How to solve today’s Wordle.
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How To Solve Today’s Wordle
It’s hot out. I suppose that’s normal for August, but sometimes it just wears me down. The evenings are lovely, though. Nothing like a perfect summer evening, the sun finally setting. The night air cool but not cold. It’s perfect. Of course, we’re here to solve a Wordle, not wax poetic about balmy summer nights. Let’s solve it!
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.
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Today’s Wordle Hints And Answer
Wordle Bot’s Starting Word: SLATE
My Starting Word Today: DRONE (19 words remaining)
The Hint: Brings the babies.
The Clue: This Wordle has far more consonants than vowels.
Okay, spoilers below! The answer is coming!
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The Answer:
Today’s Wordle
Screenshot: Erik Kain
Wordle Analysis
Every day I check Wordle Bot to help analyze my guessing game. You can check your Wordles with Wordle Bot right here.
DRONE was actually a fantastic opening guess today, leaving me with a yellow and green box and just 19 remaining words. At first, I thought STORY might be the Wordle. I was so close! Only two words remained and I debated between STORK and STORM. I was pretty sure we’d had STORM in the past, however, so I went with STORK and lucky for me, I was right!
This Wordle made me think of the film Children Of Men, a fantastic movie that I just wrote about recently. The film is about a dystopian future where women are no longer able to have babies. There’s a joke that Michael Caine’s character, Jasper, tells. It goes like this:
So they call together all the great scientists, all the philosophers and thinkers, to ask the big question: why can’t women have babies anymore? And all through the talk, there’s one man in the corner who says nothing, just eats his dinner in a very loud fashion. And eventually the speakers get tired of the sound of his chewing, so they ask him from the podium, “If you deserve to be here, what do you think the answer is?”. And he looks up, and says, “I don’t know. But this stork is delicious!”
Competitive Wordle Score
Today’s Wordle Bot
Screenshot: Erik Kain
I get 1 point for guessing in three and 1 point for beating the Bot. The Bot gets -1 for guessing in five (something we rarely see!) and -1 for losing to me. At last, I take the lead in August, making up for a disastrous start to the month.
Erik: 0 points
Wordle Bot: –1 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 “stork” comes from Old English storc, which is of Germanic origin. It is related to Old High German storah and Middle Dutch storc. The word likely imitates the bird’s call or is derived from a root meaning “stiff” or “rigid,” possibly referring to the bird’s stiff-legged stance.
The ultimate origin is uncertain, but it is common across Germanic languages.
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