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

Wordle 1,948 4/6

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CRANE
HOIST
STING - BAH!
STINK

Wordle 1,948 5/6 — 2026-10-19 Mon
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STARE
DOILY
PUNCH
STING
STINK

Wordle 1,948 4/6* 10/19/2026

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ADORN → Slow start. With E, I and two more WoFcons on the table, I first saw
INTEL → So now I decided it was time to get smart about placements, and I went with
STINT → G, or K? I don’t see any others, and I feel like we’ve had STING lately for some reason, so I’ll try
STINK

On the crucial third guess, Scoredle recommends an anagram of the word I eventually picked, which would not have done near as well for me. I was correct on the final guess, though - it was a 50-50 situation. Scoredle has another lucky day, picking the answer for a birdie with at least seven valid possibles.

Wordle 1,948 3/6

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SMART
STEIN
STINK

Quick and easy birdie. It was either STINK or STING; I chose the one I saw first.

Wordle 1,949 3/6

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RATIO
TRUCE
WREST

Wordle 1,949 4/6 TUESDAY

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AUDIO
CHEEK
STERN
WREST

Wordle 1,949 5/6*

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\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}
\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt I}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}
\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}
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Wordle 1,949 3/6 — 2026-10-20 Tue
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STARE
CREST
WREST

Wordle 1949 2/6

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SLANT
WREST

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Wordle 1,949 5/6

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SPARE
DRESS
FRESH
CREST
WREST

Wordle 1,949 4/6 — NYT Average 3.9

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SLATE
CHEST
GUEST
WREST

Wordle 1,949 4/6

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HEART
CARET
EXERT
WREST

Wordle 1,949 2/6*

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STEAL
WREST

If I put the ST at the end, this was the only word that fit that had not been used. Woo-hoo!

Wordle 1,949 4/6* 10/20/2026

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STINK → Three WoFcons tried, two found but unplaced - need to work on the vowels. E and A, and since I can’t do STARE, I’ll have to try
LEAST → which places S & T, if the E is in the middle in front of them with an R (the last WoFcon) in second, it could be
CREST → or maybe
WREST
The CREST/WREST
club may have several members today. After the followup, I might have still gone the distance had I made some bad choices, but had no possibility of a loss as long as I stuck to valid words. The par putt was a virtual tap-in, as it turned out. Scoredle has a different followup, but it ends with the same pair that I did for a tap-in of its own.

Wordle 1,949 3/6

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CRANE
HOIST
WREST

Wordle 1,949 3/6

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DOILY
TASER
WREST

I haven’t seen @MacDoc for a couple of days. Anyone else?

Wordle 1,949 2/6

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Wordle 1,950 3/6

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Collecting legit feathers :hugs:

This was legit. Scout’s honor:

Wordle 1,949 2/6

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NOTES
WREST

Once in a while
You get shown the light
In the strangest of places
If you look at it right :wink:

Wordle 1,950 4/6

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RATIO
LUNES
BENCH
PENNY