Yesterday was the 1,000th Wordle and the New York Times did a bunch of fun stuff to celebrate. The Empire State Building lit up with Wordle colors. There were free bagels from Tompkins Square Bagels. They had sales on New York Times best-sellers and a whole bunch of other stuff. I’m glad I wasn’t the only one excited for it!
I also stumbled on this funny comic:
But now the day has come and gone, and it will be over two years from now when we reach Wordle #2000. I can’t help but feel a little blue, kind of like after you finish a good book or when Christmas is finally come and gone. If my calculations are correct, December 10th, 2026 will be the 2,000th Wordle. That’s a ways out! I wonder if George R.R. Martin will have finished The Winds Of Winter by then?
Hahahahahaha.
Okay, Wordle time.
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: Poison.
The Clue: This Wordle begins with a consonant.
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The Answer:
Wordle Analysis
Every day I check Wordle Bot to see how I did. You can check your Wordles with Wordle Bot right here.
Boy oh boy what a lucky day I had today! I guessed moist because it’s a weird, icky word but it really does describe the wet, wet weather we’re having. Slush would have been a good word to describe things, but it’s not a good starting word. Moist, on the other hand, left me with hardly any words to choose from. Just 5 according to Wordle Bot.
I almost went with toxic because I’ve been thinking a lot about how toxic people are these days, but something tugged me toward toxin. Some unseen hand guiding my guessing game. Lady luck. Or maybe, buried deep in my subconscious, I remembered that toxic was Wordle #624.
In any case, I got it in two! Take that, Wordle Bot!
Competitive Wordle Score
That’s right, Wordle Bot got it in three, which means I get 2 points for guessing in two and 1 point for beating the Bot for a grand total of 3 points. Huzzah!
Today’s Wordle Etymology
The word “toxin” originates from the late 19th century, deriving from the Greek word “toxikon,” which refers to poison. In ancient Greek, “toxikon pharmakon” (τοξικόν φάρμακον) meant “arrow poison,” where “toxikon” is derived from “toxon” (τόξον), meaning “bow” or “arrow.” The transition to the modern meaning relates to the concept of poisons, particularly those produced by living organisms. “Toxin” was adopted into English to describe any poisonous substance produced by living cells or organisms that is capable of causing disease when introduced into the body tissues.
