# 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:** 19\ **Page:** 53
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2026, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/1041 "2026-11-07T16:54:55Z")
> **Wordle 1,967 5/6\* 11/7/2026** > > ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ > 🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > D **R** _E_CK β†’ Not bad. Let’s throw in another vowel and two WoFcons, shall we? > _T_ **R** I_E_S β†’ Not bad again. This time I’ll abandon consonants and check the remaining common vowels > O **RATE** β†’ Wow. Looks a bit trappish. Glad my carryover checked C, and I also tried I early. OK, if we ban the sale of shredded cheese, we can Make America > G **RATE** β†’ Again. But we cannot win Wordle with a par. I see P, anything else? > **PRATE** > FRATE is for some reason a word that Scoredle prefers over the solution, hence my guesses scoring 73/139, then 2/10, 1/5 and 2/4 (behind that word) for the win. Scoredle’s algorithm from the start falls directly into the trap, and ends up losing. From my carryover, Scoredle does pull out a double-bogey win, again trying that bogus word before the actual solution. What’s up with that, Scoredle? ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2026, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/1042 "2026-11-07T22:54:28Z")
Wordle 1967 6/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT ORATE CRATE GRATE IRATE PRATE I had a list of unused words for this situation after 1, and PRATE was on it, but somehow I overlooked it. So I fell into the same trap that everyone else was in, and after 5, I just mentally tried every still-legal letter in the alphabet for the first letter, until finally I got to P. At least I did better than Scoredle, which got X/6. ---
**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:** [November 7, 2026, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/1043 "2026-11-07T23:08:27Z")
Wordle 1,9 **68** 3/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🐦 no Ai πŸ€— 🦘 ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2026, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/1044 "2026-11-08T07:02:17Z")
Wordle 1,968 4/6 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO TRICK DIRTY FIRST ---
**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 8, 2026, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/1045 "2026-11-08T08:08:24Z")
Wordle 1,968 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO PRIME RINGY BIRTH FIRST ---
**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 8, 2026, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/1046 "2026-11-08T08:10:58Z")
**Wordle 1,968 4/6 β€” 2026-11-08 Sun** πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 **STARE** **DOILY** **PUNCH** **FIRST** ---
**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 8, 2026, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/1047 "2026-11-08T09:27:40Z")
Wordle 1,968 3/6\* \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[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} I’ve been having a lot of lucky second guesses recently… ---
**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 8, 2026, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/1048 "2026-11-08T12:45:18Z")
Wordle 1,968 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟨⬜🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 DOILY INSET SPRIT FIRST ---
**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:** [November 8, 2026, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/1049 "2026-11-08T13:00:02Z")
Wordle 1,968 3/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO SPIRE FIRST ---
**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:** [November 8, 2026, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/1050 "2026-11-08T14:31:37Z")
Wordle 1,9 **69** 2/6 ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 πŸ¦… πŸ’« πŸ˜‡ no Ai 🦘 ---
**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:** [November 8, 2026, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/1051 "2026-11-08T15:04:14Z")
Wordle 1,968 3/6\* 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL MISTY FIRST ---
**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:** [November 8, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/1052 "2026-11-08T15:16:54Z")
Wordle 1,968 3/6 β€” NYT Average 3.3 πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLATE TRIST FIRST ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2026, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/1053 "2026-11-08T15:30:31Z")
> **Wordle 1,968 3/6\* 11/8/2026** > > ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ > 🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > P_R_A_T_E β†’ Can follow up with a new WoFcon, plus two more vowels > _R_OU **ST** β†’ So the R must be in the middle, thus it’s not TRYST and the vowel is an I, so the F must go in > **FIRST** > > For a mediocre 53/103 followup, it left a pure tap-in birdie. Scoredle’s followup, an anagram of my own, left it with three possibles, and the one that can differentiate between the other two was unfortunately not the answer, so Scoredle settles for a tap-in par. ---
**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:** [November 8, 2026, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/1054 "2026-11-08T15:37:00Z")
Wordle 1,968 2/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 COAST FIRST Hitting the -ST ending _and_ eliminating O and A narrowed the possibilities considerably, but I still counted 13 legit choices. I went with the (_ahem!_) FIRST one I saw, and got lucky. ---
**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:** [November 8, 2026, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/1055 "2026-11-08T15:49:26Z")
Wordle 1,968 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟨⬜🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 HEART GROUT SPRIT FIRST ---
**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:** [November 8, 2026, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/1056 "2026-11-08T15:52:20Z")
Wordle 1,968 3/6 ⬜🟦⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟦🟧🟧 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 CRANE HOIST FIRST ---
**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 9, 2026, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/1057 "2026-11-09T04:15:00Z")
Wordle 1,969 3/6 **MONDAY** 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AUDIO SOAPY LOAMY ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2026, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/1058 "2026-11-09T05:16:46Z")
Wordle 1,969 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHOAL ALLOW LOAMY ---
**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 9, 2026, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553/1059 "2026-11-09T08:58:51Z")
Wordle 1,969 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[lime,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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\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 H} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt L}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt Y} [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-4/1032553.md?page=52)