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Since it’s Thursday, we get to figure out the answer to yesterday’s very tricky riddle before we dive into today’s Wordle.
Here was the riddle:
What’s the minimum number of cuts needed to divide cheese into 8 equally sized slices?
The Answer: While many people assumed this took at a minimum three cuts, the actual answer is just one. It’s a bit of a trick question. The shape of the cheese in this riddle wasn’t specified, but if you take a slice of cheese and fold it like an accordian, you’re able to cut one vertical slice and make eight pieces. First, you fold it like so:
Then you cut down the middle:
Now, it may look from this image like pieces 1 and 8 aren’t as big as the others, but if you fold it properly both these pieces will be the same length as the others.
This is from the video game / anime visual novel Umineko which you can find on Steam.
Alright, Wordle time!
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: You’ll find this in many kinds of band, but especially the kinds that march.
The Clue: This Wordle has a double letter.
Okay, spoilers below!
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The Answer:
Wordle Analysis
Every day I check Wordle Bot to help analyze my guessing game. You can check your Wordles with Wordle Bot right here.
I went with CLOUT again because . . . I guess I subconsciously remembered using it yesterday but my conscious brain forgot. I’ve been doing this lately entirely by accident. It left me with a whopping 665 possible solutions (1 off from 666!). Thankfully, SHARE slashed that to just 3: GRASS, GRASP and BRASS. I figured GRASP was the most likely, as I don’t like to go with double letters, but alas it was BRASS and the Wordle But kicked my . . . behind. Oh well!
Competitive Wordle Score
I get 0 points for guessing in four and -1 for losing to the Bot, who took just three tries.
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 brass comes from Old English bræs, which referred to the copper-zinc alloy we now know as brass. The exact origin of the Old English word is uncertain, but it may be related to Old Norse bres, which also means “brass.”
The term likely has a Germanic origin, as similar words exist in other Germanic languages, such as Middle Dutch bras and Middle Low German bras, both of which also mean “brass.” These words might be connected to an earlier Indo-European root related to burning or heat, since brass is made by smelting copper and zinc, though this is not definitively established.
By the 14th century, the word brass came to be used in Middle English to describe not only the material itself but also objects made of brass.
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