It’s the 1,600th Wordle today. Kind of crazy to think we’ve playing this game for so long. That’s over four years, though many of us didn’t start until the game went viral several months after release. It wasn’t long after the game took off that the New York Times purchased it from creator Josh Wardle back in January 2022, leading to a surge in popularity for various other NYT Games puzzles.
In any case, it’s Wordle Wednesday so I have an extra puzzle for you to solve before we get to the Wordle. Here’s today’s:
A man is walking in the woods and comes across a cabin. He looks inside and sees rows and rows of dead bodies. What happened?
I’ll post the answer tomorrow. Now, onto the Wordle!
Looking for Tuesday’s Wordle? Check out our guide right here.
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
How To Play Wordle
Wordle is a daily word puzzle game where your goal is to guess a hidden five-letter word in six tries or fewer. After each guess, the game gives feedback to help you get closer to the answer:
- Green: The letter is in the word and in the correct spot.
- Yellow: The letter is in the word, but in the wrong spot.
- Gray: The letter is not in the word at all.
Use these clues to narrow down your guesses. Every day brings a new word, and everyone around the world is trying to solve the same puzzle. Some Wordlers also play Competitive Wordle against friends, family, the Wordle Bot or even against me, your humble narrator. See rules for Competitive Wordle toward the end of this post.
Today’s Wordle Hints And Answer
- Wordle Bot’s Starting Word: SLATE
- My Starting Word Today: SMITE (48 words remaining)
- The Hint: Diminutive.
- The Clue: This Wordle has far more consonants than vowels.
Okay, spoilers below! The answer is coming!
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The Answer:
Wordle Bot Analysis
Every day I check Wordle Bot to help analyze my guessing game. You can check your Wordle score with Wordle Bot right here.
SMITE was a good opening guess, though I got the exact same letters as the Wordle Bot with SLATE. I slashed the 48 words remaining down to just 5 with CLOUT and then got very lucky on my next guess, SHORT, since that was the Wordle. Huzzah!
Competitive Wordle Score
The Wordle Bot was not so lucky, which fills me with a deep, warm sense of satisfaction. I get 1 point for guessing in three and 1 for beating the Bot. The Bot gets 0 for guessing in four and -1 for losing to me. Our November totals widen:
Erik: 3 points
Wordle Bot: 0 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 short comes from Old English sceort or scort, meaning “not long.” It’s related to Old High German scurz (“short”) and ultimately derives from a Proto-Germanic root skurta-, likely meaning “cut off” or “brief.” So the original sense was literally something “cut short” or “abridged.”
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