# 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:** 28
**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:** [October 2, 2026, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/541 "2026-10-02T07:49:51Z")
Wordle 1,931 4/6\* \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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\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 Y} ---
**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:** [October 2, 2026, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/542 "2026-10-02T11:24:36Z")
**Wordle 1,931 3/6 β€” 2026-10-02 Fri** πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **USURY** ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2026, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/543 "2026-10-02T12:37:27Z")
Wordle 1931 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE USURY The only other possibility was USURP (Wordle 466). ---
**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:** [October 2, 2026, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/544 "2026-10-02T12:48:28Z")
Wordle 1,931 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART POURS USURY ---
**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:** [October 2, 2026, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/545 "2026-10-02T14:16:09Z")
Wordle 1,9 **32** 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ☘ Ai assisted πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ 🦘 ---
**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:** [October 2, 2026, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/546 "2026-10-02T14:19:06Z")
Wordle 1,931 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL HARPY RISKY USURY ---
**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:** [October 2, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/547 "2026-10-02T14:34:54Z")
Wordle 1,931 4/6\* 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL BISON PSYCH USURY ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2026, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/548 "2026-10-02T14:47:32Z")
> **Wordle 1,931 4/6\* 10/2/2026** > > 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 > ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 > ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _R_ITZ **Y** β†’ That’s not a bad start, though not as likely to produce a two as yesterday. I’ll be a little less OCD about the WoFcons than my usual, today, and I’ll try to place that R next with > FER **RY** β†’ Could have tried LORRY, I guess, with a WoFcon. I considered trying U next with USURY, but decided I should try both A & O first with > HOA **RY** β†’ I guess it’s time to try > **USURY** > UPDRY (?) was the other possibility. My Scoredle guess scores are 8/199, 5/26 and, believe it or not, 2/2 {!} for the win. Scoredle slips back a guess because it doesn’t double up on vowels with one of the intermediate guesses, and doesn’t recover before putting up 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:** [October 2, 2026, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/549 "2026-10-02T15:53:02Z")
Wordle 1,931 4/6 ⬜🟦⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟦⬜ 🟦⬜🟧🟧⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST SLURP USURY ---
**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:** [October 2, 2026, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/550 "2026-10-02T16:13:30Z")
Wordle 1,931 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦β¬› πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 DREAM ROUST SPURN USURY Not often we see a repeated U. ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2026, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/551 "2026-10-02T23:14:51Z")
Wordle 1,932 3/6\* ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Sea of Greens LEANT PERSE PEEVE Not often we see a triple letter ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2026, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/552 "2026-10-03T04:36:16Z")
Wordle 1,932 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LUNES WEDGE PEEVE ---
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Wordle 1,932 4/6 SATURDAY ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO SEELY BEECH PEEVE could also have been REEVE ---
**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:** [October 3, 2026, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/554 "2026-10-03T07:34:21Z")
Wordle 1,932 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[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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V}\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:** [October 3, 2026, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/555 "2026-10-03T10:47:12Z")
**Wordle 1,932 4/6 β€” 2026-10-03 Sat** β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **PUNCH** **PEEVE** β€” _it could also have been pewee, neither of which had already been a Wordle_ ---
**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:** [October 3, 2026, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/556 "2026-10-03T11:47:37Z")
Wordle 1,932 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL URINE PASTE PEEVE ---
**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:** [October 3, 2026, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/557 "2026-10-03T12:31:34Z")
Wordle 1,932 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STONE FLAIR PLUMB PEEVE ---
**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:** [October 3, 2026, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/558 "2026-10-03T14:15:54Z")
Wordle 1,932 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL ENEMY CREEK PEEVE ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2026, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/559 "2026-10-03T14:56:30Z")
> **Wordle 1,932 6/6\* 10/3/2026** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > USURY β†’ Whiff, kinda figured, wasted U, oh well, follow up practically guesses itself > L **E** ANT β†’ A word with no WoFcons. OK, be nice to try an O here, but I can see a good guess with an I > W **E** IGH β†’ No help there. Should I try an O, or a second E? I see one word with the latter > F **E** MM **E** β†’ The hunch was right but nothing else was. Aw, but now I see a word that would have worked for this last one, with both O and a second E, so > **PE** KO **E** β†’ Whew. Finally got a consonant. And no O. Do I have a _third_ E? Can’t see much else, so let’s give it go and pray to the Wordle gods > **PEEVE** > > So that was quite a puzzle. I should have tried earlier to get a repeat vowel; of the top 10 of my third guess possibles, only two didn’t have a pair of the vowel - and my guess was one of them. I was down to two valid possibles after the fourth guess, and sure enough I put them in the wrong order. Scoredle has it worse, though - it ends up with the same set of three words that I have for the final guess, but with apparently no way to discriminate between valid and bogus, it goes for one of the bogus guesses - and takes the loss. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2026, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/560 "2026-10-03T15:39:24Z")
Wordle 1,932 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟧 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟧⬜⬜⬜🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST PLUME - okay, so it’s all 'e’s, which only leaves PEEVE [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553.md?page=27) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553.md?page=29)