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It’s Thor’s Day, which means that yesterday was Wordle Wednesday. Every Wednesday, before we solve the Wordle at hand, I hand out an extra assignment—typically a riddle of some sorts. Then on Thursday, I give out the answer.
This was yesterday’s riddle:
Step on no pets,
Was it a car or a cat I saw?
Evil rats on no star live.
Yo, Banana Boy!
What am I?
You may not have noticed, but each of the phrases in the above riddle can be read forward and backward the exact same. Reverse Step on no pets and you get . . . step on no pets. Same with each line. The answer, then, is simple: Palindromes!
Now let’s solve this Wordle!
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: Student.
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.
Sometimes I like to pick words with less common letters in them for my opening guess, just because if you get that right early on it makes a huge difference. BLADE didn’t really deliver on that front, but I got one yellow box and had just 120 remaining solutions. CHOIR slashed that down to just 7, and TULIP knocked out the rest. Just one word remained: PUPIL for the win! The tulip pupil sang in the choir but all he wanted was a blade.
Competitive Wordle Score
A total wash today. 0 points 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 pupil has two distinct etymologies, depending on its meaning:
- As a student or learner – It comes from the Latin pupillus (masculine) and pupilla (feminine), meaning orphan or ward. This later evolved to refer to a young person under the care of a tutor or teacher.
- As the part of the eye – It also derives from Latin pupilla, which is the diminutive of pupa, meaning girl or doll. This refers to the small reflection of oneself seen in another person’s eye, resembling a tiny figure or doll.
Both meanings entered English through Old French pupille in the late Middle Ages.
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