How to solve today’s Wordle.
Hey look, it’s Wordle Wednesday once again!
It’s funny. I picked the above image randomly for today’s Wordle Guide and I often don’t even look at the header images close enough to see what the Wordle is, but today I noticed it’s brine.
I rarely brine anything, but just before working on this post, I put some chicken in a bag of water and salt to brine them for a chicken-mushroom pasta I’m making later. What are the chances that the one day I check the image also happens to be the one day I brined something and brine is the Wordle?
Madness!
In any case, it’s Wordle Wednesday which means you get a riddle today before we get to the Wordle itself. Let’s do it!
Today’s Riddle: There are 10 sets of 10 coins. You know how much the coins should weigh. You know all the coins in one set of ten are exactly a hundredth of an ounce off, making the entire set of ten coins a tenth of an ounce off. You also know that all the other coins weigh the correct amount. You are allowed to use an extremely accurate digital weighing machine only once.
How do you determine which set of 10 coins is faulty?
I’ll post the answer tomorrow. In the meantime, feel free to let me know if you have the answer via Twitter or Facebook.
Okay, let’s Wordle!
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: Turn, turn, turn.
The Clue: This word has a double letter in it.
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Today’s Wordle
See yesterday’s Wordle #766 right here.
Wordle Bot Analysis
Not quite as good as yesterdays (I got it in just two!) but not bad, either. I used my brain on the opening guess and slashed the remaining solutions down from around 2,400 to just 46. That’s still a lot to parse through, but I figured I’d leave the ‘A’ in its green box and shuffle the ‘R.’ I had a hunch that ‘E’ would be the other vowel, but I was hoping it would be in that final box, and it wasn’t. That got me yellow, but I also had a yellow ‘H’ and share reduced my remaining choices to just two.
I could think of two, in any case: heard or heart. I figured since I’d already followed my brain, I might as well follow my heart as well, and lucky I did! (And how ironic that I’d open with brain and end with heart!)
Today’s Score
I get 1 point for guessing in three, but I tied the Wordle Bot so that’s zero for a grand total of 1 point! Huzzah!
Today’s Wordle Etymology
The word “heart” has an ancient etymology that can be traced back to various Indo-European languages. Here’s a summary of its historical development:
- Proto-Indo-European (PIE): The word is believed to have originated from the PIE root *kerd-, which meant “heart” or “to feel.”
- Proto-Germanic: From PIE, the term evolved into the Proto-Germanic word *hertô, still meaning “heart.”
- Old English: In Old English, the word became “heorte,” which retained the same meaning as its predecessors.
- Middle English: During the Middle English period, the term underwent a gradual transformation and became “hearte” or “herte,” but the meaning remained consistent.
- Modern English: Eventually, in Modern English, the word settled into its current form, “heart,” and has retained this form to the present day.
Throughout history, the concept of the heart has been closely associated with emotions, courage, and the center of human emotions and feelings. This association has also contributed to various idiomatic expressions in the English language, such as “heartfelt,” “heartbroken,” “have a change of heart,” and many more. The etymology of “heart” reflects its enduring significance as a symbol of emotion and innermost feelings in human culture and language.
Play Competitive Wordle Against Me!
I’ve been playing a cutthroat game of PvP Wordle against my nemesis Wordle But. Now you should play against me! I can be your nemesis! (And your helpful Wordle guide, of course). You can also play against the Bot if you have a New York Times subscription.
- Here are the rules:1 point for getting the Wordle in 3 guesses.
- 2 points for getting it in 2 guesses.
- 3 points for getting it in 1 guess.
- 1 point for beating Erik
- 0 points for getting it in 4 guesses.
- -1 point for getting it in 5 guesses.
- -2 points for getting it in 6 guesses.
- -3 points for losing.
- -1 point for losing to Erik
You can either keep a running tally of your score if that’s your jam or just play day-to-day if you prefer.
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