# β€œWordle,” 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:** 20
**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 21, 2026, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/381 "2026-09-21T06:52:32Z")
Wordle 1,920 5/6 πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO PARSE PACER PALER PAGER ---
**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 21, 2026, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/382 "2026-09-21T07:10:07Z")
**Wordle 1,920 4/6 β€” 2026-09-21 Mon** β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **PUNCH** **PAGER** β€” _cool; it could’ve also been paver_ ---
**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 21, 2026, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/383 "2026-09-21T07:44:41Z")
Wordle 1,920 4/6\* \bbox[yellow,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} ---
**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 21, 2026, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/384 "2026-09-21T07:56:56Z")
Wordle 1,920 5/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO FRAME CHEAP dumb mistake, forgot the R, but luckily it worked out. PAPER PAGER ---
**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 21, 2026, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/385 "2026-09-21T12:09:43Z")
Wordle 1,920 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL TASER FAKER CANER PAGER ---
**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 21, 2026, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/386 "2026-09-21T13:37:20Z")
Wordle 1,920 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL RAVEN HAREM PAGER ---
**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 21, 2026, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/387 "2026-09-21T13:59:25Z")
Wordle 1,920 4/6 β€” NYT Average 4.4 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE GAMEY CAGED PAGER ---
**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 21, 2026, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/388 "2026-09-21T14:04:15Z")
Wordle 1,920 6/6 ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART BREAK FARED CAGER WAGER PAGER ---
**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 21, 2026, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/389 "2026-09-21T14:14:29Z")
Wordle 1,9 **21** 2/6 🟩🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸ¦… πŸ’« πŸ˜‡ 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 21, 2026, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/390 "2026-09-21T14:52:45Z")
Wordle 1,920 4/6 ⬜🟦🟦⬜🟦 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟦🟦🟦🟦⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST REPAY PAGER ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/391 "2026-09-21T14:54:34Z")
> **Wordle 1,920 X/6\* 9/21/2026** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 > ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 > > SHON_E_ β†’ Not much to start on, but it does evoke a good second word first, with A and the last three WoFcons > L **A** T **ER** β†’ Oh, heck, the killer trap. I see a whole lot of possibilities with P, so I’ll try one of them, along with… let’s say C, which has a few of its own > **PA** C **ER** β†’ Ah, got the P. Now, G, P, R, V, Y, yeah, that’s a bad trap all right. We’ve already had PARER, I think, and not in the earliest solutions, so I’ll avoid the R, but right now I’ve got a 1/4 chance of a loss (at least!) Let’s see what I get when I try > **PA** P **ER** β†’ Nope. 1/3 > **PA** Y **ER** β†’ Uh, oh. Coin flip says V > **PA** V **ER** > PAWER is also in Scoredle’s list, but that seems a bit bogus to me. (Love for them to use it tomorrow, though!) Scoredle dies in the trap just like me, though, if not worse - with no memory or power of discretion at all, it has five possibles to choose from on that sixth guess, so even worse than mine. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/392 "2026-09-21T23:25:00Z")
Wordle 1,920 3/6 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LAPSE PAGER Stupid mistake on two but got lucky in the end. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2026, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/393 "2026-09-22T04:12:34Z")
Wordle 1,921 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO STOLE STONE STOVE STOKE ---
**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 22, 2026, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/394 "2026-09-22T06:20:09Z")
Wordle 1,921 5/6 **TUESDAY** ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO POESY SCORE SMOKE STOKE ---
**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 22, 2026, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/395 "2026-09-22T07:34:05Z")
Wordle 1,920 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 MONTH LASER PAGER Opening whiff, good follow-up, and very lucky birdie guess. I saw quite a few words with P and G in them, and figured PAGER would be a good bet to luck into a par in a tough trap. It was actually 14th out of 50, and at least half of those 50 were legit possible answers. So yeah, very lucky. ---
**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 22, 2026, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/396 "2026-09-22T07:35:13Z")
Wordle 1,921 4/6\* \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[lime,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[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 O}\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 S}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \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 O}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} ---
**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 22, 2026, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/397 "2026-09-22T08:01:20Z")
**Wordle 1,921 4/6 β€” 2026-09-22 Tue** πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **PUNCH** **STOKE** β€” _STOVE was already used_ ---
**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 22, 2026, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/398 "2026-09-22T10:23:43Z")
Wordle 1,921 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL XENON SWORE THUMP STOKE ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2026, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/399 "2026-09-22T11:27:12Z")
Yesterday: Wordle 1920 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE PAGED PAGER Today: Wordle 1921 3/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT STREP STOKE Could’ve also been STOVE (Wordle 284) or STEWY, which somehow I’d overlooked. [Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rebo)[Charter Member](https://boards.straightdope.com/g/Charter_Member) [Sep 20](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/374 "Post date") Wordle 1,919 3/6\* 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL SCREW SHONE > [@Rebo](#): > > @RTFirefly - Check your spelling. πŸ˜‰ Yeah, that was a brain fart, but it was my brain reaching for the homophone while typing it up, rather than a spelling error _per se_. ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Finn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2026, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/400 "2026-09-22T11:46:09Z")
Wordle 1,921 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 COURT ASIDE STOVE LINKS STOKE LINKS eliminated STONE and STOLE. STOVE and STORE were either guessed or not a possible correct response. [/spoiler] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553.md?page=19) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553.md?page=21)