# “Wordle,” a strangely compelling word game (Part 4) **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** board-card-word-game\ **Created:** [August 25, 2026, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553 "2026-08-25T21:34:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![MacDoc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/macdoc/32/18696_2.png) [@MacDoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacDoc)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2026, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/181 "2026-09-07T14:07:45Z")
Wordle 1,9 **07** 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 😇 no Ai 🦘 ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2026, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/182 "2026-09-07T14:33:38Z")
Wordle 1,906 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟧⬜ ⬜⬜🟧⬜⬜ ⬜🟧🟧🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST FLING BLINK BLIND ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2026, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/183 "2026-09-07T16:43:33Z")
Wordle 1,906 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟦⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟧🟦🟦⬛⬛ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 TOUGH LASER BILLY BLIND I was trying to place the L and find a vowel on guess three; if I’d noticed there was still a WoFcon on the table, I _might_ have birdied. Though BLINK and BLIMP were still possible, so things could also have gone worse. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2026, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/184 "2026-09-07T22:40:12Z")
> **Wordle 1,906 5/6\* 9/7/2026** > > 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > **B** E **I** GE → Good start/bad start, good that I have two letters, placed, and uncommon ones as well, bad that it makes it harder to make good elimination guesses on hard mode. I can see one word with two WoFcons, so I’ll try > **BLI** TZ → Got one. BLISS? I think we’re out of R words. N has BLING/BLINK/BLIND/maybe BLINI, so I’d better knock that out. > **BLIN** G → Aha, a trap. I’ll try BLINI last so, > **BLIN** K → Miss. D up > **BLIND** > > I was right after the followup - that letter had been eliminated. I should have noted, however, that the third guess used an already-used letter, so I certainly could have hit par on this one, with a little more attention. Scoredle makes that par, in approximately the same sequence I might have, so I certainly could have done better. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/185 "2026-09-08T04:33:01Z")
Wordle 1,907 4/6 **TUESDAY** ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO PRIME LINEN LIVEN ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/186 "2026-09-08T05:14:28Z")
Wordle 1,907 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHINE LIVEN Lucky guess. Just wanted to try the L. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/187 "2026-09-08T07:48:20Z")
Wordle 1,907 X/6\* \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} Bugger. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/188 "2026-09-08T08:54:01Z")
Truly a bummer, @pjd . **Wordle 1,907 4/6 — 2026-09-08 Tue** ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 ⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛ ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **PUNCH** **LIVEN** ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/189 "2026-09-08T11:20:12Z")
Wordle 1907 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT LOGIN LIVEN Alternatives LIKEN (Wordle 1782) and LINEN (Wordles 51 & 1718) were used earlier this year, the latter as a reuse. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/190 "2026-09-08T12:09:18Z")
Wordle 1,907 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL LUMEN LIVEN ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/191 "2026-09-08T13:38:57Z")
Wordle 1,907 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART GLIDE MILES LINEN LIVEN ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/192 "2026-09-08T13:47:23Z")
Wordle 1,907 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL FELON LIVEN ---
**Author:** ![MacDoc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/macdoc/32/18696_2.png) [@MacDoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacDoc)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/193 "2026-09-08T14:06:13Z")
Wordle 1,9 **26** 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🦅 💫 😇 no Ai 🦘 ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/194 "2026-09-08T14:13:29Z")
Wordle 1,907 6/6 ⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨 ⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛ ⬛🟩⬛🟩🟨 🟩🟩⬛🟩⬛ 🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE FETID PIXEL LIMEY LIKEN LIVEN ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/195 "2026-09-08T15:03:17Z")
> **Wordle 1,907 4/6\* 9/8/2026** > > ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩🟨🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > B_LIN_D → Huh. Good carryover. Move them all over one, try an E and a WoFcon, what do we get? > **LI** _N_ **E** R → Good choice on the E. LI?EN, not LINEN, I see two possibles, if so, 50-50 for birdie, could be > **LI** K **EN** → or perhaps > **LIVEN** > > Guesses were 4/76, 1/3 and 2/2. As the number show, there actually was one alternative guess in the endgame, one that Scoredle rated higher than the actual solution. Scoredle’s solve is close enough to mine that it falls into the same pattern, preferring the bogus answer to the valid one and finishing with a bogey. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/196 "2026-09-08T15:28:53Z")
> [@pjd](#): > > Bugger. Almost. Wordle 1,907 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟦🟦 ⬜⬜🟦⬜⬜ ⬜🟧🟦🟧⬜ 🟧🟧⬜🟧🟧 🟧🟧⬜🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST PINEY LINEN LIKEN LIVEN ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/197 "2026-09-08T18:18:24Z")
Wordle 1,907 4/6 — NYT Average 4.3 ⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨 ⬛🟨🟨🟨⬛ 🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE RELIC LINEN LIVEN ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2026, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/198 "2026-09-09T04:13:35Z")
Wordle 1,908 4/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO TRUCE STRUT BURST ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2026, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/199 "2026-09-09T05:18:35Z")
Wordle 1,908 4/6 **WEDNESDAY** ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO QUERY LURCH BURST ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2026, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/200 "2026-09-09T07:25:58Z")
Wordle 1,908 3/6\* \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} Stupid. Still 3’s ok. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553.md?page=11)