How to solve today’s Wordle.
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Yesterday was Wordle Wednesday and as with every Wednesday, I gave you clever Wordlers an extra riddle to solve before the Wordle. Today, you get the answer. Here’s the riddle:
What’s a bird but also a fruit but also a person?
The answer: A Kiwi.
Kudos to those of you who guessed correctly! Let’s solve this Wordle!
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: An item of information.
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The Clue: This Wordle has more consonants than vowels.
Okay, spoilers below! The answer is coming!
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The Answer:
Today’s Wordle
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Wordle Analysis
Every day I check Wordle Bot to help analyze my guessing game. You can check your Wordles with Wordle Bot right here.
SPADE got things off to a pretty good start with just 43 words remaining. I opted for all new letters with BROIL but this turned up no new boxes. With six words left, I guessed DAUNT which slashed that number down to just one: DATUM for the win! Tricky word . . . .
Competitive Wordle Score
Competitive Wordle Score
Today’s Wordle Bot
Screenshot: Erik Kain
In keeping with our narrow June competition, the Wordle Bot and I tied today, each getting zero points for a June tally of:
Erik: 2 points
Wordle Bot: 2 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
The word datum comes directly from Latin datum, which means “something given” (it’s the neuter of datus, the past participle of dare, “to give”). In Medieval and Neo-Latin, datum was used in scholarly writings to refer to a piece of information or a premise. English borrowed it in the 17th–18th century in the sense of “an item of information,” later becoming established in scientific and technical contexts as the singular of data.
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