Another day, another Wordle. We’re one week deep into 2024 and so far, it’s been a pretty good year—though the jury’s still out. Early days and all that jazz.
It’s very cold here. We had a decent snow storm but mostly it’s just frigid and icy with lousy road conditions and enough wind to get the windchill down to -10. All I want to do is sit inside and drink coffee.
Alternatively, I could use a nice beach. That sounds pretty great right about now. It’s been so long since I’ve been at a beach or even seen the ocean that it’s starting to take on a bit of a dreamlike quality. I shall have to remedy that!
For now, though, let’s do this Wordle . . . .
How To Solve Today’s Word
The Hint: A type of large ship, but also a type of makeup.
The Clue: This word begins with a consonant.
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See yesterday’s Wordle #933 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.
Stale is my clever twist on slate, the Bot’s favorite opening guess. It did just as good, too, leaving me with two yellow boxes and 101 remaining guesses.
I picked choir to try to snag another vowel and ended up with a green ‘R’ as well. At this point, I could think of a bunch of different words like flier and liner and so forth and just went with my gut. As it happens, my gut is a bloody genius.
Today’s Score
I get 1 point for guessing in three and 0 for tying the Bot . . . yet again!
Today’s Wordle Etymology
The etymology of “liner” can be traced as follows:
- Origin in Nautical Terms: The term “liner” originally referred to a ship belonging to a line, as in a regular line or route of travel. This usage began in the 19th century.
- From “Line”: The word “line” in this context comes from the idea of a regular, scheduled route or path followed by ships. This usage dates back even further and is related to the general meaning of “line” as a path or direction.
- Expansion of Meaning: Over time, the term “liner” expanded to include not just ships belonging to a shipping line but also large, luxurious passenger ships designed for regular voyages, such as transatlantic crossings. The famous ships like the RMS Titanic and the Queen Mary are examples of ocean liners.
- Adaptation in Other Contexts: The term “liner” has also been adapted for use in other contexts, such as “airliner” for large passenger aircraft and “eyeliner” in cosmetics, indicating something that lines or outlines.
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.
