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How To Solve Today’s Wordle
It’s another lovely, scorching summer Sunday. If you’re looking for relief from the heat, check out my review of Marvel’s Fantastic Four: First Steps and my weekend streaming guide which should give you some ideas for fun indoors activities — though also consider board games, tabletop RPGs, video games, card games or any other kind of games you can think of. Speaking of which, we have a word puzzle game to solve!
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.
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Today’s Wordle Hints And Answer
Wordle Bot’s Starting Word: SLATE
My Starting Word Today: CRIME (176 words remaining)
The Hint: Entire, as in the entire food, not just part of it.
The Clue: This Wordle begins with two consonants but only one sound.
Okay, spoilers below! The answer is coming!
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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.
CRIME never pays. At least that’s my experience using the word as an opening guess in Wordle. 176 words and just one green box remained when I plugged in SPOUT for guess #2. That only slashed my remaining options down to 15, though I got one more green vowel in the process. I tried all new letters a third time with GLAND and thankfully that left me with just one remaining possible answer: WHOLE for the win!
Competitive Wordle Score
I get 0 points 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. Our July totals narrow to:
Erik: 9 points
Wordle Bot: 7 points
With just a few days left in July, it’s anybody’s game!
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 “whole” comes from Old English hāl, meaning “entire, unhurt, healthy.” It is related to Old High German heil and Old Norse heill, both meaning “healthy” or “sound.” The root is Proto-Germanic hailaz, from the Proto-Indo-European root kailo- meaning “whole, uninjured, of good omen.”
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