Looking for Thursday’s Wordle hints, clues and answer? You can find them here:
I was writing my Strands guide earlier and it made me think of the upcoming cinematic adaptation of Wicked, which has this fantastic trailer I want to share with everyone in case you haven’t seen it:
If you haven’t yet, do read the novel by Gregory Maguire. The entire series is fantastic, but the first book is incredible. I’ve seen the (off) Broadway musical and while I enjoyed it a great deal, it doesn’t capture everything from the books, which are darker and more cynical.
Another recommendation while I have you is this Tiny Desk concert with Stephen Schwartz—the composer and lyricists of Wicked—and the two leads at the time, Alyssa Fox (Elphaba) and McKenzie Kurtz (Glinda) who are both fantastic. It’s also just really fun to hear Schwartz talk about making the musical. This is one of my top 5 Tiny Desks.
In any case, it’s 2XP Friday so we double our winnings and losses in Competitive Wordle today. Let’s do it!
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: Now lawful or orderly.
The Clue: This Wordle begins and ends with consonants.
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 feel like cackling maniacally—like Professor Chaos from South Park, actually—after this 2-guess W. SCOUR was my attempt to start my guessing game out with a “U” word, since for the last few days we’ve gotten odd words with odd vowels in them. Today, the ‘U’ was not a winner, but SCO all came back yellow.
The first word I thought of was CHAOS. Wordle Bot informed me later that 5 words remained at this point, including DISCO which I might have guessed had I thought of it. Fortunately for me, I am a CHAOTIC GOOD barbarian and got my Wordle in two. Huzzah!
Competitive Wordle Score
I get 2 points for guessing in two and 1 point for beating the Bot who took three tries today. That’s 3 points X2 for 2XP Friday = 6 points. 6 FRIGGIN POINTS FOR ME. Good luck beating me today, folks. If anyone does, please do let me know. I AM THE KING OF THE WORLD!
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.
Today’s Wordle Etymology
The word “chaos” has its roots in ancient Greek. The original Greek word is “χάος” (chaos), which means “void,” “chasm,” or “abyss.” In Greek mythology, Chaos was the primordial void from which everything else emerged, the first thing to exist. It was depicted as a formless or empty state preceding the creation of the universe or cosmos.
The word was adopted into Latin as “chaos,” retaining its original meaning of a formless or empty void. In English, it entered the language in the late 14th century, initially meaning a vast chasm or abyss. By the 16th century, the meaning had evolved to denote a state of utter confusion or disorder, which is the sense in which we commonly use the word today.
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