How to solve today’s Wordle.
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It’s Wordle Wednesday and that means you get a bonus riddle to solve before we tackle today’s Wordle. I’ll post the answer tomorrow. Here’s the riddle:
“What one sentence can make a happy man sad, and a sad man happy?”
Alright, let’s solve this Wordle!
Looking for Tuesday’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.
Today’s Bonus Custom Wordle is 5 letters long.
The hint: A type of cup.
The clue: This Wordle has two vowels in a row.
Yesterday’s Custom Wordle Answer: GRAIL
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: CHASE (293 words left)
- The Hint: Out in the country.
- The Clue: This Wordle has a double letter.
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.
CHASE was a lousy opening guess today. Very unlucky, with 293 words remaining and a lonely yellow “A.” Fortunately, MORAL slashed that down to just three. I came up with VIRAL and RURAL but Wordle Bot later informed me AURAL was also an option. I normally don’t like guessing a word with a double letter at this point, but my gut told me RURAL was a safer bet than VIRAL and lucky for me, that turned out to be true!
Competitive Wordle Score
Today’s Wordle Bot
Screenshot: Erik Kain
That’s 1 point for me for guessing in three and another for beating the Bot. The Bot gets 0 for guessing in four and -1 for losing to me. With just one more day in our April showdown left, it’s possible that the Bot could come back with a big win, but I’m feeling pretty confident. It’s been neck-and-neck all month, though, at least until today, so who knows?
Erik: 22 points
Wordle Bot: 16 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
“Rural” comes from Latin rūralis (“of the countryside”), from rūs (“country, open land”). It entered English via French, keeping the meaning “relating to the countryside.”
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