How to solve today’s Wordle.
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Looking for help with today’s Wordle? Look no further. An abundance of hints, clues and other helpful items await, not to mention a bonus Custom Wordle and plenty more.
Yesterday was Wordle Wednesday and I gave you this riddle to solve before tackling the Bonus Wordle and official Wordle:
Which 5-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
The answer? The word “Short” which, if you add two letters to it, becomes “Shorter.”
Wordle time, Wordlers.
Looking for Wednesday’s Wordle? Check out our guide right here.
Today’s Bonus Custom Wordle
Now that we can create our own custom Wordles, I’m including a bonus Wordle with each daily Wordle guide. These can be 4 to 7 letters long. Hopefully this is a fun extra challenge. Click the link below to play the Wordle I hand-crafted for you.
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Today’s Bonus Custom Wordle is 7 letters long.
The hint: Untrustworthy betrayer.
The clue: This Wordle has a double letter.
Yesterday’s Custom Wordle Answer: GALLEY
How To Play Wordle
Wordle is a daily word puzzle game where your goal is to guess a hidden five-letter word in six tries or fewer. After each guess, the game gives feedback to help you get closer to the answer:
- Green: The letter is in the word and in the correct spot.
- Yellow: The letter is in the word, but in the wrong spot.
- Gray: The letter is not in the word at all.
Use these clues to narrow down your guesses. Every day brings a new word, and everyone around the world is trying to solve the same puzzle. Some Wordlers also play Competitive Wordle against friends, family, the Wordle Bot or even against me, your humble narrator. See rules for Competitive Wordle toward the end of this post.
Today’s Wordle Hints And Answer
- Wordle Bot’s Starting Word: SLATE
- My Starting Word Today: STALE (140 words left)
- The Hint: To correct.
- The Clue: This Wordle begins with a vowel.
Okay, spoilers below! The answer is coming!
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The Answer:
Today’s Wordle
Screenshot: Erik Kain
Wordle Bot Analysis
Every day I check Wordle Bot to help analyze my guessing game. You can check your Wordle score with Wordle Bot right here.
My guesses are kind of funny today because I actually didn’t do this intentionally. I think it was subconscious. In any case, I guessed STALE first and that left me with 140 words and then my brain thought “BREAD” and I typed it in, not even thinking of “stale bread” and, perhaps because the combination was just so unintentionally clever, that left me with just one word: AMEND for the win!
Competitive Wordle Score
Wordle Bot
Screenshot: Erik Kain
Just like the past two days, the Bot and I each get 1 point for guessing in three and 0 for tying. Our July totals tiptoe forward:
Erik: 1 point
Wordle Bot: 8 points
How To Play Competitive Wordle
- Guessing in 1 is worth 3 points; guessing in 2 is worth 2 points; guessing in 3 is worth 1 point; guessing in 4 is worth 0 points; guessing in 5 is -1 points; guessing in 6 is -2 points and missing the Wordle is -3 points.
- If you beat your opponent you get 1 point. If you tie, you get 0 points. And if you lose to your opponent, you get -1 point. Add it up to get your score. Keep a daily running score or just play for a new score each day.
- Fridays are 2XP, meaning you double your points—positive or negative.
- You can keep a running tally or just play day-by-day. Enjoy!
Today’s Wordle Etymology
“Amend” comes from Old French amender, from Latin emendare, meaning “to correct, improve, or remove faults.” It is formed from e- (“out of”) + menda (“fault”), so it literally means “to remove faults.”
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