Sunday, lazy Sunday. What better way to spend it than with a lovely Wordle.
You can also peruse my latest streaming guide to see what new shows and movies are worth checking out this weekend. But let’s do the Wordle first.
We’re into the quadruple digits in Wordle which is pretty wild. Wordle #1002, and just under a thousand more before we hit 2,000. And then only a few hundred more before the game runs out of words entirely! What will happen then?
It’s funny, I wrote a different guide today for the new movie puzzler Cinematrix. You can check that out here. Now, let’s Wordle!
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: Nose.
The Clue: This Wordle begins and ends with a consonant.
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The Answer:
Wordle Analysis
Every day I check Wordle Bot to see how I did. You can check your Wordles with Wordle Bot right here.
Well I wasn’t as lucky as yesterday, but I wasn’t unlucky, either. I went with loser because I’m a loser baby, so why don’t you kill me?
But the guess wasn’t a loser, it was a winner-winner-chicken-dinner, leaving me with 17 remaining words and three lovely, yellow boxes. I guessed frost because it’s covering everything at the moment after our latest late-winter storm. This took care of most of the remaining words, though I still had a couple I could think of and no clear way to choose. I just guessed snort because it’s a fun word, usually associated with either drugs or a particular type of laughter, and as luck would have it, I got the Wordle!
Competitive Wordle Score
I tied the Bot so that’s 0 points, but I do get a point for guessing in three. 1 point for me! My point! It’s mine, all mine! Bwahahahahaha!
Today’s Wordle Etymology
The word “snort” comes from the Middle English word “snorten” or “snoren,” which is believed to have been imitative in origin, representing the sound of forceful breathing or the sound made by a person or animal through the nose. This imitative aspect is common in words that describe sounds or actions directly associated with sounds. The word is thought to be related to the Old English word “snoren,” which also meant to snore or snort, further emphasizing its onomatopoeic origins.
In terms of its use, “snort” has been used to describe a sudden, forceful expulsion of air through the nose, often associated with animals like horses when they make a sharp sound through their nostrils. This can express a range of emotions or reactions, from derision, contempt, or amusement in humans, to excitement or agitation in animals. Over time, the word has also come to describe the act of inhaling substances through the nose, particularly in the context of drug use.
The onomatopoeic nature of “snort” is a key feature of its etymology, highlighting how language often evolves from the sounds and actions observed in everyday life.
