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By this time next week, we’ll be celebrating the first Sunday of November. We’ll need a break from all the festivities, actually. Halloween is the 31st of October, and then the Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, takes place on Friday and Saturday.
For now, we can take it easy and enjoy our last lazy Sunday of the month. Let’s solve this Wordle!
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: Beach.
The Clue: This Wordle begins with a consonant.
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.
I was expecting CRATE to do a lot better, but it left me with just one yellow box and 185 remaining possible solutions. Ouch. Opting for all new letters, I tried BOINK for my second guess, and that didn’t do great, either. 18 words remained and all I had was 2 measly yellow boxes. HANDY did the trick, however, slashing that number down to just two: SANDY or DANDY. I figured SANDY was the likelier of the pair and sure enough, that was the Wordle. Huzzah!
Competitive Wordle Score
A total wash once again. 0 for guessing in four and 0 for tying the Bot. Oh well!
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 sandy originates from Middle English, derived from the Old English sandig, which means “of sand” or “covered in sand.” It is related to sand, which can be traced back to Proto-Germanic roots, specifically sandaz, and to Proto-Indo-European samdha- or sabhdh, meaning “gravel” or “sand.” This Proto-Indo-European root gave rise to similar words in other languages, such as sand in Old Norse, sant in Dutch, and sand in German.
The suffix -y in sandy is a common English addition used to form adjectives, indicating “full of” or “characterized by.” So sandy essentially means “full of sand” or “having the qualities of sand,” describing something resembling or covered in sand.
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