# 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:** 38
**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, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/741 "2026-10-16T15:47:46Z")
Wordle 1,945 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CHAIR SHALE FUNKY SHADY After two, I saw SHADY, SHANK, and SHAFT, so I went with a sleuth word. The one I missed was SHAKY, which would have served the same purpose _and_ been a possible answer. Still would have resulted in a four in this case though, so no harm done. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/742 "2026-10-16T20:29:51Z")
Wordle 1945 4/6 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT SCAMP SHARK SHADY ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2026, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/743 "2026-10-17T04:09:07Z")
Wordle 1,946 5/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SAUCE MAPLE BADGE GAFFE ---
**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 17, 2026, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/744 "2026-10-17T07:26:57Z")
Wordle 1,946 3/6\* \bbox[lime,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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} ---
**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 17, 2026, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/745 "2026-10-17T08:47:37Z")
**Wordle 1,946 4/6 β€” 2026-10-17 Sat** β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **PUNCH** **GAFFE** ---
**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 17, 2026, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/746 "2026-10-17T12:33:03Z")
Wordle 1,946 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DOILY TASER MANGE GAUZE GAFFE ---
**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 17, 2026, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/747 "2026-10-17T13:29:08Z")
Wordle 1,946 5/6 β€” NYT Average 4.4 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE ANIME BARGE VAGUE GAFFE ---
**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 17, 2026, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/748 "2026-10-17T14:37:59Z")
Wordle 1,946 5/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART SPEAK GAMEY GAUZE GAFFE ---
**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 17, 2026, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/749 "2026-10-17T15:21:18Z")
Wordle 1,946 6/6 ⬜⬜🟦⬜🟧 ⬜🟧⬜⬜🟧 ⬜🟧🟦⬜🟧 ⬜🟧⬜🟦🟧 🟧🟧⬜⬜🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE PARSE VAGUE BADGE GAUZE - that was dumb GAFFE ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2026, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/750 "2026-10-17T15:25:50Z")
> **Wordle 1,946 4/6\* 10/17/2026** > > ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ > ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ > ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > SH_A_DY β†’ Slow start, but a little better than it looks. Does set up a classic first word second in > R_E_N_A_L β†’ I think I have the vowels. It doesn’t have the -ER ending, though, which is nice, because that’s a vicious trap. T is still out there. I have sort of a general idea of what might be the next guess… > V **A** _G_U **E** β†’ And that worked well, placed both vowels and found a key consonant. If the latter is first… I guess I need to double up with > **GAFFE** > > After a followup not in the top 120 out of 1805 total, the key third guess was 7/75, then 3/3 (with the other two being bogus - bad move, Scoredle!) On its own, Scoredle goes the distance, with just the two vowels placed after guesses 2-4, then getting the first letter to leave a tap-in double bogey. ---
**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 17, 2026, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/751 "2026-10-17T15:29:40Z")
Wordle 1,946 3/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO FRAME GAFFE ---
**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 17, 2026, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/752 "2026-10-17T15:34:08Z")
Wordle 1,9 **47** 4/6 ⬜🟨🟨🟩⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸ˜‡ no Ai πŸ’« 🦘 ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2026, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/753 "2026-10-17T17:58:39Z")
Wordle 1946 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE PIGGY GAFFE GAUZE had already been used. Sleuth word at 3 to choose between GAFFE, PAYEE, WAIVE, and possibly AGGIE. ---
**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 17, 2026, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/754 "2026-10-17T18:05:04Z")
Wordle 1,946 3/6\* ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL RAVEN GAFFE ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2026, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/755 "2026-10-18T04:34:38Z")
Wordle 1,947 4/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO FLORA ADORE ADORN ---
**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 18, 2026, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/756 "2026-10-18T07:44:49Z")
Wordle 1,947 4/6\* \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[lime,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 P}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \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 O}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} ---
**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 18, 2026, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/757 "2026-10-18T08:27:17Z")
Wordle 1,947 4/6 **SUNDAY** 🟩⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO ADOPT ADORE ADORN ---
**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 18, 2026, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/758 "2026-10-18T09:13:23Z")
**Wordle 1,947 3/6 β€” 2026-10-18 Sun** β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **ADORN** ---
**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 18, 2026, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/759 "2026-10-18T11:42:55Z")
Wordle 1,947 3/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DOILY SNOOD ADORN ---
**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 18, 2026, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/760 "2026-10-18T13:12:31Z")
Wordle 1,947 2/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL ADORN Total lucky guess! I was just trying to guess some common letters. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553.md?page=37) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553.md?page=39)