How to solve today’s Wordle.
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Looking for help with today’s Wordle? In this guide, we have some extra hints and clues to help you on your path to Wordle victory, plus a fun Bonus Wordle to solve while you’re at it. The answer is below as well, plus some Wordle Bot analysis and plenty more.
Note: yesterday I added the Wordle Wednesday riddle late. And because of that, I’m not going to post the answer today. I’m going to post the answer tomorrow, on 2XP Friday. Here’s the riddle you may have missed:
What month of the year has 28 days?
I’ll post the answer tomorrow! Now let’s Wordle, baby!
Looking for Wednesday’s Wordle answer? Check out our guide right here.
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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 today.
Today’s Bonus Custom Wordle is 6 letters long.
- The hint: The butt of many jokes, but you’ll be glad you have one when it counts.
- The clue: This Wordle begins and ends with consonants.
- Yesterday’s Custom Wordle Answer: SCRIBE
Okay, now that the bonus custom Wordle is out of the way, let’s move on to the official real deal Wordle!
Wordle Hints: Thursday, August 20
- Wordle Bot’s Starting Word: SLATE
- My Starting Word Today: SPARE (3 words left)
- The Hint: Obscured in darkness.
- The Clue: This Wordle ends with a “Y”.
Hints not enough, or curious to see if you did better than me on today’s Wordle? You can find the answer and read my Wordle Bot analysis and check out the current Competitive Wordle score between me, your humble Wordle guide, and the Wordle Bot below!
Today’s Wordle Answer: Thursday, August 20
Wordle
Screenshot: Erik Kain
Today’s 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.
Well I finally lost a round to the Wordle Bot, not that Mr. Bot did all that great, either. CRANE was a decent opener, leaving me with just 64 words, and I really thought SPOUT would be a good second guess, but I had 8 left. And then I fell into the repeat trap. DRILL gave me four green letters. FRILL kept those four and nothing more. Thankfully, GRILL got me to the Wordle on guess #5.
Competitive Wordle Score
Wordle Bot
Screenshot: Erik Kain
The Bot and I tie with four, earning 0 points each. Our August totals remain quite skewed as I take my revenge:
Erik: 24 points
Wordle Bot: 4 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
Murky — from Middle English mirke/murk, meaning “dark, gloomy, obscure,” from Old Norse myrkr, “darkness” or “dark.” It’s related to Icelandic myrkur, “darkness.” The literal sense of “dark, lacking light” eventually broadened to mean “cloudy or dirty” (especially water) and figuratively “unclear, obscure, or morally dubious.”
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