[tga_d]

A 10 digit number sequence has 33.2 bits of entropy. 3 diceware words has 38.7 bits of entropy. I don't think 10 numerical digits is easier to relay than 3 words. Although either would be far short of the ~90 considered fully secure, I think it's safe to say there are plenty of designs that would have been both safer and easier to use.

[pyre]

The words themselves are prone to end-user screw-ups though. Think of how many people don't know how to spell correctly... :P