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

We’re just days away from Wordle, Part 4!

Wordle 1,884 4/6

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STARE
NASAL
AMISS
ASPIC

Wordle 1,885 3/6

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Wordle 1,884 5/6*

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STEAL
PANSY
SCAMP
CRAPS
ASPIC

I played terribly today.

Wordle 1,884 4/6* 8/16/2026

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LOOSE → Slow start, wasted O, shall I go on? Need some vowels, too, so let’s try
HASTY → Two WoFcons left, barring a double-S, so I’ll try and hunt the
SNARK → I need some placements, here! We (U and I, yes, I’m going to that one again) are still out there, I should try at least one, and I can with
ASPIC

By Scoredle’s numbers, that was probably my worst puzzle ever - neither followup nor third were in the top 120 (out of 1882 and 273 respectively) and my fourth guess clincher was 40/42. And yet I ended with a par. Odd game, sometimes. Scoredle also pars, but in style - had it not been for the Britishism for sonar, just one letter off the solution, it would have finished with a birdie. Odd but fun puzzle.

Wordle 1,884 3/6

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YODEL
ASTIR
ASPIC

Wordle 1,884 3/6

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CRANE
HOIST
ASPIC

Haven’t heard that word before. Is that something akin to a butt dial?

Wordle 1,885 4/6

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RATIO
TRICK
TRILL
TRIBE

Phew is right! I barely survived this.

Wordle 1,885 6/6 — 2026-08-17 Mon
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STARE
DOILY
WRITE
TRIPE
TRICE
TRIBEit could’ve also been trike

It’s a meat jelly.

Wordle 1,885 4/6 MONDAY

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AUDIO
PRIME
TRIKE
TRIBE

Wordle 1,885 4/6*

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Wordle 1,885 3/6

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YODEL
URINE
TRIBE

Wordle 1,885 4/6

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RADIO
PRIME
WRITE
TRIBE

Wordle 1885 3/6

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SLANT
CHORE
TRIBE

Could’ve also been TRIKE; TRIPE, TRITE, BRUTE and WRITE had already been used.

Wordle 1,885 3/6 — NYT Average 3.7

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SLATE
TRIPE
TRIBE

Wordle 1,885 4/6

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HEART
TROPE
TRITE
TRIBE

Wordle 1,885 3/6*

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STEAL
EVICT
TRIBE

Wordle 1,885 3/6

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CRANE
HOIST
TRIBE

Lucky choice.