How to solve today’s Wordle.
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Another day, another Wordle. The weekend is here and with our spare time (spare is a great starting guess, by the way) we can fit in some extra leisure, whether that’s hiking in the great outdoors, cuddling up with a good book, Netflix-and-chillin’ or playing puzzle games to our heart’s content. Not so bad, in the big scheme of things, this era we’ve all been fortunate enough to be born into.
Let’s solve this Wordle!
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: Not flat.
The Clue: This Wordle has a double letter.
Okay, spoilers below!
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The Answer:
Today’s Wordle
Wordle Analysis
Every day I check Wordle Bot to help analyze my guessing game. You can check your Wordles with Wordle Bot right here.
A fairly lucky guessing game today. CHAIR—as in The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis—left me with just 34 words and two yellow boxes. I decided to juggle those with PITHY since I couldn’t come up with a decent word that ended in ‘E’ (I wanted to use SHIRE but the ‘H’ was already yellow in that spot and the ‘R’ was already grey). After PITHY, I could only think of one other word: HILLY. I was lucky again, as Wordle Bot informed me after that both HISSY and HINKY were possible solutions.
Competitive Wordle Score
I get 1 point for guessing in three and 0 for tying the Bot. 1 point total. That’ll do, Donkey. That’ll do.
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 “hilly” comes from the base word “hill”, which originates from the Old English “hyll”, meaning a natural elevation of the earth. Its root is traced further back to the Proto-Germanic “hulni-“ or “hulaz”, and the Proto-Indo-European “kel-“, meaning “to rise” or “to be prominent.”
The suffix “-y” in Old English was often added to nouns to form adjectives, giving the meaning “characterized by” or “full of.” Thus, “hilly” literally means “full of hills” or “characterized by hills.” The word has been in use since at least the late 14th century.
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