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Pack it all up, folks. The year is basically over. How was your 2024? We have today and tomorrow and then it’s time to remember to write 2025 on everything. 2025 is a nice, memorable number at least. Then just another 25 years before the midcentury mark. If I survive that long, I’ll be 68 when New Year’s 2050 rolls around. My oldest child will be 42. My youngest, 39. I don’t expect to make it to 2075, unless modern medicine and science devises some miracle longevity technology. The fountain of youth. I suspect that would more a curse than a blessing, however.
Will Wordle still be a thing in 2050? It’s hard to picture such a different future. Then again, it’s hard to even remember the year 2000, the whole Y2K scare. That was back before the internet really took off, back before 9/11 and the way that event singularly changed the world.
Anyways, a Wordle awaits. Let’s solve it!
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: Gaze.
The Clue: This Wordle ends in a vowel.
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.
A far, far easier Wordle today than yesterday’s, which was so tricky for so many people that it started trending. I’m not sure where LEANT came from, but it was a pretty good opener, leaving me with just 16 words. TRADE slashed that down to just 1, and it was easy enough to come up with STARE from there. Huzzah!
Competitive Wordle Score
I get 1 point for guessing in three and 0 for tying the Bot. I’ll take a point!
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 “stare” comes from the Old English “starian”, meaning “to gaze, look fixedly.” This traces back to the Proto-Germanic “starōną”, which also means “to stare.” The root ultimately stems from the Proto-Indo-European “*ster-“, meaning “to be rigid or stiff,” reflecting the sense of fixed, intense focus.
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