 Wordie was elected a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Edinburgh]] in 1922.His proposers were [[Frederick Orpen Bower]], [[Andrew Gray (physicist)|Andrew Gray]], [[James Gordon Gray]] and [[James Currie (shipowner)|James Currie]].He was awarded the first [[W. S. Bruce Medal]] of the [[Royal Scottish Geographical Society]] in 1926, the [[Gold Medal (RGS)|Founder's Gold Medal]] of the [[Royal Geographical Society]] in 1933 and the [[Scottish Geographical Medal]] of the [[Royal Scottish Geographical Society]] in 1944.