Looking for Monday’s Wordle hints, clues and answer? You can find them here:
Well, it’s Tuesday and I’m still sick, though at this point it’s mostly just a sore throat and a congestion headache from hell. Nasty little bug, but not a real bad fever or anything, which I’m thankful for. Not a terrible cough, either. I’ve had worse! I used to get terrible sore throats all the time, often coupled with high fevers, until at the young age of 35 I had my tonsils removed.
That was a blessing, though the actual recovery from a tonsillectomy is one of the worst things I’ve ever experienced. It’s much worse as an adult. The only silver lining was that I lost a lot of weight—which I promptly put right back on!
Alright, let’s do this Wordle!
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: Range
The Clue: Today’s Wordle has a double letter.
Okay, spoilers below!
.
.
.
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.
What a difference a day makes. Yesterday, I got the Wordle in just two guesses. Today, four. The sad thing is, my opening guess was quite good. I had three yellow boxes after STORE and just 53 words remaining. By all accounts, I should have been able to wrap this up in three, but it was kind of a tricky word!
ROACH did cut that number down significantly, slashing 53 to just 9, and from there I picked a word I’m quite familiar with: ROWER, something I use on the regular when I go to my OrangeTheory HIIT workout classes. Works every muscle group! Alas, I was still off but could only think of one other word—ROVER—which was lucky because Wordle Bot later informed me there were three still remaining, including ROPER and ROGER. Thankfully ROVER was the Wordle. Huzzah!
Competitive Wordle Score
I get 0 points for guessing in four but I do get 1 point for beating Wordle Bot, who took five today. Double huzzah!
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 “rover” has an intriguing etymology that traces back to its roots in the Old Norse and Middle Dutch languages. It originally stems from the Old Norse word “rafr,” meaning “pirate, rover.” The Middle Dutch “rover” means “robber, pirate,” and is similarly related. The verb form likely began as “roven,” meaning “to rob, plunder.”
In English, the term “rover” evolved to describe a person who roams or wanders, retaining the connotation of roaming in an adventurous or unlawful manner, akin to its roots associated with pirates and robbers. Later, it broadened to include any sort of wanderer and is now commonly used in various contexts to describe someone or something that travels without a fixed route, like a space rover exploring other planets.
Be sure to check out my blog for my daily Wordle and Strands guides as well as all my other writing about TV shows, streaming guides, movie reviews, video game coverage and much more. Thanks for stopping by!
