How to solve today’s Wordle.
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Looking for Wednesday’s Wordle hints, clues and answer? You can find them here:
Yesterday was Wordle Wednesday, so I gave you all an extra riddle to solve before tackling the Wordle. Some of you sent me the correct answer. Here was yesterday’s riddle:
“Alive without breath,
As cold as death;
Never thirsty, ever drinking,
All in mail, never clinking.”
The answer: Fish. This riddle is from J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, during the scene between Bilbo Baggins and Gollum. Of course, Bilbo won the riddle contest by effectively cheating, asking the creature “What’s in my pocket?” which was—and I agree with Gollum here—quite unfair. He then slipped the Ring on and disappeared, escaping the goblin caves with the help of an ancient magic.
I’m rewatching The Lord Of The Rings films now, which explains today’s riddle. Now let’s solve today’s Wordle!
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: If you don’t have one, you’re a coward.
The Clue: This Wordle ends with a vowel.
Okay, spoilers below!
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The Answer:
Today’s Wordle
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Wordle Analysis
Every day I check Wordle Bot to help analyze my guessing game. You can check your Wordles with Wordle Bot right here.
All green and grey boxes today, which I always find surprising. SPORE is a word I use from time to time as an opener, and it was very lucky today. With just 8 words left, I guessed SPITE, and sure enough I got another green vowel. I didn’t realize there were three words left. In fact, I just popped in the first one that came to mind—SPINE—and thank goodness. Having just watched Dune: Prophecy, if I’d thought of SPICE first I would have used that one!
Competitive Wordle Score
For the third day in a row, I get 1 point for guessing in three and 0 for tying the Bot. 1 point for me!
How To Play Competitive Wordle
- Guessing in 1 is worth 3 points; guessing in 2 is worth 2 points; guessing in 3 is worth 1 point; guessing in 4 is worth 0 points; guessing in 5 is -1 points; guessing in 6 is -2 points and missing the Wordle is -3 points.
- If you beat your opponent you get 1 point. If you tie, you get 0 points. And if you lose to your opponent, you get -1 point. Add it up to get your score. Keep a daily running score or just play for a new score each day.
- Fridays are 2XP, meaning you double your points—positive or negative.
- You can keep a running tally or just play day-by-day. Enjoy!
Today’s Wordle Etymology
The word “spine” comes from the Latin word “spina”, which means “thorn” or “backbone.” This term originally referred to sharp or pointed structures, like a thorn, and later came to describe the human backbone due to its resemblance to a row of spikes or thorns. The usage evolved through Old French (“espine”) and Middle English (“spine”) to its modern English form, retaining its dual meanings related to anatomy and pointed structures.
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