Tuesday—Tyr’s Day—is here. The very first Tuesday of March. It’s also the 990th Wordle. We have a countdown now to 1,000. Ten days to go! For whatever reason, this is a big deal to me. It probably isn’t to anybody else, but it is to me.
I’ve been writing these guides nearly every single day now for two years (I missed one due to a health thing but other than that they’ve been one of the most consistent things I’ve ever posted).
In any case, Wordle 1000 will fall on the Ides of March, and I already know what I’m going to guess for that special day.
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: A gut feeling or a guess.
The Clue: This Wordle has a double letter in it.
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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.
Spine was a pretty good opening guess and I thought of it because I would like a new one, please. I envy our cybertronic future when people can just replace body parts with machine parts. Achy back? No worries, here’s a super-spine!
Grout seemed like a pretty good second guess given my lack of any vowels, but it added just one more yellow box. With an ‘N’ and a ‘U’ and only one vowel, I thought why not try human and it was so very close, but no cigar.
I could think of two words at this point: hunky and hunch. As much as I wanted to guess the word that best describes me (just kidding) I went with my hunch instead. It was a good hunch too! Huzzah!
Competitive Wordle Score
I tied the Bot today. 0 points for the tie, 0 points for guessing in four. C’est la vie!
Today’s Wordle Etymology
The word “hunch” has an interesting etymology that traces back to the 16th century. Originally, it seems to have emerged from the Middle English word “hunch” or “hynche,” which meant to push or thrust. This term likely evolved from the idea of pushing forward or nudging with a part of the body, such as a shoulder or hip.
By the 18th century, “hunch” began to be used in the context of having an intuitive feeling or a premonition about something, which is how we commonly use the word today. This shift in meaning could be attributed to the notion of someone nudging or pushing forward an idea or a thought from the back of their mind.
Moreover, “hunch” is also related to the physical posture, referring to someone bending their back forward, which might have contributed to the metaphorical sense of having a premonition or a strong intuition about something—perhaps symbolizing the inward reflection or contemplation associated with arriving at a hunch.
The evolution of “hunch” from a physical action to a metaphorical sense of intuition illustrates how the meanings of words can shift and expand over time, often retaining a core element of their original sense while adapting to new contexts and uses.
