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Welcome back to Wordle Wednesdays, Wordle Warriors! This is a special Wordle Wednesday because it’s also Wordle #900! The 800 series is over and the we have just one more stretch before we leave triple-digit Wordles behind forever.
Since it’s Wordle Wednesday, you not only have to solve the Wordle of the day, but also a riddle, puzzle or brain teaser that I hand out to spice things up midweek each week. Here’s today’s:
What is special about these words: job, polish, herb?
If you figure it out, send me a message on Twitter or Facebook. I’ll post the answer in tomorrow’s Thor’s Day guide as well.
Now, on to this Wordle!
How To Solve Today’s Word
The Hint: The beat poem from the Mike Myers film ‘So I Married An Axe Murderer’
The Clue: This word has more consonants than vowels.
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Today’s Wordle
Credit: Erik Kain
See yesterday’s Wordle #899 right here.
Wordle Bot Analysis
After each Wordle I solve I head over to the Wordle Bot homepage to see how my guessing game was.
This was a tricky one, similar to yesterday’s word in that it’s not a hard or rare word by any means, but there are many other words with similar spellings and vowel placement, which makes the guessing a bit tougher than usual.
My opening guess, bread, left me with just 55 words but only one green box. I picked all new letters for my second guess—hoist is one of my go-to second guesses—and that slashed the number down to just 7 and gave me a second green vowel. But still, I had only vowels and a lot of possible words with the O and A in those spots, like loyal, local, vocal etc. etc.
I went with vocal and thankfully that slashed away every word but the answer: woman. Whooooooa man. Whoa. Man. (And here’ I’m quoting the beat poem from So I Married An Axe Murderer, which is a very funny movie if you’ve never seen it).
Today’s Competitive Wordle Score
Unfortunately, Wordle Bot beat me by one guess today. That means I get 0 points for guessing in four and -1 for losing to the Bot. -1 total. Boo!
Today’s Wordle Etymology
The word “woman” has an interesting etymology. It can be traced back to Old English and Middle English.
- Old English: In Old English, the word for a female person was “wīf” (pronounced “weef”), which is related to the modern word “wife.” This Old English term “wīf” referred to both married and unmarried women, as well as to females in general.
- Middle English: Over time, Middle English developed from Old English, and during this period, the word “wīf” evolved into “wimman” or “wimmen” (pronounced “wim-man” or “wim-men”). The plural form “wimmen” was used to refer to multiple women.
- Transition to “woman”: Eventually, the term “wimman” underwent further linguistic changes, and the “w” in “wimman” started to be pronounced as “wo” or “woe.” This led to the word “woman” as we know it today, with the “wo-” sound at the beginning. “Woman” was used to refer to an adult female human, while “women” was the plural form.
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 me
- 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 me
You can either keep a running tally of your score if that’s your jam or just play day-to-day if you prefer.