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.
Yesterday was Wordle Wednesday, aka Odin’s Day, and I gave you a riddle to solve. Here it is:
I am known as the end of all.
When others fall short, I stand tall.
Pull me from a glove and love remains;
Play Puzzles & Games on Forbes
Steal me from world and the word remains.
Old Rome once counted me as fifty times.
And bells still ring me twice, but not so chimes.
I open light and end the spell.
I’m most of ill and half of hell.
Now guess my name, and guess it well.
The answer is the letter “L.”
Alrighty then, let’s solve this Wordle!
Looking for Wednesday’s Wordle answer? Check out our guide right here.
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.
Today’s Bonus Custom Wordle is 4 letters long.
The hint: It’s a bird!
The clue: This Wordle ends with two consonants.
Yesterday’s Custom Wordle Answer: SPIT
Okay, now that the bonus custom Wordle is out of the way, let’s move on to the official real deal Wordle!
Today’s Wordle Hints And Answer
- Wordle Bot’s Starting Word: SLATE
- My Starting Word Today: FIELD (623 words left)
- The Hint: Not what you want to do in a car or at a party.
- The Clue: This Wordle has far more consonants than vowels.
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: Thursday, August 13
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.
It’s funny how sometimes I’ll get an opening guess that leaves me with 30 words and it still takes four or even five guesses to get the Wordle, but today I get one with 623 words remaining — FIELD — and then SCOUR slashes that down to two and all I can even come up with is CRASH, which happened to be the Wordle! (CRASS was the other, but I wouldn’t have guessed that anyways since I rarely guess double letters unless they make the most sense).
Competitive Wordle Score
The Bot and I each get 1 point for guessing in three and 0 for tying. Our August totals inch forward:
Erik: 16 points
Wordle Bot: -1 point
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
“Crash” is probably onomatopoeic, imitating the sound of a violent impact or breaking. It appeared in English in the 14th century, likely influenced by similar Germanic words such as crack and crush, and later broadened to mean any sudden collision, collapse, or failure.
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