How to solve today’s Wordle.
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Saturn’s day is gone and the day of the Sun has arrived. A day that for some means church, for others early afternoon drinking and for others a chance to catch up on chores, or kick back and watch football or a good movie. I often get together with my D&D group for some cooking and feasting, and even sometimes some rolling of dice. Sundays are the best days except for one small problem: They’re the day before Monday. All in favor of a permanent three-day weekend, raise your hands.
Alright, Wordle time . . . .
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: Scar’s thugs.
The Clue: This Wordle ends in 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.
CRATE was a good opener but not a great one today, leaving me with 106 remaining solutions. It’s a lot less common to see a word with ‘A’ at the end and ‘E’ in the middle, by the way, so this was a bit of an outlier today getting those letters in yellow boxes. APNEA just popped into my brain as I sought out a second guess. I liked it because it tested the location of ‘A’ in both front and back. I could only come up with two words for my third guess: ENEMA or HYENA. I went with the less poopy option.
Competitive Wordle Score
I get 1 point for guessing in three and 0 for tying the Bot. Again.
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 “hyena” comes from the Latin hyaena, which in turn derives from the Greek hyaina (ὕαινα). The Greek term is rooted in hys (ὗς), meaning “swine,” due to the hyena’s bristly mane, which was thought to resemble a pig’s back. The suffix -aina gives a feminine connotation. Over time, it passed through Latin into Old French as hyene, and then into Middle English, evolving into the modern English word “hyena.”
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