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Two things you need to know about today: First off, it’s 2XP Friday for anyone playing Competitive Wordle, so you get to double any points you earn—or any points you lose—when you tally up your score.
Second, it’s Friday the 13th so . . . just be aware. Be safe. It’s scary out there, folks.
Alright, let’s do this Wordle!
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: Don’t ever do this to someone’s mellow.
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 was thinking of words that are similar to some of Wordle Bot’s favorites—like CRANE and SLANT and so forth—and I’d just shared a few of my other posts and the word SHARE struck me as something with lots of good common letters and something Wordle Bot might use. Well, it turned out to be very lucky today. I was left with HARSH or MARSH and while I’m not sure, I felt like MARSH might have already been a Wordle answer at one point. So I went with HARSH, which is also the first part of one of the gamertags I came up with—HARSHMELLOW—and it was the Wordle! Huzzah and hooray!
Competitive Wordle Score
I get 2 points for guessing in two and 1 point for beating the Bot, who took three tries today. That’s 3 points x2 for 2XP Friday for a whopping 6 points! That’s the best score I’ve had in ages! Yippee!
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 “harsh” comes from Middle English and likely has Scandinavian origins. Here’s a breakdown of its etymology:
- Middle English: harsh, meaning “rough” or “disagreeable.”
- Old Norse: It is possibly related to the Old Norse word hǫrsk, which means “rough, severe.”
- Proto-Germanic: There may be links to the Proto-Germanic root harska, meaning “to be rough.”
The word has been used in English since the 14th century to describe things that are unpleasant to the senses, such as rough textures, jarring sounds, or severe actions. Over time, the meaning expanded to include any quality or condition that is severe, strict, or unpleasant in nature.
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