“Wordle,” a strangely compelling word game (Part 4)

Wordle 1,921 2/6

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Wordle 1,921 2/6*

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STEAL
STOKE

I predict a few 2s today. Lots of us have ST in our start words.

Wordle 1,921 4/6 — NYT Average 4.1

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SLATE
STONE
STOVE
STOKE

Got sucked into the trap a little bit.

Wordle 1,921 4/6

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HEART
STEIN
STOLE
STOKE

Wordle 1,922 3/6

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Wordle 1,921 4/6

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CRANE
HOIST
STOLE
STOKE

Wordle 1,921 5/6* 9/22/2026

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PAGER → Not much to start on, but A & R are gone, so I can go with a pretty good first word second
STONE → A trap. With one WoFcon left, I can try a pretty good first word third
STOLE → OK, how big is this trap? K, V, … I don’t see any more, perhaps I am safe?
STOVE → One left
STOKE

Two traps on back to back days is a bit of a pain, but at least this one wasn’t fatal. The followup was 30/1307, then 2/3, 1/2 and the tap-in bogey. With a different followup, heavy on WoFcons but also trying to place the E, Scoredle takes a little longer to find the trap, and goes the distance in it, finishing with a double bogey.

Wordle 1,921 3/6

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STORY
PLANK
STOKE

I was excited for a possible ace until that R turned over.
Then I had my sights set on a deuce, until I realized how many options there were and thought better of it. Wise choice.

Wordle 1,922 4/6

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RATIO
WROTE
FORTY
FORTH

Wordle 1,922 6/6 WEDNESDAY

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AUDIO
POESY
MORON
TORCH
WORTH
FORTH

Wordle 1,922 5/6 — 2026-09-23 Wed
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STARE
DOILY
PUNCH
WORTH
FORTH — interestingly, worth had not been a previous Wordle but forth had been, and here it is again

Wordle 1,922 5/6*

\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G}\bbox[yellow,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[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}
\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}
\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N}\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 T}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H}
\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt W}\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 T}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H}
\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F}\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 T}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt H}

Wordle 1,922 3/6

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CHART
THROW
FORTH

Wordle 1922 4/6

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SLANT
CHORE
WORTH
FORTH

Was pretty much a coin toss at 3 between unused WORTH and Wordle #55 FORTH, especially since #55 is well within the resuable zone, and it had been 10 days since the last recycled solution. Went with the unused word, but wasn’t at all surprised when the recycled word was the answer.

Wordle 1,922 5/6 —NYT Average 4.2

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SLATE
BROTH
WORTH
NORTH
FORTH

Sucked into the trap and struck out. Funny thing is the first word that popped into my head after my 2nd guess was FORTH, but for some reason I thought it was the unlikely choice…

Wordle 1,922 5/6*

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STEAL
BIGOT
WORTH
NORTH
FORTH

Wordle 1,922 3/6

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HEART
THROW
FORTH

Wordle 1,923 2/6

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Wordle 1,922 4/6

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YODEL
TORUS
WORTH
FORTH