Another day, another Wordle. This is the second to last day of January, 2024 which means we’re almost 1/12th of the way through the year. I’d say it flew by but January has actually felt a bit slow.
February is long this year as well. Instead of its usual 28 days, we get a 29th thanks to Leap Year, which is our calendar’s way of correcting itself since an actual year isn’t quite as precise as 365 days. Over time, without inserting that extra day every four years, our years would begin to slide. After four years, the dates would be off by one day. After 100 years, entire months would start to pop up in the wrong seasons until Christmas was in the middle of summer and June was snowed in.
Alright, Wordle time!
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: Get out!
The Clue: This Wordle has a double letter in it.
The Answer:
Ouch, this word was a tough one for me! Five guesses!
My opening guess really didn’t help much. TWINE left me with 435 remaining possible solutions and just one lonely yellow box. Little did I know that the yellow ‘E’ would be two of the letters in my final word.
FLOUR slashed that number to 42, but Wordle Bot helpfully notified me that CORAL would have been more efficient. Duly noted, Wordle Bot. Thank you. LEAKY was a good guess but ultimately an unlucky one leaving me with six words still and bad odds. I suppose SMELL seemed the obvious choice since this whole thing stunk.
From here I had two remaining guesses: EXCEL and EXPEL and I suppose I was feeling rather negative about the whole thing at this point so I picked the more cynical of the two. Lucky for me, it was the Wordle!
Even the Wordle Bot had trouble today, guessing in four. That means I get -1 point for guessing in five and -1 point for losing to the Bot. -2 total points for my Competitive Wordle game today. Lame!
Today’s Wordle Etymology
The word “expel” originates from the Latin word “expellere,” which is made up of the prefix “ex-” meaning “out” and “pellere,” meaning “to drive.” Therefore, “expellere” essentially means “to drive out.” Over time, this Latin root evolved into the English word “expel,” retaining the fundamental meaning of forcing something or someone out. The transition from Latin to English involved adaptations through various stages of language development, including Old and Middle English.
