Normally, today would be the very last day of February since it’s the 28th, but this year it’s Leap Year so we get one extra Thursday. Thor should be happy. I’m not sure about Odin. This is Odin’s Day after all and a fine day to end the month on.
It’s also Wordle Wednesday! That means you get an extra puzzle, brain teaser or riddle to solve on top of the daily Wordle. Let’s do it!
Riddle: What happens twice in a day, but only once in one year.
Let me know if you solve this one on Twitter and Facebook. I’ll post the answer in tomorrow’s guide. Alright, Wordle time!
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: It’s in the details.
The Clue: This word ends in 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.
Very much not my day for Wordling it turns out. I’m excited about the new show Shogun on FX and Hulu and it begins on a vessel at sea, and ocean seemed like a better guess than Japan so I went with that. 383 words remained.
From here, slope managed to slash that down to just 44 but that’s still a significant number. Lemur wasn’t much better, only chipping things away. With one yellow box and one green, I guessed bevel but it turns out I should have gone with my darker instincts and guessed the devil instead. Thanks a lot, Satan.
Competitive Wordle Score
-1 for guessing in five and -1 for losing to the Bot, who got this one in three today. -2 total and a great bah-humbug from me!
Today’s Wordle Etymology
The word ‘devil’ comes from the Old English ‘dēofol’, which itself derives from Late Latin ‘diabolus’, meaning “slanderer” or “accuser”. This Late Latin term is a borrowing from the Greek word ‘diabolos’, which is a compound of ‘dia’ (across, through) and ‘ballein’ (to throw), literally translating to “slanderer” or more loosely as “one who throws across” in the sense of throwing accusations or slander across. The Greek term ‘diabolos’ was used in Christian Greek scriptures to translate the Hebrew ‘śāṭān’ (Satan), which means “adversary” or “accuser”.
