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It’s Tuesday, or Tyr’s Day if we’re being historically and mythologically accurate, and we have a Wordle to solve. Let’s skip the preamble and get right to it!
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: An extra of something. Perhaps a moment, or a tire.
The Clue: This Wordle ends in a vowel.
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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 LOTUS because all I’ve been thinking about recently is the finale to Season 3 of The White Lotus. This left me with a whopping 212 possible solutions and just one yellow ‘S’. SHARE slashed that number to three, and from here I dug into the cobwebbed vault of my memory. SCARE, I was pretty sure, had been a Wordle answer before. Same with SNARE. So I guessed SPARE and, lo and behold, it was the correct answer. Huzzah!
Competitive Wordle Score
I was honestly surprised that Wordle Bot didn’t get this one in three, but I’ll take the win. Lord knows I’ve had few of them this month. I get 1 point for guessing in three and 1 point for beating the Bot. The Bot gets 0 points for guessing in four and -1 for losing to me. This narrows my losing gap for April to:
Erik: -2 points
Wordle Bot: 5 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 “spare” comes from the Old English spǣran, meaning “to refrain from harming, to show mercy, to save or refrain from using.” It is related to Old Norse spara and German sparen, both meaning “to save” or “be frugal.” The root ties back to the Proto-Germanic sparōną, with a sense of restraint or preservation. Over time, it evolved to include meanings like “extra,” “unused,” or “available.”
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