# 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:** 35
**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 12, 2026, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/681 "2026-10-12T13:32:48Z")
Wordle 1,941 5/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL BOWEL NOVEL MODEL YODEL ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2026, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/682 "2026-10-12T13:35:58Z")
Wordle 1941 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE YODEL Now that’s more like it, campers! Feels good to get a 3 after my 6-4-5 streak of the past few days. Went with the solution for the usual reason: because it was the possible solution that gave me the best chance of not doing worse than a 4. Other unused possibilities were BOWEL, JELLO, and YOKEL; there were also the very reusable MODEL (Wordle 12) and GOLEM (Wordle 87) in the gears. ---
**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 12, 2026, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/683 "2026-10-12T14:14:10Z")
Wordle 1,941 1/6 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 YODEL ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/684 "2026-10-12T14:34:54Z")
Tough act to follow! Congrats @kaylasdad99 ! > **Wordle 1,941 4/6\* 10/12/2026** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 > 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > UNCAP β†’ Whiff. Sets up a nice first word second, though > ST_O_R_E_ β†’ L remains of the WoFcons, and that’s probably my vowel quota. I can rearrange the known vowels into a likely configuration and try L and two other consonants with > _L_ **O** W **E** _D_ β†’ Good pickup with the D! Not much left except > **YODEL** > MODEL was also in the mix. Good thing I didn’t see it! My followup was not in the top 120 out of 3515 (though somehow its anagram was top of Scoredle’s list), but the third guess was a pretty solid 11/115 (and in the event turned out to be a better guess than Scoredle’s) and the clincher was 2/4. Scoredle’s guesses go the distance, but cover things well enough that there is no possibility of a loss after the third guess - just an unlucky endgame. ---
**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 12, 2026, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/685 "2026-10-12T14:51:24Z")
Wordle 1,9 **42** 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸ˜΅β€πŸ’« Ai assisted 🀨 🦘 ---
**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 12, 2026, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/686 "2026-10-12T15:33:00Z")
Wordle 1,941 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟦 ⬜🟧⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟧🟦🟧🟦 🟦🟧⬜🟧🟧 ⬜🟧🟧🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST POLED DOWEL MODEL YODEL Back to this again. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/687 "2026-10-13T04:44:58Z")
Wordle 1,942 5/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHIRK GIRLY DINER WIDER ---
**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 13, 2026, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/688 "2026-10-13T05:32:59Z")
Wordle 1,942 4/6 **TUESDAY** ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO CIDER RIDER WIDER ---
**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 13, 2026, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/689 "2026-10-13T07:43:54Z")
Wordle 1,942 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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt X} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} ---
**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 13, 2026, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/690 "2026-10-13T11:25:51Z")
Wordle 1,942 3/6 πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DRAPE CODER WIDER ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/691 "2026-10-13T13:02:04Z")
Wordle 1942 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE DIVEY WIDER Could’ve also been EIDER, which I totally didn’t see, so I was a bit lucky there. RIDER had been used. Congrats to @kaylasdad99 for getting his ace yesterday! I’m envious. ---
**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 13, 2026, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/692 "2026-10-13T13:15:54Z")
Wordle 1,942 X/6 β€” NYT Average 4.4 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© SLATE RECON QUERY EMBER HIKER WIPER Damn. Been a while since I completely struck out. This might be my 2nd or 3rd time since first playing it ~1.5 years ago. ---
**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 13, 2026, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/693 "2026-10-13T13:40:54Z")
Wordle 1,942 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART LOVER MINER WIDER ---
**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 13, 2026, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/694 "2026-10-13T14:09:33Z")
Wordle 1,9 **43** 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🐦 πŸ˜‡ no Ai πŸ’« 🦘 ---
**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 13, 2026, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/695 "2026-10-13T14:54:32Z")
Wordle 1,942 4/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DOILY TIMID KINDA WIDER ---
**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 13, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/696 "2026-10-13T15:00:39Z")
Wordle 1,942 5/6 ⬜🟦⬜⬜🟦 ⬜⬜🟦⬜⬜ ⬜🟧⬜🟧🟧 🟧🟧⬜🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST LIVER WIPER WIDER ---
**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 13, 2026, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/697 "2026-10-13T15:04:32Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Congrats to @kaylasdad99 for getting his ace yesterday! Yes! Congratulations @kaylasdad99 ! A lucky guess to get this in 5. **Wordle 1,942 5/6 β€” 2026-10-13 Tue** β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **PUNCH** β€” _the Wordle could be bider fired irked mired rebid redid rider wider; of these, previous Wordles have not been bider fired irked mired rebid redid wider; of these, the most likely Wordle(s) include fired irked wider_ **FIRED** β€” _the Wordle could be bider diver rider wider; of these, previous Wordles have not been bider wider_ **WIDER** β€” _A lucky guess to get this in 5_ ---
**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 13, 2026, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/698 "2026-10-13T15:08:34Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Congrats to @kaylasdad99 for getting his ace yesterday! I’m envious. Ta. It’s really just my strategy, which only occasionally pays off. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/699 "2026-10-13T15:38:08Z")
> **Wordle 1,942 3/6\* 10/13/2026** > > ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > YO **DE** L β†’ From one perspective, good start! From another, looks like a trap in the making. End letter likely to be an R (possibly N), second likely to be a vowel (though UNDER is possible) with four possibles (second E, A, I, U). For the first letter? Let’s try a W.. > **W** A **DER** β†’ Wow, lucky. > **WIDER** > > That could have gone sideways in a hurry. Carryover cut it to 79, with 18 (?) valid guesses, but my followup left just one. A couple possibles ended with T, which I didn’t anticipate. Scoredle’s followup leaves seven, with four valid - but it has the good fortune of the answer being its first option, so we both made birdie today. ---
**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 13, 2026, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/700 "2026-10-13T18:22:05Z")
Wordle 1,942 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL DEIGN FIXED WIDER [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553.md?page=34) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553.md?page=36)