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It’s Friday, and here in Wordlesville that means 2XP Competitive Wordle for all you fine puzzlers who choose to play a more dangerous game. Not the most dangerous game! We don’t actually hunt people for sport around these parts. We just play Wordle with an edge.
That little spark of competitiveness makes things just a tiny bit more fun. At least, I always prefer games to have some friendly competition (or jolly cooperation if that’s more appropriate). On Fridays, you double your points—whether you win or lose them—based on how you play against me, Wordle Bot or whoever you play Competitive Wordle against in your life.
Let’s do this!
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: Often comes with a promotion.
The Clue: Today’s Wordle has more vowels than consonants.
Okay, spoilers below!
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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.
Today’s Strands puzzle gave me the idea for my first guess on today’s Wordle. Funny how these work together so well sometimes! RADIO left me with two green boxes, one yellow box and just three possible solutions. I only came up with two: RAINY and RAISE. Wordle Bot informed me after that RABBI was also an option. Fortunately for me, I guessed RAISE and it was the correct answer! A hole in two! Huzzah!
Competitive Wordle Score
I get 2 points for guessing in two and 1 point for beating the Wordle Bot, who took three tries today. That’s 3 points DOUBLED for 2XP Friday for a whopping 6 point 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.
Today’s Wordle Etymology
The word “raise” has its origins in the Old Norse language, from the word “reisa,” which means “to raise, lift up.” This term was adopted into Middle English as “reisen” or “raisen.” The Old Norse verb itself is derived from the Proto-Germanic root *raizijaną, which also means “to raise.” This Proto-Germanic term is related to other Germanic languages, such as Old High German “reisan” and Gothic “urreisan,” both of which carry similar meanings.
The word has retained its fundamental meaning over the centuries, essentially referring to lifting or moving something to a higher position, increasing something in amount or degree, or causing something to rise or appear.
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