Wordle, Wordle, Wordle. It’s crazy to think that I’ve been writing these guides for nearly two years now! Every single day, come hell or highwater, I post a Wordle guide here at Forbes. Rain or shine, trials and tribulations be damned, this guide is here. Some pesky thing like a major medical emergency comes up? Not to worry, I’ll write this guide before making my way to the ER! If tomorrow was my wedding day, I’d wake up and post a Wordle guide before the nuptials.
Thankfully, there are no wedding bells in my future. I have become rather happily a bachelor in my 40s, and I intend to stay that way. Like Bertie Wooster and his pals—minus the wealthy aunts and uncles—I aim to remain a free man (or as free as one can be with two kids and various exes). If you haven’t watched the BBC production of Jeeves and Wooster, by the way, you really ought to. The four season series based on the comedic works of P. G. Wodehouse star a pre-House Hugh Laurie and his longtime collaborator, Stephen Fry. It’s delightful.
Alright, Wordle time!
How To Solve Today’s Word
The Hint: In Alice In Wonderland, the lazy flowers.
The Clue: This word begins with a consonant.
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See yesterday’s Wordle #920 right here.
Wordle Bot Analysis
After each Wordle I solve I head over to the Wordle Bot homepage to see how my guessing game was.
I’m not thrilled with my guessing game today. Peace was on my mind as I read about the Israel/Gaza stuff (which, no matter where you come down on that geopolitical catastrophe, one hopes will eventually end in peace). Alas, 338 words remained and I only had one measly yellow box.
I tried shout because that seems to be the trendy thing to do when you don’t get your way these days. This did little for me, which should serve as a lesson, but at least I now had two measly yellow boxes. Something was clearly amiss which, being my third word, left me with just one possible solution: daisy.
As in, “You’re a daisy if you do,” said Wyatt Earp.
Today’s Competitive Wordle Score
0 points for guessing four; -1 for losing to the Bot. Darn.
Today’s Wordle Etymology
The word “daisy” comes from the Old English dæges ēage, which literally means “day’s eye.” This name reflects the flower’s habit of opening its petals at dawn and closing them at dusk, much like the opening and closing of an eye. Over time, the phrase dæges ēage evolved into the modern word “daisy.” The daisy’s name is thus a poetic reflection of its behavior in relation to the sun and the passing of the day.
Play Competitive Wordle Against Me!
I’ve been playing a cutthroat game of PvP Wordle against my nemesis Wordle But. Now you should play against me! I can be your nemesis! (And your helpful Wordle guide, of course). You can also play against the Bot if you have a New York Times subscription.
Here are the rules:
- 1 point for getting the Wordle in 3 guesses.
- 2 points for getting it in 2 guesses.
- 3 points for getting it in 1 guess.
- 1 point for beating me
- 0 points for getting it in 4 guesses.
- -1 point for getting it in 5 guesses.
- -2 points for getting it in 6 guesses.
- -3 points for losing.
- -1 point for losing to me
You can either keep a running tally of your score if that’s your jam or just play day-to-day if you prefer.
