# 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:** 48
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2026, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/941 "2026-10-30T21:38:11Z")
Wordle 1959 2/6 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT SLIDE Another 2 due to the shrinkage of the unused-words list: besides the solution, all that was left after my starting word was SLIMY, SLUFF, and SLURP, and the solution seemed like a better bet than any ofthose. There were also a couple of old solutions in the 200s, which is kind of on the edge of the reusability zone, so I didn’t worry about them much. ---
**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 31, 2026, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/942 "2026-10-31T03:02:24Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Wordle 1246, VISOR, would have been on 11/16/2024 Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2026, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/943 "2026-10-31T04:36:02Z")
Wordle 1,960 4/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO MACHO WAHOO YAHOO ---
**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 31, 2026, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/944 "2026-10-31T07:50:37Z")
Wordle 1,960 3/6 SATURDAY 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO TANGO YAHOO ---
**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 31, 2026, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/945 "2026-10-31T08:53:19Z")
**Wordle 1,960 4/6 β€” 2026-10-31 Sat** β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **PUNCH** **YAHOO** ---
**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 31, 2026, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/946 "2026-10-31T09:22:20Z")
Wordle 1,960 4/6\* \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 D}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\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 O} ---
**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 31, 2026, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/947 "2026-10-31T11:37:03Z")
Wordle 1,960 2/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DOILY YAHOO ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2026, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/948 "2026-10-31T12:43:53Z")
Wordle 1960 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE YAHOO! Could’ve also been WAHOO (_Wahoowa!_ Yes, one of my degrees is from U.Va. πŸ™‚ ) which is a fish. ---
**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 31, 2026, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/949 "2026-10-31T13:56:03Z")
Wordle 1,960 3/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART ALOHA YAHOO ---
**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 31, 2026, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/950 "2026-10-31T14:07:25Z")
Wordle 1,960 4/6 β€” NYT Average 4.3 β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨ β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE CANDY RAYON YAHOO I was really hoping the word would be CANDY today, considering it’s Halloween. Ah well. ---
**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 31, 2026, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/951 "2026-10-31T16:03:25Z")
Wordle 1,960 4/6 ⬜⬜🟦⬜⬜ 🟦🟦⬜⬜⬜ 🟦⬜🟦🟦⬜ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST ALOHA YAHOO ---
**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 31, 2026, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/952 "2026-10-31T16:35:52Z")
Wordle 1,960 4/6\* ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL DRANK OUIJA YAHOO ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2026, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/953 "2026-10-31T21:42:29Z")
> **Wordle 1,960 4/6\* 10/31/2026** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ > 🟨⬜🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > SLIDE β†’ Carryover whiff. Two vowels and two WoFcons gone, so let’s try the last three WoFcons along with O and A, and mix around to see what we can find > T_O_R_A_N β†’ Good on the vowels; no WoFcons. I feel somewhat bereft until I spot a word that might place the O > _A_C **HOO** β†’ It placed _two_ Os. And picked up a placed H. And I know where the A goes. Not a UVa fan, so I’ll try early internet search engine > **YAHOO** > > A solid 31/1717, followed by a mediocre 26/50 (with an onematopeia, too!) and then 2/2 for the win (yes, the algorithm would have guessed wrong). Scoredle gets down to ten possibles (maximum three valid!) after two guesses, then hits a snag and ends up with a bogey after guessing a couple of bogus words first. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2026, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/954 "2026-11-01T04:29:03Z")
Wordle 1,961 X/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHIRE LINER WIDER BUMPY PIPER Should have abandoned hard mode sooner. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2026, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/955 "2026-11-01T09:13:40Z")
Wordle 1,961 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 F}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\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 L} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt V}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} ---
**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:** [November 1, 2026, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/956 "2026-11-01T10:22:22Z")
Wordle 1,961 4/6 SUNDAY ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO PRIME RIPEN VIPER ---
**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:** [November 1, 2026, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/957 "2026-11-01T10:52:49Z")
**Wordle 1,961 4/6 β€” 2026-11-01 Sun** β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨ β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **PUNCH** β€” _the Wordle could be riper viper wiper; of these, previous Wordles have not been viper wiper_ **VIPER** β€” _I won the coin toss_ ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2026, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/958 "2026-11-01T11:09:01Z")
Wordle 1961 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CHORE DIVEY VIPER ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2026, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/959 "2026-11-01T11:35:48Z")
> **Wordle 1,961 4/6\* 11/1/2026** > > ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 > 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > YAHOO β†’ Whiff, and a wasted O. I & E and three WoFcons on the way > N **I** T **ER** β†’ Uh oh. Trap time. I need to get lucky, too many possibiles - I think I recall that a P is a good play here, I’ll try one of them, as well as… K? > _P_ **I** K **ER** β†’ Oooh, very lucky play. V, W, not P, anything else? Am I really safe here? > **VIPER** > > A lucky endgame keeps the streak going. I was safe, after that third guess, though I missed one trap possibility (a repeat letter). Well over 20 possibles after the second guess, and too few of them have overlaps - it could have easily been a loss (all these words with that two-letter ending are bloodbaths). Scoredle also finishes with a par. I should analyze this particular trap and get an idea of what the best method for solving is, keeping in mind that it may end up in a loss even if I do the ideal. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2026, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/960 "2026-11-01T11:52:27Z")
Wordle 1,961 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DOILY INSET WIPER VIPER [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553.md?page=47) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553.md?page=49)