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.
It’s Wordle Wednesday and I have a logic puzzle for you to solve before we tackle today’s Wordle. Here’s your puzzle:
I’ll post the answer tomorrow, but let me know if you come up with the solution!
Looking for Tuesday’s Wordle answer? Check out our guide right here. And be sure to check out the Bonus Custom Wordle at the bottom of this post for an extra challenge!
Today’s Wordle Hints & Clues
Okay, now that the bonus custom Wordle is out of the way, let’s move on to the official real deal Wordle!
- Wordle Bot’s Starting Word: SLATE
- My Starting Word Today: SPIRE (74 words left)
- The Hint: To bring more cheer, say, to a party or an event.
- The Clue: This Wordle begins and ends with consonants.
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
Today’s Wordle
Screenshot: Erik Kain
Today’s Wordle Etymology
“Burst” comes from Old English berstan, meaning “to break suddenly, shatter, or explode,” from Proto-Germanic berstaną. It’s related to German bersten (“to burst”) and has retained its core sense of sudden breaking for over a thousand years.
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.
WHALE was an unfortunate opener today, leaving me with 468 words and no yellow or green boxes. SOUPY slashed that down to just 7 and MUSIC down to just one, though I still had to think about it for awhile before I came up with BURST for the win!
Competitive Wordle Score
Wordle Bot
Screenshot: Erik Kain
Dang it. The Bot beat me again! I get 0 points for guessing in four and -1 for losing to the Bot. The Bot, eager for revenge after its massive destruction last month, gets 1 for guessing in three and another for beating me. Our September totals widen once more:
Erik: -2 points
Wordle Bot: 7 points
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 vfun extra challenge. Click the link below to play the Wordle I hand-crafted for you today.
Today’s Bonus Custom Wordle is 7 letters long.
- The hint: It’s about to begin.
- The clue: This Wordle begins with a vowel.
- Yesterday’s Custom Wordle Answer: SUMMER
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!
New Bonus Weekly NYT Games Update
The New York Times launched a new weekly suit of bonus puzzle games for subscribers this week, and the first batch has freebies for non-subscribers also. You can read all about the new twists on the beloved games here, and watch my interview with NYT Games chief, Jonathan Knight below:
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