# “Wordle,” a strangely compelling word game (Part 4)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553>\
**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:** 26

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**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 29, 2026, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/501 "2026-09-29T12:42:56Z")

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Wordle 1,928 4/6

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜  
🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜  
🟨🟩⬜⬜🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
CLOAK  
ACIDS  
SCUBA

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**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 29, 2026, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/502 "2026-09-29T13:00:56Z")

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Wordle 1,928 3/6 — NYT Average 3.9

🟩⬛🟨⬛⬛  
🟩🟩⬛🟨⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLATE  
SCRAP  
SCUBA

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**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 29, 2026, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/503 "2026-09-29T14:04:57Z")

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Wordle 1,928 4/6\*

🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜  
🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜  
🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

STEAL  
SHARK  
SAVOY  
SCUBA

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**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 29, 2026, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/504 "2026-09-29T14:41:23Z")

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Wordle 1,928 4/6

🟦⬜🟦⬜⬜  
⬜⬜⬜🟦⬜  
🟧🟦🟧🟦⬜  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
HOIST  
SAUCY  
SCUBA

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**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 29, 2026, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/505 "2026-09-29T15:32:36Z")

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Wordle 1,9 **29** X/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨  
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩  
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🦨 no Ai - no joy 🦘

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**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/506 "2026-09-29T15:40:36Z")

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> **Wordle 1,928 4/6\* 9/29/2026**
>
> ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜  
> ⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜  
> ⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜  
> 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
> 
> TR **U** NK → Huh. S & L remain of the WoFcons, would like to try A & E, but the first thing I see with those consonants uses A and another U - but what the heck, let’s give it a go  
> U_S_ **U** _A_L → Oh, I could have gone with LOUSE instead. Oh, well, at least I did pick up the A. So if I swap that A and S, I can try a terminal E with  
> P_A_ **U** _S_E → Huh. A?U?S, or S?U?A. At least that cut the possibilities down a lot. And three vowels in a row is unlikely, so let’s just look at the consonants. Eventually I get down to the bottom row and see  
> **SCUBA**
> 
> Followup was out of the top 120, but I think getting L out of the way was ultimately worth it (though I don’t think the wasted U was). Third guess was 3/33 with seven valids, so a bit mediocre - but it left only the solution and one bogus possible. Scoredle, less obsessive about WoFcons, gets one placed and two other letters with its followup, leading to a tap-in birdie.

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**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 29, 2026, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/507 "2026-09-29T15:57:49Z")

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Wordle 1,928 5/6

⬛⬛⬛🟦⬛  
🟧⬛🟧⬛⬛  
🟧⬛🟧🟦⬛  
🟧🟧🟧⬛⬛  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

FLOUR  
STUNG  
SHUCK  
SCUZZ  
SCUBA

Ugh. I’m mad at myself for not seeing the answer sooner, and mad at NYT for using an acronym.

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**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/508 "2026-09-29T21:32:54Z")

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> [@Wheelz](#):
>
> mad at NYT for using an acronym.

After awhile, a word that started off its life as an acronym often becomes just a word in common usage. And gets used here. Like SNAFU (Wordle 659) or LASER (Wordle 1038).

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**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/509 "2026-09-30T04:12:01Z")

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Wordle 1,929 5/6

🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜  
🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨  
🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

RATIO  
RINSE  
RIDER  
RIPER  
RIVER

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**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 30, 2026, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/510 "2026-09-30T06:42:54Z")

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Wordle 1,929 6/6 **WEDNESDAY**

⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜  
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨  
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩  
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩  
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
Phew.

AUDIO  
SPINE  
FIXER  
LITER  
BIKER  
RIVER

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**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 30, 2026, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/511 "2026-09-30T07:47:14Z")

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Wordle 1,929 5/6\*

\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[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 F}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}  
\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N}  
\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}  
\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}

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**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/512 "2026-09-30T10:25:00Z")

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Wordle 1929 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜  
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨  
⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

SLANT  
CHORE  
DIVEY  
RIVER

Could have also been FIVER or GIVER.

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**Author:** ![mattgg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@mattgg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mattgg)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/513 "2026-09-30T11:19:30Z")

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Wordlebot failed today (#1929) on hard mode.

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**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 30, 2026, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/514 "2026-09-30T11:51:11Z")

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Wordle 1,929 6/6

⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜  
⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩  
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩  
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩  
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

YODEL  
TASER  
WIPER  
HIKER  
MIXER  
RIVER

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**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 30, 2026, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/515 "2026-09-30T12:25:42Z")

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Very lucky with guess #4. Even given guess #4, was still very nervous of losing this one. In the end, barely eeked this one out.

Wordle 1,929 6/6  
⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨  
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛  
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛  
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩  
⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩  
 **STARE**  
 **DOILY**  
 **PUNCH** — _the Wordle could be biker fiber fifer fiver fixer giver jiver mimer mixer refix remix rerig rimer river wirer; of these, previous Wordles have not been biker fifer fiver giver jiver mimer mixer refix rerig rimer river wirer; of these the most likely Wordle(s) include biker giver mixer refix river; the most likely letters to eliminate are B K G V F X; all letters to eliminate are B K F V X G J M W; can try sleuth word(s) giver?_  
 **GIVER** — _the Wordle could be fiver jiver river viver wiver; letters to eliminate are F J W; can try sleuth word(s) fjord?_  
 **FJORD** — _hopefully its river_  
 **RIVER** — _phew is right! Cry me a river._

Added — Sorry, @MacDoc.  
So far today’s 6 Group is @MrDibble, @kaylasdad99, @Bullitt.

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**Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/516 "2026-09-30T12:35:05Z")

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> [@mattgg](#):
>
> Wordlebot failed today (#1929) on hard mode.

I just saw that. Has that ever happened?

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**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 30, 2026, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/517 "2026-09-30T12:56:36Z")

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Wordle 1,929 5/6

⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜  
⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩  
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩  
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

HEART  
LONER  
PIKER  
MISER  
RIVER

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**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 30, 2026, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/518 "2026-09-30T13:07:38Z")

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Wordle 1,929 3/6\*

⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜  
🟩🟨🟨⬜⬜  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

STEAL  
REIGN  
RIVER

Wordlebot busted! I dont think I’ve seen that before.

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**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 30, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/519 "2026-09-30T14:25:13Z")

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Wordle 1,9 **30** 4/6

⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜  
⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜  
🟩🟩⬜⬜🟨  
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 😇 no Ai 🦘

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**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 30, 2026, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/520 "2026-09-30T15:40:21Z")

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Wordle 1,929 5/6

⬜🟦⬜⬜🟦  
⬜⬜🟦⬜⬜  
⬜🟧⬜🟧🟧  
⬜🟧⬜🟧🟧  
🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧

CRANE  
HOIST  
DINER  
WIPER  
RIVER

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