# 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:** 43
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/841 "2026-10-23T15:16:02Z")
> **Wordle 1,952 4/6\* 10/23/2026** > > 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 > 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > _R_ESE_T_ β†’ That’s not a bad start, despite the wasted E. I need to try O and A, and that’s more important than more WoFcons, so I’ll try > **T** O_R_AH β†’ Not much help there, save for eliminations and a placement. TRUIN or TRINY aren’t words… I think I’ll shift a bit, try a word with an I and two more consonants like > **TRI** CK β†’ Good thing I didn’t see TRULY until after I typed that in. So now I’m seeing one possibility, that uses a WoFcon (and repeats it) but I’m not seeing much else so > **TRILL** > > My guesses went 26/179, 1/14 and 2/4, so I guess I was a little more skillful all things considered. Scoredle has some bad luck; after a good placement word for its followup, it tries a word that gets 4 of 5 greens, but then misses the 50-50 putt for par, going with a bogus word instead of the valid actual answer. ---
**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 23, 2026, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/842 "2026-10-23T17:10:41Z")
Wordle 1,952 3/6\* ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL TROLL TRILL Adding more words because this stupid thing won’t let me repost because i accidently posted to the wrong thing and so edited it then posted here and it says it’s too similar to what I just posted. Whew! ---
**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 23, 2026, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/843 "2026-10-23T18:42:12Z")
Wordle 1,952 4/6 πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›β¬› πŸŸ§πŸŸ§πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 THINK TRICE TRIAL TRILL My first Sea of Greens since I accidentally deleted my browser history, and all my stats along with it. 😐 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2026, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/844 "2026-10-24T05:02:30Z")
Wordle 1,953 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHONE HOVEL HOLEY ---
**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 24, 2026, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/845 "2026-10-24T05:23:58Z")
Wordle 1,953 4/6 **SATURDAY** ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO POESY HOKEY HOLEY ---
**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 24, 2026, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/846 "2026-10-24T08:02:15Z")
Wordle 1,953 5/6\* \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G}\bbox[silver,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 V}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[lime,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[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2026, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/847 "2026-10-24T09:49:30Z")
Wordle 1,953 X/6\* 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 The joys of playing on hard and getting 4 greens with too many options. LEANT SLOPE MOLER FOLEY COLEY DOLEY ---
**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 24, 2026, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/848 "2026-10-24T11:45:34Z")
Wordle 1,953 4/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟩 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DOILY LOONY COLBY HOLEY ---
**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 24, 2026, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/849 "2026-10-24T11:56:54Z")
Wordle 1,953 X/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© CRATE NOISY GOOEY DOPEY HOMEY HOKEY Bust. πŸ™ GOOEY was not a good guess, and I should have used a sleuth word after 4. ---
**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 24, 2026, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/850 "2026-10-24T12:40:03Z")
**Wordle 1,953 5/6 β€” 2026-10-24 Sat** β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **LOVEY** **FOLEY** **HOLEY** ---
**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 24, 2026, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/851 "2026-10-24T14:10:02Z")
Wordle 1,953 5/6 β€” NYT Average 4.5 β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE FELON GOLEM HOLED HOLEY ---
**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 24, 2026, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/852 "2026-10-24T14:22:19Z")
Wordle 1,9 **54** 4/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸ˜‡ no Ai 🀷 🦘 ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2026, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/853 "2026-10-24T14:35:32Z")
> **Wordle 1,953 5/6\* 10/24/2026** > > ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ > ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 > 🟨🟩⬜🟩⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > TRI_L_L β†’ One and only one L, and that’s all I know. Two WoFcons left. I’ll try > S_L_AT_E_ β†’ though I wish I hadn’t, because I knew the T wasn’t present. Dumb. OK, might be an O in there, let’s see if I can find a word with one > _L_ **O** V **E** D β†’ Bingo. And the L must be in the middle, I’ll try > G **OLE** M β†’ Nope. It’s getting late, and I have two letters to fill. Look through the letters and see something that fits > **HOLEY** > > After my abortive followup, I went 21/80, 6/6 and 3/4, the latter indicating that Scoredle would have take an L if it started from that point. So I’m happy for my bogey. From the carryover, Scoredle goes the distance but wins the 50-50 double bogey, which is better than what it does from its own start, which ends in a loss. Tough day for the algorithm, and a pretty lucky one for me. ---
**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 24, 2026, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/854 "2026-10-24T15:08:22Z")
Wordle 1,953 5/6\* ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL LONER BOWEL ← Stupid. The L was already in the wrong place! FOLEY HOLEY ---
**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 24, 2026, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/855 "2026-10-24T15:53:02Z")
Wordle 1,953 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟦 🟧🟧⬜⬜⬜ 🟧🟧⬜🟧⬜ 🟧🟧⬜🟧⬜ 🟧🟧⬜🟧🟦 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST HOMER HOPED HOVEL HOLEY Tough one. ---
**Author:** ![NorrisFByrd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@NorrisFByrd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NorrisFByrd)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2026, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/856 "2026-10-24T18:50:54Z")
Wordle 1,953 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Five today. The second guess sent me the wrong way for a while. ---
**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 24, 2026, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/857 "2026-10-24T22:21:41Z")
Wordle 1,953 4/6 β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¦ β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§β¬› β¬›πŸŸ§β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ¦ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 MOVIE TONER BOWEL HOLEY Slow but steady progress. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2026, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/858 "2026-10-25T00:26:36Z")
Wordle 1953 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE HOLEY This was a challenge, not so much to avoid a high score, but to find any possibilities at all, since HELLO and HOVEL had been used, but not nearly early on enough to be recycling candidates. I even came up with MOHEL before I finally saw the solution, but figured that was unlikely to be on Wardle’s list or an NYT add, so I didn’t try it. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2026, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/859 "2026-10-25T04:54:43Z")
Wordle 1,954 5/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO CRUEL FRESH PRESS DRESS ---
**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 25, 2026, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/860 "2026-10-25T07:05:26Z")
**Wordle 1,954 3/6 β€” 2026-10-25 Sun** πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **DRESS** A lucky guess. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553.md?page=42) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553.md?page=44)