# 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:** 23
**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 25, 2026, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/441 "2026-09-25T07:35:40Z")
Wordle 1,924 4/6\* \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[yellow,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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2026, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/442 "2026-09-25T09:41:39Z")
Wordle 1924 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE COPSE ---
**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 25, 2026, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/443 "2026-09-25T11:41:33Z")
Wordle 1,924 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL NOOSE COPSE ---
**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 25, 2026, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/444 "2026-09-25T12:21:29Z")
Wordle 1,924 3/6 β€” NYT Average 3.7 πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE PROSE COPSE Made the top 31%. My 14th Beat the Bot. ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2026, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/445 "2026-09-25T12:56:59Z")
Wordle 1,924 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WordleBot Skill 90/99 Luck 76/99 SLATE CHORD COPSE I didn’t quite expect my third guess to be right. I didn’t think the word was common enough to be a solution, but I couldn’t think of anything else that fit. I know the word from the Americanized version of _Macbeth_, act V Messenger: Cheese it, the copse! Sorry, that’s an old joke. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2026, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/446 "2026-09-25T13:25:57Z")
> [@bibliophage](#): > > I didn’t quite expect my third guess to be right. I didn’t think the word was common enough to be a solution, but I couldn’t think of anything else that fit. I know the word from the Americanized version of _Macbeth_, act V I’m familiar with the word, and I’ve never read _Macbeth_. Can’t say where it’s appeared in my reading over the years, but I’ve encountered it enough to intuitively know it means a small grove of trees or wooded area. In my case it helped that after my second guess, I had 2 greens and 2 yellows, there were only 3 possible placements of the yellows, and I could just mentally run through the alphabet for the remaining letter. I recognized β€˜copse’ when I got to P in that one yellow arrangement, and nothing else worked for any of them. ---
**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 25, 2026, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/447 "2026-09-25T13:50:01Z")
Wordle 1,924 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SPINE COPSE ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/448 "2026-09-25T13:52:56Z")
Wordle 1,924 2/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 NOTES COPSE ---
**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 25, 2026, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/449 "2026-09-25T14:12:36Z")
Wordle 1,9 **25** 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸ˜΅β€πŸ’« Ai assisted πŸ₯΄ 🦘 ---
**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 25, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/450 "2026-09-25T14:26:36Z")
Wordle 1,924 2/6\* 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL COPSE This feels like deja vu. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2026, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/451 "2026-09-25T14:37:28Z")
> **Wordle 1,924 X/6\* 9/25/2026** > > ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ > ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 > ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 > ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 > ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 > ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 > > M_E_S **S** Y β†’ Not bad - placed S, no second one, and an E. I can’t see a way to guess all three WoFcons here, but I can try a word with two more vowels with > ANI **SE** β†’ Now the E is placed. And I’m feeling a little scared. I’ll try an O from the vowels, and another WoFcon > TH_O_ **SE** β†’ That feels a bit better. I can check last WoFcon and vowel both with > L **O** U **SE** β†’ This _really_ feels like a trap. But I’ve only got so many consonants left, right? How hard can it be? > G **O** R **SE** β†’ One guess left. What do I see? > D **O** W **SE** > COPSE was it, of course; I think my final guess had been guessed before somewhat recently, but I really didn’t see anything else. My guesses were 92/116 (so I got off on the wrong foot), 16/45, 2/15 (probably my best guess this puzzle), 4/9, and 2/4 (a 50-50 if you take out the bogus words). And, it’s a little ironic when Scoredle keeps telling you (as it did three times in the midgame) β€œThe best guess to make next would be WORSE.” Scoredle has a tough time of it as well - it does win, but goes the distance, and its final guess is a 50-50 (with POISE as the other possible, so definitely two valids there). ---
**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 25, 2026, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/452 "2026-09-25T21:54:22Z")
Wordle 1,924 5/6 β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 DOUGH TONER LOOSE POISE COPSE This looked tougher than it really was. Every step eliminated a lot of words, and by three I had no chance of failing (though a six was still possible). I didn’t like burning three spaces on lower-tier consonants right at the start, but that actually helped me later. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2026, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/453 "2026-09-26T04:11:49Z")
Wordle 1,925 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LUNES BEVEL ELEGY ---
**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 26, 2026, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/454 "2026-09-26T07:34:19Z")
**Wordle 1,925 4/6 β€” 2026-09-26 Sat** β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **PUNCH** **ELEGY** _The only other likely possibility was LEGGY, and that had previously been a Wordle._ ---
**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 26, 2026, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/455 "2026-09-26T07:50:21Z")
Wordle 1,925 3/6\* \bbox[yellow,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 W}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} ---
**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 26, 2026, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/456 "2026-09-26T11:39:54Z")
Wordle 1,925 3/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL WETLY ELEGY ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2026, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/457 "2026-09-26T12:06:22Z")
Wordle 1,925 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STONE MAGIC GREED ELEGY ---
**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 26, 2026, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/458 "2026-09-26T14:03:46Z")
Wordle 1,925 6/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART OLIVE GLUED FLECK BLESS ELEGY ---
**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 26, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/459 "2026-09-26T14:25:10Z")
Wordle 1,9 **26** 5/6 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟨🟩🟩⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸ˜΅β€πŸ’« πŸ₯΄ No Ai 🦘 nassssssty ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/460 "2026-09-26T14:34:56Z")
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