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Sunday, lazy Sunday. I think I want Sunday to be lazy more than it is, in fact, a lazy day for me. I usually do a bunch of chores and prep for game night and then often cook up a bunch of food for game night and then spend all evening playing games. Still, there is some idealistic holdout in my heart of hearts yearning for a day of nothing at all. Not even gravity. Just floating, suspended, fetal hibernation in a galactic womb. Like sleep but without the dreams or the aches and pains in the morning. The essence of laziness, pure and warm and fuzzy.
I’ve taken this too far. Let’s do this Wordle.
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: If we do this well, our children will flourish.
The Clue: This Wordle begins and ends with consonants.
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 incredibly lucky today, especially since I struggled a bit with my opening word. I started with CREA and then couldn’t think of a final letter. Well, I suppose I started with the word CREEP in my head but I didn’t want to go with two E’s, so I switched the second to ‘A’ and then couldn’t think of anything. So from there, I swapped the ‘R’ to an ‘L’ and guessed CLEAT. I could only think of a couple words at this point, but I had no idea I’d eliminated all but 4. TRACE or TEACH were the ones I came up with and I went with TEACH—lucky me!
Competitive Wordle Score
A total wash. 0 points for guessing in four and 0 for tying the Bot.
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 “teach” comes from Old English tæcan, meaning “to show, instruct, or warn.” It derives from the Proto-Germanic taikijan, which meant “to show or point out.” This, in turn, comes from the Proto-Indo-European root deik- meaning “to point out or show,” which is also the source of words like “token” and “index.”
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