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It’s Wordle Wednesday and you know what that means! Instead of just solving today’s Wordle, I hand out a special extra assignment: Solve a riddle, brain teaser or logic puzzle as well! Here’s today’s:
An apple is 40 cents, a banana is 60 cents and a grapefruit is 80 cents. How much is a lime?
I’ll post the answer tomorrow. You can let me know if you solve it before then let me know on Twitter and Facebook.
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: In New Jersey, down the _____.
The Clue: This Wordle ends with 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.
Finally a really good (really lucky) guessing game for your humblest of narrators! SLATE—one of Wordle Bot’s favorite picks—opened strong, though I discovered later I still had 36 words to choose from at this point. For whatever reason—probably because I use it fairly frequently in Wordle—SHORE popped into my head at this point and I just went with it. Lucky thing, too! SHORE for the win!
Competitive Wordle Score
I get 2 points for guessing in two and 1 point for beating the Bot who took three tries today. 3 points for me! I’m 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.
- 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 “shore” has its origins in the Old English word “scor” or “scora,” which referred to a coast or land near water. This Old English term is thought to have derived from the Proto-Germanic word “skuraz,” which carried a similar meaning related to a steep slope or bank, especially one by a body of water.
The word’s further etymological roots trace back to the Proto-Indo-European root “(s)ker-“ or “(s)kerd-“ meaning “to cut” or “to shear.” This connection likely arises from the notion of the shoreline as a boundary or edge where the land “cuts” into the water or vice versa.
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