# “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:** 13
**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 11, 2026, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/241 "2026-09-11T18:45:52Z")
Wordle 1,9 **11** 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 😇 no Ai 🦘 ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2026, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/242 "2026-09-11T22:19:54Z")
Wordle 1,910 4/6 ⬛🟨🟨⬛🟨 🟨⬛⬛🟨⬛ 🟨🟨🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I got all five letters in the first two guesses, but it still took 4. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2026, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/243 "2026-09-12T05:32:37Z")
Wordle 1,911 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟩🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO STILE INPUT TINNY NIFTY ---
**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 12, 2026, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/244 "2026-09-12T07:48:04Z")
Wordle 1,911 5/6\* \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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} ---
**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 12, 2026, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/245 "2026-09-12T07:55:57Z")
Wordle 1,911 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO PRIME BINGY NIFTY ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2026, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/246 "2026-09-12T10:42:31Z")
Wordle 1911 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT FUTON NIFTY ---
**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 12, 2026, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/247 "2026-09-12T11:46:55Z")
Wordle 1,910 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟨🟨🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL ANTSY TINNY NIFTY ---
**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 12, 2026, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/248 "2026-09-12T12:04:07Z")
Wordle 1,911 4/6 🟨⬛⬛🟨⬛ ⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ ⬛🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRAIL SOUND MINTY NIFTY ---
**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 12, 2026, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/249 "2026-09-12T12:05:22Z")
Your solution shows three guesses but you listed four words. Also, spoilers! ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2026, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/250 "2026-09-12T12:38:27Z")
Wordle 1,911 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩 ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**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 12, 2026, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/251 "2026-09-12T13:19:20Z")
**Wordle 1,911 5/6 — 2026-09-12 Sat** ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟨⬛🟩 ⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ ⬛⬛🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** — _the Wordle could be bitty fifty kitty minty nifty pithy ticky tinny tinty tippy titty tizzy witty; of these, previous Wordles have not been bitty kitty nifty ticky tinny tinty tippy titty; of these the most likely Wordle(s) include bitty kitty nifty tippy; letters to eliminate are B K N F P; if it’s one of these and not a duplicate Wordle then the letters to eliminate are B K N F P; can try sleuth word(s) blank?_ **BLANK** — _the Wordle could be minty nifty nitty pithy tinny tinty tippy titty tizzy witty; of these, previous Wordles have not been nifty nitty tinny tinty tippy titty; of these the most likely Wordle(s) include nifty nitty tinny tinty tippy titty; letters to eliminate are F P; if it’s one of these and not a duplicate Wordle then the letters to eliminate are F P; can try sleuth word(s) puffy?_ **PUFFY** **NIFTY** ---
**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 12, 2026, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/252 "2026-09-12T13:33:15Z")
Wordle 1,911 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟦⬛⬛ 🟦⬛🟦🟦⬛ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 DREAM LOTUS THING NIFTY Narrowed it down to one without actually placing any letters, which I found somewhat interesting. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2026, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/253 "2026-09-12T13:50:57Z")
> **Wordle 1,911 4/6\* 9/12/2026** > > ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 > ⬜🟩🟨🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > AS_T_ER → A rather slower start than I hoped for. I wanted to get all of O, I, N and L into a word along with that T but failing to find one I used > JO_INT_ → which was productive. So now I can add the L and a terminal Y in and get > L **I** _N_ **TY** → and then move the N over and a quick burst of thought gives us > **NIFTY** > > My guesses rated 4/289, 3/7 and a tap-in from Scoredle, so a tolerably skillful day. Both of my intermediate guesses were just one letter off from Scoredle’s recommendations. Given this, you might expect that Scoredle would score the same par - and you would be correct. ---
**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 12, 2026, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/254 "2026-09-12T14:05:08Z")
Wordle 1,911 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART STING PINTO NIFTY ---
**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 12, 2026, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/255 "2026-09-12T14:09:25Z")
Wordle 1,911 3/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL DIRTY NIFTY ---
**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 12, 2026, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/256 "2026-09-12T14:13:52Z")
Wordle 1,9 **12** 3/6 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🐦 😇 no Ai 🦘 ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/257 "2026-09-12T15:28:00Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > of these the most likely Wordle(s) include nifty nitty tinny tinty tippy titty I woiuld bet serious money that as long as the NYT is running this game, ‘titty’ will never be a solution. ---
**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 12, 2026, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/258 "2026-09-12T15:52:28Z")
Wordle 1,911 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟦⬜ ⬜⬜🟦⬜🟦 🟦🟧🟦⬜🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST TINNY NIFTY ---
**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 12, 2026, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/259 "2026-09-12T19:43:44Z")
Wordle 1,911 4/6 — NYT Average 4.1 ⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛ ⬛⬛🟨🟩⬛ ⬛🟨🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE MONTH UNITY NIFTY ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2026, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/260 "2026-09-13T04:37:32Z")
Wordle 1,912 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHONE BOSSY FOCUS [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553.md?page=14)