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

Wordle 1521 3/6

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

SLANT
CHORE
ISSUE

Could’ve also been GEESE or GUISE.

Wordle 1,521 4/6

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

AUDIO
STYLE
GUISE
ISSUE

I should have had it in 3. I wasn’t paying attention on my third guess. Already had a yellow U in second position on my first guess.

Wordle 1,521 3/6

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

RELAY
OUTIE
ISSUE

Wordle 1,521 5/6*

:white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: WEARY
:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square: POLED
:yellow_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::yellow_square::white_large_square: EXIST
:yellow_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square: SINCE
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square: ISSUE

That was hard!

Wordle 1,521 3/6

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

HEART
SPINE
ISSUE

Wordle 1,522 4/6
:white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::green_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square: No Ai :kangaroo:
Worked my brain a bit. :+1:

Wordle 1,521 3/6*

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

LEAST
SINEW
ISSUE

Wordle 1,521 4/6

:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::orange_square:
:white_large_square::white_large_square::blue_square::blue_square::white_large_square:
:blue_square::blue_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::orange_square:
:orange_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square::orange_square:

CRANE
HOIST
SEIGE
ISSUE

Took me forever to see that. :roll_eyes:

Wordle 1,521 3/6* 8/18/2025

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

LOUSY → You know, that’s not an awful starting word. Not exactly great for this puzzle but… I want to check E, and at least one more WoFcon, and I can do that by
SUITE → So that E is great. I see a word to try to place the S, so I’ll double up with
ISSUE

“Hello, Embassy? I had a bad experience with a place I rented from you, and I’d like to speak to customer service.” Scoredle has a tough time with today’s puzzle; it misses a 50-50 putt and ends up with a bogey.

Wordle 1,521 4/6

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

BLOCK
TRAIN
MIDGE
ISSUE

Going to bed after a long day of traveling and realized I didn’t do Wordle yet!
I guess my brain is tired; SEIZE and SWIPE were both possible, and ISSUE would not have eliminated either one. Lucky to escape with a par.

Wordle 1,522 3/6

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

RATIO
ROUSE
ROWDY

This makes five straight threes in a row. I feel like I keep getting really lucky on my third guess.

Wordle 1,522 4/6

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

AUDIO
DRONE
WORDY
ROWDY

That’s the first time I’ve gotten all 5 letters without getting the word.

Wordle 1,522 4/6 — Tue 19 Aug 2025-08-19
:black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::black_large_square:
:black_large_square::green_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::yellow_square:
:black_large_square::yellow_square::black_large_square::black_large_square::green_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
LEAST
BOUND
PRIVYit might be dorky dormy dowry rowdy wordy; previous Wordles have included dowry wordy; possible remaining are dorky dormy rowdy
ROWDY

Wordle 1522 4/6

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

SLANT
CHORE
DUMPY
ROWDY

WORDY had been used.

Wordle 1,522 5/6*

\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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \\ &\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \\ \end{aligned}

Me too iirc.

Wordle 1,522 5/6

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

AUDIO
STYLE
MOODY
BROWN
ROWDY
I thought about rowdy at 4 but decided to play a sleuth word instead. Oh well.

Wordle 1,522 5/6*

:white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: PLACE
:white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::yellow_square::white_large_square: HOURI
:white_large_square::green_square::yellow_square::white_large_square::white_large_square: TORSO
:yellow_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square::yellow_square: DONOR (I knew that it wasn’t this word because there was only one O, but I didn’t know what else to do)
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square: ROWDY

Wordle 1,522 4/6

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

HEART
BROIL
RUMOR
ROWDY

Wordle 1,522 4/6

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

PHASE
MINOR
GROUT
ROWDY

A little luck again to save par.

Wordle 1,523 5/6
:white_large_square::white_large_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::green_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::green_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:white_large_square::green_square::green_square::white_large_square::white_large_square:
:green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square::green_square:
Buggers but no Ai :sparkler: :kangaroo: