# 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:** 30
**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:** [October 5, 2026, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/581 "2026-10-05T10:44:07Z")
Wordle 1,934 4/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRATE FANCY LOCAL MOCHA ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/582 "2026-10-05T11:11:28Z")
Wordle 1934 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE MOCHA MACHO and HAVOC had been 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:** [October 5, 2026, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/583 "2026-10-05T11:42:04Z")
Wordle 1,934 5/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟩🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL TORUS HOGAN COACH MOCHA ---
**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 5, 2026, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/584 "2026-10-05T12:30:15Z")
Wordle 1,934 4/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SHOAL ALOHA MOCHA ---
**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:** [October 5, 2026, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/585 "2026-10-05T12:38:26Z")
Wordle 1,934 4/6 β€” NYT Average 3.9 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE PAGAN ARMOR MOCHA ---
**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 5, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/586 "2026-10-05T14:11:46Z")
Wordle 1,9 **35** 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸ˜‡ no Ai 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:** [October 5, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/587 "2026-10-05T15:00:31Z")
Wordle 1,934 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL DRAIN MAGMA MOCHA ---
**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 5, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/588 "2026-10-05T15:28:19Z")
Wordle 1,934 3/6 🟦⬜🟦⬜⬜ 🟦🟧⬜⬜⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST MOCHA Two threes in a row! ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/589 "2026-10-05T17:19:25Z")
> **Wordle 1,934 4/6\* 10/5/2026** > > ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ > 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜ > ⬜🟨🟩🟩🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > S_HAC_K β†’ Wow, that’s a lot to start with - and a lot to sort out, too. Probably not a good idea to burn a double here, but I see a word and I really want to go for it > _ACHO_O β†’ Nothing placed, but I found another letter. Hmm, if I move those letters one place to the right I could slip in a WoFcon with > N_A_ **CH** _O_ β†’ Swap O and A, make the mystery letter an M and you’ve got > **MOCHA** > > Of course, I if I had thought about it a little more, I would have seen that I had already eliminated my third word with my second, so a birdie was there for the taking. Heck, my followup was a lousy 25/32, while both of my next two guesses were in the top 6 of that first set of possibles, so I really should have done better once I had the results from that carryover - perhaps I got sloppy as it looked so easy. Scoredle gets a birdie, with its followup being an anagram of the solution, just exchange the vowels and Bob’s your unce. ---
**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 5, 2026, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/590 "2026-10-05T20:01:33Z")
I spent the weekend floating in the Sea of Greens: Scoredle 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› LEMON (800) β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› TEARS (88) β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› HEDGY (20) 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PEEVE Scoredle 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ BLIND (4,299) πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› STARE (46) πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© SMACK (3) 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SHACK Wordle 1,934 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬› πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 PATCH CACHE ANCHO MOCHA Today I played too fast, rather poorly, and made a dumb mistake. This shouldn’t have taken me four. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2026, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/591 "2026-10-06T04:23:40Z")
Wordle 1,935 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟩🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHINE MILKY DIMLY ---
**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:** [October 6, 2026, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/592 "2026-10-06T06:07:51Z")
Wordle 1,935 4/6 **TUESDAY** ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO DINKY DIRTY DIMLY ---
**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 6, 2026, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/593 "2026-10-06T07:04:46Z")
**Wordle 1,935 3/6 β€” 2026-10-06 Tue** ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **DIMLY** ---
**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 6, 2026, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/594 "2026-10-06T07:43:08Z")
Wordle 1,935 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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \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 I}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} LIMBY ?!!! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2026, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/595 "2026-10-06T07:46:49Z")
Wordle 1935 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE DIMLY A very lucky 3. There were about a dozen good unused possibilities, plus a couple of previous solutions in the reusable zone. The solution was just the choice that maximized my chances of solving in 4. ---
**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 6, 2026, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/596 "2026-10-06T10:03:00Z")
Wordle 1,935 3/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL SADLY _(Dumb!)_ DIMLY ---
**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:** [October 6, 2026, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/597 "2026-10-06T11:43:30Z")
Wordle 1,935 3/6 β€” NYT Average 4.2 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE DRILL DIMLY ---
**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:** [October 6, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/598 "2026-10-06T12:29:22Z")
Wordle 1,935 5/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO GUIDE DINKY VAMPS DIMLY ---
**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 6, 2026, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/599 "2026-10-06T12:52:51Z")
Wordle 1,935 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SPOIL GUILD DILLY DIMLY ---
**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 6, 2026, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/600 "2026-10-06T14:14:36Z")
Wordle 1,9 **36** 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🐦 πŸ˜‡ no Ai ☘ 🦘 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553.md?page=29) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553.md?page=31)