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How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: You can do it on the dance floor, or to pepper.
The Clue: This Wordle begins and ends with a consonant.
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The Answer:
Wordle Analysis
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It’s funny. On Friday I mentioned that it was Pride weekend and talked about that a bit, then yesterday the Wordle answer was PROUD and I was so busy and distracted that I didn’t even make the connection. I’m not sure if there’s a connection with today’s Wordle or if that’s just incidental, but I admit I got a bit of a chuckle.
In any case, I started things out with MONEY because it’s on my mind. I got my mind on my money and my money on my mind, as Snoop Dogg says. STAIN was a pretty good follow-up, slashing 161 possible solutions down to just 16. From here, BLIND did the rest of the work, leaving me with only one possible answer: GRIND for the win. Huzzah!
Competitive Wordle Score
The dreaded, evil, wicked, no-good, very bad Wordle Bot guessed today’s Wordle in just three, with BIGOT as its second guess (also on point, Bot). That’s -1 for me losing to the Bot since guessing in four nets me zero.
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.
Today’s Wordle Etymology
The word “grind” originates from the Old English “grindan,” meaning to crush, rub together, or sharpen. It traces back to the Proto-Germanic “*grindanan” and the Proto-Indo-European root “*ghrendh-,” both carrying similar meanings of grinding or crushing. The term evolved into “grinden” in Middle English, maintaining its primary sense and expanding into figurative uses like the grinding of gears or the effort in hard work. In modern English, “grind” retains these meanings and includes additional figurative senses such as “daily grind” for routine work and “grind” in gaming for repetitive tasks to gain experience.
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