It’s Wordle Wednesday which means I have another riddle for you to solve. Every week we spice things up on Wednesdays with an extra riddle, brain-teaser or logic puzzle before solving the Wordle. Here’s today’s:
I’m surrounded by water, but I never drink. I can swim for miles, but I never breath. I have only one eye, but I never blink. What am I?
I’ll post the answer tomorrow. Now let’s solve this Wordle!
Looking for Tuesday’s Wordle? Check out our guide right here.
Today’s Bonus Wordle
Now that we can create our own custom Wordles, I’m including a bonus Wordle with each daily Wordle guide. These can be 4 to 7 letters long. Hopefully this is a fun extra challenge. Click the link below to play the Wordle I hand-crafted for you.
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- Today’s Bonus Custom Wordle.
- The Wordle: This custom Wordle is 4 letters long.
- The hint: This Wordle describes itself.
- The clue: This Wordle has equal numbers of vowels and consonants.
Yesterday’s bonus Wordle answer was: STEROID
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
How To Play Wordle
Wordle is a daily word puzzle game where your goal is to guess a hidden five-letter word in six tries or fewer. After each guess, the game gives feedback to help you get closer to the answer:
- Green: The letter is in the word and in the correct spot.
- Yellow: The letter is in the word, but in the wrong spot.
- Gray: The letter is not in the word at all.
Use these clues to narrow down your guesses. Every day brings a new word, and everyone around the world is trying to solve the same puzzle. Some Wordlers also play Competitive Wordle against friends, family, the Wordle Bot or even against me, your humble narrator. See rules for Competitive Wordle toward the end of this post.
Today’s Wordle Hints And Answer
- Wordle Bot’s Starting Word: SLATE
- My Starting Word Today: BRAIL (279 words remaining)
- The Hint: With speed.
- The Clue: This Wordle ends in a vowel.
Okay, spoilers below! The answer is coming!
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The Answer:
Wordle Bot Analysis
Every day I check Wordle Bot to help analyze my guessing game. You can check your Wordle score with Wordle Bot right here.
BRAIL wasn’t a very good opening guess, but at least STONE cut my 279 remaining solutions down to just 5. On the other hand, the five were all words spelled almost identically: WASTE, TASTE, HASTE, PASTE etc. I chose WHIPS for my third guess to eliminate as many of these as possible rather than make a wild guess. The sad thing? I was already leaning toward HASTE and that was the Wordle! Oh well.
Competitive Wordle Score
I get 0 for guessing in four and -1 for losing to the Bot. The Bot gets 1 point for guessing in three and another for beating me. It’s all tied up in our December showdown:
Erik: 2 points
Wordle Bot: 2 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 Definition & Etymology
Haste comes from Middle English haste, borrowed from Old French haste meaning “speed, hurry.” The Old French word likely goes back to a Germanic source—probably from a root related to Old High German haso (“quick, energetic”).
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