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I came up with a holiday last year in preparation for the winter. I call it Midwinter’s Day, and it takes place directly between the start of winter and the beginning of spring. The idea is to have another holiday of lights and feasting dead-smack in the center of the dark, snowy, cold times, since Christmas always seems to come a little too early in that regard. Of course, this winter has felt more like spring, so the need for such a respite is not as great. But I still plan on celebrating it with my family. Midwinter’s Eve falls on the 4th of February, and Midwinter’s Day on the 5th.
I have a couple things worked out. On Midwinter’s Eve, everyone has to turn off screens for at least an hour, as well as lights. You light some candles, pretend like the power went out, play some music or sit around and talk. I had this idea the last time the power actually went out, when all my teenagers suddenly reverted back to little kids, playing hide and seek and goofing around with no screens in sight.
Then, on Midwinter’s Day I plan to bake bread and make a good wintry soup or stew and have a proper feast. I wanted the “traditional” meal for this day to be much different from Thanksgiving. No turkey or anything like that. Wouldn’t it be nice if Father Winter granted us a snowfall for this fledgling holiday? A boy can dream.
In any case, that’s my ramble. Now let’s solve this Wordle!
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: Gotta do this before you can go out and play.
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.
Well I thought I might score with SCORE and I was not mistaken. With three green boxes, one yellow box and just 1 word remaining, the answer came easily enough: CHORE for the win! Given how common an occurrence chores are our in our daily life, this was really a no-brainer. Huzzah!
Competitive Wordle Score
I get 2 points for guessing in two and another for beating the Bot. That’s 3 points! I’m the king of the Wordle!
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 chore comes from the Middle English chare or char, meaning “turn” or “occasion” (as in a turn of work or a task). It is related to the Old English cerr or cyrr, meaning “turn” or “occasion.” Over time, the meaning evolved to refer specifically to routine tasks or household duties. The modern spelling chore emerged in American English in the 18th century.
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