# 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:** 33
**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 9, 2026, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/641 "2026-10-09T14:18:45Z")
Wordle 1,938 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL NITRO OSCAR MAJOR ---
**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 9, 2026, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/642 "2026-10-09T15:25:46Z")
Wordle 1,938 6/6 ⬜🟦🟦⬜⬜ ⬜🟦⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟧⬜🟧🟧 ⬜🟧⬜🟧🟧 ⬜🟧⬜🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST RAZOR FAVOR LABOR MAJOR Cripes, another six. ---
**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 9, 2026, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/643 "2026-10-09T15:37:55Z")
Wordle 1,938 5/6 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 SNARL CATER RADAR MAYOR MAJOR I took a big swing by doubling up on _two_ already-placed letters at three. It did not pay off; I should have gone to the more likely -OR ending at that point. Still, this one seems to be giving a lot of people a lot at trouble. Not too mad about the bogey. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/644 "2026-10-09T17:22:42Z")
Wordle 1938 6/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE VAPOR RAZOR MAYOR MAJOR My streak of 107 straight games without a 5, 6, or loss comes to an ignominious end. Somehow I thought I saw MAYOR with a Wordle number in the first 100 games, well within the reusable zone, otherwise I wouldn’t have played it at all. It had actually been Wordle 1011. Otherwise this would have been a straightforward 5: a choice at 4 between unused RAZOR or a reuse of Wordle 20, MAJOR, and lose the coin toss. I coulda dealt with that. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/645 "2026-10-09T18:07:49Z")
> **Wordle 1,938 5/6\* 10/9/2026** > > ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ > ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ > 🟨🟩⬜🟩⬜ > ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > ST_R_EW β†’ Near-whiff, and with three WoFcons gone, I can concentrate on vowels. I had hopes for a word with one WoFcon, but settled for > H_OAR_Y β†’ which was productive. I think I’m full up on vowels, and since I can’t see a word with the known letters plus L & R, I’ll try one of them > _R_ **A** D **O** N β†’ Only one place left for that R to go. And I’ve got a word to try that uses an L, too > L **A** B **OR** β†’ At least I’ve used a lot of letters, because I have two spots to fill and only two guesses left. Plus, I know there isn’t a second R. Looking through the remaining letters leads me to > **MAJOR** > VAPOR and FAVOR were also out there, and Scoredle had by guess #5 doped out the right way to try the remaining words to ensure a win by 6 - but I had not. I got very lucky. From the start, Scoredle finishes in 6, but could have gone into that final frame with only a 1-in-4 chance of eking out a win. Tough puzzle today. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2026, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/646 "2026-10-10T04:45:20Z")
Wordle 1,939 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO LUNES HUMPY DUMPY BUMPY Could have done better with a better guess on three. ---
**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 10, 2026, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/647 "2026-10-10T07:32:24Z")
Wordle 1,939 5/6 **SATURDAY** ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO QUERY FUZZY LUCKY BUMPY Sea o’Greens ---
**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 10, 2026, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/648 "2026-10-10T07:48:00Z")
**Wordle 1,939 4/6 β€” 2026-10-10 Sat** ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **PUNCH** β€” _the Wordle could be bumpy guppy jumpy yuppy; of these, previous Wordles have not been bumpy yuppy; letters to eliminate are B_ **BUMPY** ---
**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 10, 2026, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/649 "2026-10-10T07:58:33Z")
Wordle 1,939 3/6\* \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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}\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 M}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt U}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} Lucky 2nd guess ---
**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 10, 2026, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/650 "2026-10-10T09:47:17Z")
Wordle 1,939 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 NOISE QUART LUCKY BUMPY Sea of Greens #164 ---
**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 10, 2026, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/651 "2026-10-10T11:44:55Z")
Wordle 1,939 5/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL AUNTY FUSSY JUICY BUMPY ---
**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 10, 2026, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/652 "2026-10-10T12:36:52Z")
Wordle 1,939 4/6 β€” NYT Average 4.4 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE PROUD GUPPY BUMPY ---
**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 10, 2026, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/653 "2026-10-10T13:24:51Z")
Wordle 1,939 3/6\* ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL DROWN BUMPY A sea of green happens to be the right answer! Lucky duck. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2026, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/654 "2026-10-10T14:03:11Z")
> **Wordle 1,939 5/6\* 10/10/2026** > > 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 > ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _M_AJOR β†’ Nice carryover letter. With no vowels, I wanted to hit them hard, but hit on a word that tried the same letter back in the same place > _M_ITE **Y** β†’ At least it was mostly productive. But now, I really want to place the M, and it looks like I’ve got a U in there as well (I’m no > D **UM** M **Y** β†’ and it’s all consonant guesses from here on in, I’ll try > L **UMPY** β†’ or maybe it is > **BUMPY** > > Some bumbling, but it did come together in the end. After my erroneous followup guess, my guesses matched Scoredle’s, so I’ve got that going for me. Technically my putt was 1-in-3 but the other two were bogus. Scoredle matches my bogey, not wasting its followup but instead having another possible in the set when it hits the trap, where it goes the distance - easy come, easy go. ---
**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 10, 2026, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/655 "2026-10-10T15:05:06Z")
Wordle 1,9 **40** 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🐦 πŸ˜΅β€πŸ’« Ai feat 🦘 ---
**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 10, 2026, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/656 "2026-10-10T15:20:50Z")
Wordle 1,939 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SPOIL PUNKY CUPPY DUMPY BUMPY ---
**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 10, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/657 "2026-10-10T16:00:38Z")
Wordle 1,939 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟦🟧⬜⬜🟧 ⬜🟧⬜🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE - ouch HOIST - double ouch PULLY GUPPY BUMPY Well, at least it wasn’t another six. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2026, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/658 "2026-10-10T17:22:19Z")
Wordle 1939 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE DUMPY BUMPY Could’ve also been JUMPY. Sea of greens? Well, at least it stopped being a Sea of Blanks. ---
**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 10, 2026, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/659 "2026-10-10T18:18:07Z")
Wordle 1,939 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 REIGN SALTY BUMPY A completely unexpected and mostly unearned birdie. I was just trying to throw as many letters out there as possible. And Sea of Greens #110. ---
**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 10, 2026, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/660 "2026-10-10T18:22:15Z")
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