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It’s 2XP Friday for Competitive Wordle players, so be sure to double your points (positive and negative) if you’re playing against a friend or a foe, or the Wordle Bot, or the most dreaded opponent out there: Me. Let’s solve today’s Wordle, shall we?
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Today’s Bonus Custom 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.
Today’s Bonus Custom Wordle is 4 letters long.
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The hint: Mean little bugger.
The clue: This Wordle starts and ends with consonants.
Yesterday’s Custom Wordle Answer: ALLERGY
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:
- The Hint:
- The Clue:
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.
A lousy opener today. SPOIL left me all grey and with 613 words to boot. CRATE was a complete 180, slashing away every other possible word but one: ACUTE for the win!
Competitive Wordle Score
I am feeling today’s loss to the Wordle bot rather acutely, as it were, it being 2XP Friday. I get 1 point for guessing in three and then lose it for losing to the Bot. The Bot gets 2 for guessing in two and 1 for beating me. That’s 3 x 2 = 6 points! At least I didn’t lose any! Our June totals narrow, though I don’t think the Bot can catch me by the end of the month:
Erik: 22 points
Wordle Bot: 10 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
“Acute” comes from Latin acutus, meaning “sharp” or “pointed,” from acuere (“to sharpen”). It entered English first with the literal sense of sharpness, then developed figurative meanings such as keen, intense, or severe (as in acute pain or acute insight).
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