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

[Wheelz]

Wordle 1,945 4/6

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.

[RTFirefly]

Wordle 1945 4/6

SLANT
SCAMP
SHARK
SHADY

[psychobunny]

Wordle 1,946 5/6

RATIO
SAUCE
MAPLE
BADGE
GAFFE

[pjd]

Wordle 1,946 3/6*

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\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}

[Bullitt]

Wordle 1,946 4/6 — 2026-10-17 Sat




STARE
DOILY
PUNCH
GAFFE

[kaylasdad99]

Wordle 1,946 5/6

DOILY
TASER
MANGE
GAUZE
GAFFE

[cmyk]

Wordle 1,946 5/6 — NYT Average 4.4

SLATE
ANIME
BARGE
VAGUE
GAFFE

[BobLibDem]

Wordle 1,946 5/6

HEART
SPEAK
GAMEY
GAUZE
GAFFE

[Chefguy]

Wordle 1,946 6/6

CRANE
PARSE
VAGUE
BADGE
GAUZE - that was dumb
GAFFE

[SunUp]

Wordle 1,946 4/6* 10/17/2026

SHADY → Slow start, but a little better than it looks. Does set up a classic first word second in
RENAL → 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…
VAGUE → 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.

[MrDibble]

Wordle 1,946 3/6

AUDIO
FRAME
GAFFE

[MacDoc]

Wordle 1,947 4/6

no Ai

[RTFirefly]

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.

[Rebo]

Wordle 1,946 3/6*

STEAL
RAVEN
GAFFE

[psychobunny]

Wordle 1,947 4/6

RATIO
FLORA
ADORE
ADORN

[pjd]

Wordle 1,947 4/6*

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\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}
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[MrDibble]

Wordle 1,947 4/6 SUNDAY

AUDIO
ADOPT
ADORE
ADORN

[Bullitt]

Wordle 1,947 3/6 — 2026-10-18 Sun



STARE
DOILY
ADORN

[kaylasdad99]

Wordle 1,947 3/6

DOILY
SNOOD
ADORN

[Rebo]

Wordle 1,947 2/6*

STEAL
ADORN

Total lucky guess! I was just trying to guess some common letters.