# 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:** 32
**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 8, 2026, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/621 "2026-10-08T07:52:13Z")
Wordle 1,937 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[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 R}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \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 R}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} \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 R}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W} ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/622 "2026-10-08T10:54:58Z")
Wordle 1937 3/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT STREP STREW Thought I had the 2 for a second. πŸ™‚ ---
**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 8, 2026, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/623 "2026-10-08T11:18:11Z")
Wordle 1,937 4/6 πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RADIO PRUNE STEER STREW ---
**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 8, 2026, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/624 "2026-10-08T12:14:09Z")
Wordle 1,937 3/6 β€” NYT Average 3.9 πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE SPENT STREW ---
**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 8, 2026, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/625 "2026-10-08T12:28:54Z")
Wordle 1,937 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART STREP STREW ---
**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 8, 2026, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/626 "2026-10-08T13:49:40Z")
Wordle 1,937 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟨⬜🟨🟩🟨 🟨⬜🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL TASER RESET (_DUMB!_) STREW ---
**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 8, 2026, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/627 "2026-10-08T14:06:57Z")
Wordle 1,9 **38** 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 8, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/628 "2026-10-08T14:26:14Z")
Wordle 1,937 3/6\* 🟩🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL STORE STREW ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/629 "2026-10-08T14:34:23Z")
> **Wordle 1,937 4/6\* 10/8/2026** > > ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 > 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ > 🟨⬜🟩🟩🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > P_R_OV_E_ β†’ There are times I think that two common and repeatable letters found unplaced is the worst possible Wordle start, because it restricts you at most 15 subsequent letter guesses while you are trying to place the letters you’ve already found. In this case, there’s at least a common prefix I can try, even if it isn’t a prefix in the word I’m guessing > _RE_NAL β†’ Not much help there. I, U & Y of the vowels, T & S of the WoFcons, I can exercise one of the former and both of the latter with > _T_I **RE** _S_ β†’ S?RET is unproductive, so STRE? with the P already gone looks like it must be > **STREW** > > Par was a tap-in, after a followup out of the top 120 and third guess of 27/156. Scoredle goes all-out to place the initial consonant with its followup, placing the vowel as a side effect, then makes a little progress and subsequently falls into the second-letter trap, finishing with a tap-in double bogey (so in no danger of a loss from the fourth guess on). ---
**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 8, 2026, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/630 "2026-10-08T15:15:51Z")
Wordle 1,937 4/6 ⬜🟦⬜⬜🟦 ⬜⬜⬜🟦🟦 🟧🟧⬜🟧🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST STEER STREW ---
**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 8, 2026, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/631 "2026-10-08T23:15:16Z")
Wordle 1,937 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 PRICE LATER BERET STREW Kind of a risk to double up on the already-placed E. But Scordle made the same choice, and although there was no second E, BERET narrowed my choices to two, of which STREW was the first I saw. (THREW was the other.) ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/632 "2026-10-09T04:12:35Z")
Wordle 1,938 6/6 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LABOR SAVOR MANOR MAYOR MAJOR Being more systematic might have helped. ---
**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 9, 2026, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/633 "2026-10-09T07:17:01Z")
Wordle 1,938 5/6 **FRIDAY** 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO SOAPY CROAK MANOR MAJOR ---
**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 9, 2026, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/634 "2026-10-09T07:45:53Z")
Wordle 1,938 4/6\* \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G}\bbox[yellow,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 F}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\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 E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt J}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} ---
**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 9, 2026, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/635 "2026-10-09T09:08:53Z")
**Wordle 1,938 6/6 β€” 2026-10-09 Fri** β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **PUNCH** β€” _the Wordle could be arbor armor aroma arrow favor garbo major razor; of these, previous Wordles have not been armor garbo razor; of these the most likely Wordle(s) include armor; letters to eliminate are M G B Z; can try sleuth word(s) embog?_ **EMBOG** β€” _after solving it in 6 guesses, in retrospect I’m glad guess #4 nailed down the M_ **ARMOR** **MAJOR** ---
**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 9, 2026, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/636 "2026-10-09T10:39:01Z")
Wordle 1,938 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRATE MORAL MANOR MAJOR ---
**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 9, 2026, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/637 "2026-10-09T11:12:33Z")
Wordle 1,938 4/6 β€” NYT Average 4.6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE AUDIO CROAK MAJOR ---
**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 9, 2026, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/638 "2026-10-09T12:31:49Z")
Wordle 1,938 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART RAZOR (Stately Wayne) MANOR MAJOR ---
**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 9, 2026, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/639 "2026-10-09T13:37:16Z")
Wordle 1,938 6/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL DRAWN COBRA RAZOR VAPOR MAJOR MAYOR was still out there. Sheesh! ---
**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 9, 2026, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/640 "2026-10-09T14:05:22Z")
Wordle 1,9 **39** 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸ˜΅β€πŸ’« ☘ Ai assisted 🦘 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553.md?page=31) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553.md?page=33)