUSY

This one went very quickly. Obsessing over vowel coverage helped me in the end. Scoredle makes a similar guess on two, and also finishes with the birdie.

3913

Wordle 1,520 4/6

:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::orange_square::white_large_square::orange_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square:
:orange_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square:

CRANE
HOIST
MOUSY
LOUSY

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Wordle 1,520 4/6

:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:black_large_square::blue_square::blue_square::orange_square::black_large_square:
:orange_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square:

DRIVE
SLANT
GLOSS
LOUSY

A stupid mistake at 3 actually led to a tap-in for par. I’ll take it after the opening whiff!

3915

Wordle 1,521 3/6
:yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square:
:white_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square: :sparkler: NO Ai! :kangaroo:
Good start to the day.

3916

Wordle 1,521 3/6

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AUDIO
MINUS
ISSUE

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Wordle 1,521 3/6

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:yellow_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::green_square:
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RATIO
SHINE
ISSUE

3918

Wordle 1,521 4/6 — Mon 18 Aug 2025-08-18
:black_large_square::yellow_square::black_large_square::yellow_square::black_large_square:
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:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
LEAST
BOUND
PRIVY — It might be guise issue; previous Wordles have included neither of these; note that guise does not fit so it must be ISSUE
ISSUE — bingo!

3919

Wordle 1,521 4/6

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:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::yellow_square::black_large_square:
:black_large_square::black_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::yellow_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:

storm
gnash
blues
issue

3920

Wordle 1,521 3/6*

\begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,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 S} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned}

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