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This is the end, beautiful friend. The end of May. By some counts, the end of spring. The end of my trip to Scotland. I’m back in the good old US of A and ready to drive on the right side of the road again like a civilized human being. I’m also ready to solve the final Wordle of May and tally the final Competitive Wordle score against the nefarious Wordle Bot. Let’s do it!
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: Easier to form bad ones.
The Clue: This Wordle begins and ends with consonants.
Okay, spoilers below! The answer is coming!
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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 working on this post while traveling. I enjoy working in airports but I’m always a bit more distracted and today I screwed up my second guess. MUSIC left me with 80 words and eliminated the ‘C’ which I promptly used in CRATE for my second guess. So annoying! Still, this cut my possible solutions down to just four and I got lucky when I guessed HABIT for the win. I’ll take a sloppy win!
Competitive Wordle Score
In spite of my screw-up, I still beat the Bot today. I get 1 point for guessing in three and another for beating the Bot. The Bot gets 0 for guessing in four and -1 for losing to me. Once a narrow race, our May tally ends with a pretty resounding victory for your humble narrator:
Erik: 24 points
Wordle Bot: 14 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 habit comes from the Latin habitus, meaning “condition, appearance, dress,” which itself is from habere, meaning “to have” or “to hold.” It entered English via Old French habit, initially referring to clothing or attire, and later came to mean a customary practice or behavior.
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