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Time to celebrate, ladies and gentlemen. It’s Friday at last. The weekend is almost upon us. October is well over halfway over, and the first signs of winter are already creeping into what has been a lovely fall. The forecast says rain and snow up here in the mountains this weekend. Rain I’m okay with. Snow? I could use another month or so before all that nonsense.
It’s also 2XP Friday for you Competitive Wordle players (see rules below) so get ready to double your points, for good or ill. Let’s solve this Wordle!
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: A short stay or gig.
The Clue: This Wordle has a double letter in it.
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 guessed PRIMA because I was making a video about a certain celebrity prima donna and it felt like a decent starting word. It was . . . okay. A lonely green ‘I’ stared back at me. 146 remaining solutions did as well, though I didn’t know it at the time. SHONE slashed that down to just 7, but that’s a big number when it comes to guessing. I almost went with the Wordle, but chose STINK instead, much to my chagrin. STINT came next, for the win.
Competitive Wordle Score
I get 0 points for guessing in four and -1 for losing to the Bot, who guessed in three. -1 x 2 = -2 today. Bummer dude!
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 “stint” comes from Old English styntan, meaning “to make blunt” or “dull.” Its sense evolved from limiting or restricting something, possibly influenced by the Old Norse word stinta, meaning “to shorten” or “stop.” Over time, “stint” came to refer to limiting effort or resources, as well as a specific period of work or activity.
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