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 Lazy Sunday and I’m feeling a bit lazy, though I’m planning on doing a 2.5 hour bike ride today on top of my hot flow yoga and a possible Pilates class. So I guess I won’t be lazy, after all. I’ll be ready to veg out by the end of it all, though, that’s for sure.
Don’t forget to check out my streaming guide if you’re looking for some good movies or TV shows to enjoy later on this evening. It’s the Lanterns finale on HBO. And, of course, we have a Wordle waiting for us to solve. Shall we?
Looking for Saturday’s Wordle answer? Check out our guide right here.
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: EGADS (76 words left)
- The Hint: A burger joint that identifies as a shake joint.
- The Clue: This Wordle has far more consonants than vowels.
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
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Today’s Wordle Etymology
“Peeve” is a back-formation from peevish, meaning “irritable or fretful.” Peevish dates to Middle English, but its deeper origin is uncertain. Peeve emerged in American English around the early 20th century meaning “to annoy,” and then “an annoyance,” as in pet peeve.
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.
EGADS! I didn’t even think that would work, but it did and it wasn’t half bad as a starting guess, either. Even better, THICK slashed my 76 remaining possible solutions down to just 1: SHACK for the win.
Competitive Wordle Score
Wordle Bot
Screenshot: Erik Kain
The Bot and I tie for three, giving us each one point and inching our October totals up a smidge:
Erik: 3 points
Wordle Bot: 1 points
Today’s Bonus Custom Wordle
One Wordle not enough? I come up with a new custom Wordle every day for you to solve. Here’s today’s.
Today’s Bonus Custom Wordle is 4 letters long.
- The hint: Another burger joint.
- The clue: This Wordle has more consonants than vowels.
- Yesterday’s Custom Wordle Answer: FAMINE
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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