Looking for help with today’s Wordle? In this guide, we have some extra hints and clues to help you on your path to Wordle victory, plus a fun Bonus Wordle to solve while you’re at it. The answer is below as well, plus some Wordle Bot analysis and plenty more.
I’m annoyed today because of technical issues that had me working late into the night, so I’m grouchy and irritable and I’m going to just skip today’s preamble and get right to the Wordle. Which I almost guessed in two had I just followed my gut instead of my stupid brain!
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Today’s Bonus Custom Wordle
Now that we can create our own custom Wordles, I’m including a bonus Wordle with each daily Wordle guide. These can be 4 to 7 letters long. Hopefully this is a fun extra challenge. Click the link below to play the Wordle I hand-crafted for you today.
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Today’s Bonus Custom Wordle is 6 letters long.
- The hint: Like a druid or a medicine man.
- The clue: This Wordle has a double letter.
- Yesterday’s Custom Wordle Answer: SLANDER
Okay, now that the bonus custom Wordle is out of the way, let’s move on to the official real deal Wordle!
Wordle Hints: Sunday, August 16
- Wordle Bot’s Starting Word: SLATE
- My Starting Word Today: CRIME (16 words left)
- The Hint: An organization common to indigenous peoples.
- The Clue: This Wordle begins with two consonants.
Hints not enough, or curious to see if you did better than me on today’s Wordle? You can find the answer and read my Wordle Bot analysis and check out the current Competitive Wordle score between me, your humble Wordle guide, and the Wordle Bot below!
Today’s Wordle Answer: Monday, August 17
Today’s Wordle Bot Analysis
Every day I check Wordle Bot to help analyze my guessing game. You can check your Wordle score with Wordle Bot right here.
CRIME did pay today, leaving me with just 16 words and three green boxes. And you know what? I wanted to guess TRIBE. I thought, this is a fun word and I want to guess it, but then I thought “No, no, Erik, don’t be foolish. Guess new letters. Narrow it down. There could be all sorts of other words out there!” and so I guessed PUNTS and that left me with, I thought, just TRIBE though Wordle Bot says I had two words to choose from. The other was TRIKE which, okay, I suppose I just haven’t thought about trikes in a few years. Here’s a song for you that I thought of when I saw what today’s Wordle was. Actually, this is a scene from Station Eleven, which is a wonderful TV show and you should just watch the show before watching this scene. But here it is:
Competitive Wordle Score
The Bot and I tied for 3 which earns us each 1 point. Our August totals just past mid-month are now:
Erik: 23 points
Wordle Bot: 3 points
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
“Tribe” comes from Latin tribus, originally referring to one of the traditional divisions of the Roman people. It may be related to tres (“three”), traditionally linked to Rome’s three early tribal divisions. It entered English through Old French tribu and broadened to mean a social group united by ancestry or community.
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