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We’ve reached the final Saturday of October. It’s crazy to think we’re almost at Halloween and then November, and Thanksgiving and Christmas just around the corner. The year is almost out! The election is almost upon us as well. Tense days ahead.
In any case, we can forget about all of that and focus on something more immediate: Today’s Wordle!
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: Inflict.
The Clue: This Wordle has two vowels in a row.
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.
Not a terrible guessing game today. This was a bit of a tricky Wordle! My opener, STARE, left me with just 80 remaining solutions, and DREAM lined up the three yellow boxes into three green boxes, which was nice. I had just four words remaining and I came up with: BREAK, FREAK, WREAK and CREAK. I figured it would be foolish to guess any of these, and decided to pick a word that had at least a couple of the possible letters—B, F, W and K. FOWLS unearthed the ‘W’ and gave me my answer: WREAK for the win.
Competitive Wordle Score
A total wash. 0 for guessing in four and 0 for tying the Bot. Oh well!
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 wreak comes from the Old English wrecan, meaning “to drive, push, avenge, or punish.” It is related to Old Norse reka and Gothic wrekan, which also mean “to drive” or “persecute.” The word has evolved to mean “inflict” or “cause,” particularly in the context of harm or vengeance.
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