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.
Tyr’s Day is upon us. It’s the one-year anniversary of Pips, which is cool, though I suppose that has no bearing on Wordle. We’re a few years into Wordle at this point and it’s still going strong. I wonder what the next NYT Game will be?
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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.
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Today’s Bonus Custom Wordle is 6 letters long.
- The hint: A writer of old.
- The clue: This Wordle ends with a vowel.
- Yesterday’s Custom Wordle Answer: PAPYRUS
Okay, now that the bonus custom Wordle is out of the way, let’s move on to the official real deal Wordle!
Wordle Hints: Wednesday, August 19
- Wordle Bot’s Starting Word: SLATE
- My Starting Word Today: SPARE (3 words left)
- The Hint: Comics and dancing and malls all have this in common.
- The Clue: This Wordle has but one vowel.
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: Wednesday, August 19
Today’s 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
I get -1 for guessing in five and -1 for losing to the Bot. The Bot gets 0 for guessing in four and 1 for beating me. Our August totals narrow, but I still have a monstrous lead:
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
“Grill” comes from French gril, meaning “gridiron,” from Latin craticula, “small grate.” It originally referred to the metal framework used for cooking over heat, then expanded to the cooking method and the appliance itself.
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