# 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:** 37
**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 15, 2026, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/721 "2026-10-15T12:40:43Z")
Wordle 1,944 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SPINE OUNCE DUNCE ---
**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 15, 2026, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/722 "2026-10-15T13:06:36Z")
Wordle 1,944 4/6 β€” NYT Average 3.7 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE PRONE NICHE DUNCE ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2026, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/723 "2026-10-15T13:35:31Z")
Wordle 1944 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE DIMES DUNCE Went with a sleuth word at 3 - there weren’t many possibilities, but none of them eliminated enough of the others to go with. DUNCE and PENCE hadn’t been used, and MINCE and WINCE were in the zone of reusability. ---
**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 15, 2026, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/724 "2026-10-15T14:54:42Z")
Wordle 1,944 4/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL DEIGN DRONE DUNCE ---
**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 15, 2026, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/725 "2026-10-15T15:04:08Z")
Wordle 1,944 3/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DOILY DUCAT DUNCE ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2026, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/726 "2026-10-15T15:12:38Z")
> **Wordle 1,944 4/6\* 10/15/2026** > > ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ > ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 > 🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > PSY **C** H β†’ Placed C, nice. The rest, not so nice. A, E and two WoFcons, and that E looks good on the end > TRA **CE** β†’ Indeed it did, but now we’re looking trappish. I have O, U, I, a second E to choose the remaining vowels, I’ll match two of them up with one of the remaining WoFcons with > _N_IE **CE** β†’ Move that N to the middle, could be OUNCE (which we have had before, and I’m not sure it’s up for reuse) or > **DUNCE** > > Scoredle ratings are 2/148, 16/20 (Scoredle’s #1 possible here is the answer), and 2/4 (but I threw out #1 as detailed above, so a virtual tap-in). Scoredle gets a solid birdie, going with a followup that varied from mine by just one letter, then the answer is again top of its possible set. ---
**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 15, 2026, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/727 "2026-10-15T15:34:13Z")
Wordle 1,944 4/6 🟦⬜⬜🟦🟧 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟦🟦🟦⬜🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST UNCLE DUNCE ---
**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 16, 2026, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/728 "2026-10-16T03:30:24Z")
Wordle 1,944 3/6 πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 DRIFT DANCE DUNCE The initial D was a great get. Scordle didn’t think much of DANCE (56 out of 303), but it worked for a tap-in birdie and Sea of Greens #111! ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/729 "2026-10-16T04:12:17Z")
Wordle 1,945 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHALE SHACK SHADY ---
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Wordle 1,945 4/6\* \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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt K} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D}\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 16, 2026, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/731 "2026-10-16T09:30:16Z")
**Wordle 1,945 3/6 β€” 2026-10-16 Fri** πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **PUNCH** **SHADY** ---
**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 16, 2026, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/732 "2026-10-16T11:24:37Z")
Wordle 1,945 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO CLUES SPANK SHADY ---
**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 16, 2026, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/733 "2026-10-16T11:47:02Z")
Wordle 1,945 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DOILY STUDY SHADY ---
**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 16, 2026, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/734 "2026-10-16T12:37:35Z")
Wordle 1,945 4/6 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SHACK SHAWL SHADY ---
**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 16, 2026, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/735 "2026-10-16T13:24:39Z")
Wordle 1,945 3/6\* 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL SCARY SHADY ---
**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 16, 2026, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/736 "2026-10-16T13:33:55Z")
Wordle 1,945 4/6 β€” NYT Average 3.6 πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬› πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE SPANK SCARY SHADY 63rd Sea o’ Green ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/737 "2026-10-16T14:53:34Z")
> **Wordle 1,945 3/6\* 10/16/2026** > > 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ > 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _D_UNCE β†’ D, nice pickup. And two vowels gone. I could try two WoFcons with ROADS, but that terminal S is practically giving away a guess. So I’ll back track and try > _H_O **A** R_D_ β†’ H, nice! And A, placed, which leaves just two spots left for the D. If it’s in 4th position, H must be second, ?HAD? and no E looks like > **SHADY** > > Followup was a respectable 69/423, leading to a virtual tap-in birdie (3 bogus guesses notwithstanding). Scoredle tries a placement play with its followup, which gets it down to seven possibles (two valid), but then makes a couple guesses to try to eliminate some of the bogus possibles, then ends with a tap-in bogey. A win for the algorithm, but it could have done better. ---
**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 16, 2026, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/738 "2026-10-16T14:53:47Z")
Wordle 1,9 **46** 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸ˜‡ no Ai 🦘 ---
**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 16, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/739 "2026-10-16T15:00:54Z")
Wordle 1,945 3/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO DRAPE SHADY ---
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