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It’s the last of the 1300 Wordles today. Tomorrow is Wordle #1400. A whole new era. It’s also 2XP Friday today, so those of you playing Competitive Wordle against friends or family, or against your humble narrator or the Wordle Bot, should double your points, both good and bad. I’ve been taking a beating from the Bot this month, which is only fair after the trouncing I gave to it last month. Let’s do this!
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: A morbid tune.
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.
I use DRAIN from time to time as my opening salvo, and today I got lucky. Very lucky! Only four words remained, and I already had three boxes, though two of these were in yellow. DIRTY was the second-luckiest second guess I could have chosen, slashing my options down to just one: DIRGE for the win! Huzzah!
Competitive Wordle Score
I get 1 point for guessing in three and another point for beating the Bot. That’s 2 x 2 for 2XP Friday for a total of 4 points. The Bot gets 0 for guessing in four and -1 for losing to me. Double that is -2 points. This narrows our April total to just:
Erik: 9 points
Wordle Bot: 10 points
As you can see, the Bot is still in the lead, but only just barely. And there’s still almost two weeks left. This could go either way! I do love a close 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.
- 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 dirge comes from the Latin dirige, meaning “direct” or “guide.” It originates from the opening word of the Latin antiphon Dirige, Domine, Deus meus, in conspectu tuo viam meam (“Direct, O Lord, my God, my way in thy sight”), used in the Office for the Dead in medieval Christian liturgy. Over time, dirge came to mean a funeral song or lament.
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