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Thor’s Day is upon us and that means that yesterday was Wordle Wednesday. Each Wednesday I give you fine Wordlers an extra challenge, should you choose to accept it, in the form of a riddle or brain-teaser. Then on Thursday I reveal the answer.
This was yesterday’s:
Little thief in a cloak of green,
Takes from giants, never seen.
Silent fingers, quick and sly,
Turn to gold to dust and die.
What am I?
The answer is a leaf (the thief in cloak of green) that falls in Autumn (from giants) and lands on the earth, turning to gold before eventually crumbling into dust.
Alright, Wordle time!
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: Afro-Cuban music.
The Clue: This Wordle ends in a vowel.
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.
Well, this was a very tricky Wordle! ANIME gave me 2 yellow boxes and I had just 44 words remaining, but I just had the worst time finding a green box. MAYOR rearranged things into more yellow. SCRAM cut my remaining words down to 2, but still no green boxes! All I could come up with at this point was UMBRA, but that wasn’t it, either. Finally, I had one green box and only one word remaining to choose from: RUMBA for the win. At last!
Competitive Wordle Score
I’m trading 2s at this point. Two days ago I got -2, yesterday I got +2. Today, I get -1 for guessing in five and -1 for losing to the Bot, who took just four tries. -2 again!
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 rumba comes from Spanish, originally meaning “party” or “spree.” It likely derives from the verb rumbear (to party, to have fun), which itself may stem from the Spanish word rumbo (meaning “course” or “direction,” but also connoting festivity). The term was adopted in Cuba in the late 19th century to describe a style of Afro-Cuban music and dance influenced by African rhythms and Spanish traditions.
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