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It’s Tuesday and it’s time to solve another Wordle. We haven’t had any real bangers lately. No super tricky words that get everyone badly stuck. I’m hopeful that as we enter the final thousand or so words remaining in the Wordle cycle, that we’ll get some really obscure ones that put us all to the test. Today’s . . . not so much. Let’s solve it!
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: Similar to path.
The Clue: Today’s Wordle has far more consonants than vowels.
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 very lucky today. My opening guess—CRIME—left me with just eight remaining solutions. Normally, that could easily mean two more guesses. But I chose wisely with TRACK and got today’s Wordle in just two!
Competitive Wordle Score
Alas, the Wordle Bot also got today’s in two. That means I get 2 points for guessing in two and 0 for tying the Bot, and the Bot gets the same number of points, bringing our total to . . .
My March Running Total: 13 points.
Wordle Bot’s Running Total: 0 points.
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 “track” comes from the Middle French trac, meaning “track, trace,” which itself comes from the Frankish word trak or a similar Germanic root, meaning “a pulling” or “a dragging.” It ultimately traces back to the Proto-Germanic root _trak-/trekk-, meaning “to pull, drag, or draw.” This is also related to the word “trek.”
Originally, “track” referred to marks left by something dragged or by footsteps, and over time it came to mean a path, a trail, a railway line, or a course of action.
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