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The weekend is here at last and what a lovely weekend it is, too. It’s hard to believe that only a week ago, it snowed nine inches here in the mountains. Now it’s sunny, the birds are chirping, the snow has all melted and other than some wind it’s quite perfect outside. So let’s get right to this Wordle so we can get out into nature!
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: When things collide, noisily.
The Clue: This Wordle is onomatopoeic.
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.
ANKLE was a decent opener today, leaving me with just 98 words and two yellow boxes. SPOIL was not as good, only slashing this to 7 remaining solutions. With one new yellow box, I took a leap of faith and guessed CLASH. Lucky for me, that was the Wordle!
Competitive Wordle Score
The Bot and I each get 1 point for guessing in three and 0 points for tying, bringing our April totals to:
Erik: 12 points
Wordle Bot: 16 points
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 clash likely originated in the early 16th century as an imitative or onomatopoeic word — meaning it mimics the sound it describes, like the noise of loud, sharp collisions. It may have been influenced by Middle English clashen (“to clash, strike together noisily”) and is related to other sound-imitative words like clatter.
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