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.
Yesterday was Wordle Wednesday and it was September and today is October and I have the answer for yesterday’s Wordle. This was the riddle:
What room do ghosts avoid?
The living room! Bwahahahaha…
Now let’s solve this Wordle!
Looking for Wednesday’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: SPOIL (280 words left)
- The Hint: Glamorous.
- The Clue: This Wordle ends with a “Y”
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
Wordle
Screenshot: Erik Kain
Today’s Wordle Etymology
“Ritzy” comes from Ritz, the luxury hotels founded by Swiss hotelier César Ritz, + -y. Emerging in early 20th-century slang, it meant “luxurious, fashionable, or ostentatiously elegant”—literally, “like the Ritz.”
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.
SPOIL was a lousy opener but TRICE cut the 280 words left down to just 7 and RIGHT left me with only one: RITZY for the glitzy winzy.
Competitive Wordle Score
Wordle Bot
Screenshot: Erik Kain
I lost badly in September but in October the Wordle Bot and I are off to a tie with zero points to kick off the month. Exciting!
Erik: 0 points
Wordle Bot: 0 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 7 letters long.
- The hint: A time of rain.
- The clue: This Wordle has a triple letter.
- Yesterday’s Custom Wordle Answer: DUCHY
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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