Yesterday was Wordle Wednesday which means instead of just solving a Wordle, we also had an extra challenge: A riddle, just to keep your mind a wee bit sharper.
Today, I give you the answer to that riddle.
Your Wordle Wednesday riddle wass:
What has roots as nobody sees,
Is taller than trees
Up, up it goes,
And yet never grows?
The answer: A mountain!
Alright, without further adieu, let’s do today’s Wordle!
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: a sense.q
The Clue: This word has a double letter.
The Answer:
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Taste!
Wordle Bot Analysis
I had no idea my opening guess left me with so few choices! Stone reduced my options to just ten words, but of course I didn’t know that at the time. I did have two yellow boxes and a green box and I decided to just see if I could rearrange the yellows and get a new vowel in the process.
Caste did the trick, shuffling everything up into green. At this point, I did know I only had a few options left, though I was in a bit of a pickle. Taste, haste, paste, baste and so forth, all ending the same with too many letters to choose from. I guessed thump to knock out a few of those, and immediately had my answer for guess #4: taste!
Today’s Score: Alas, today I lost to Wordle Bot, leaving me with -1 for that and 0 for guessing in four for a grand total of -1 points. Boo!
Today’s Wordle Etymology
The word “taste” has its roots in the Latin word “gustus,” which means “taste” or “flavor.” It can be traced back further to the Proto-Indo-European root *geus-, meaning “to taste” or “to choose.” This root gave rise to various related words in different Indo-European languages.
In Old English, the word for taste was “tæstan” or “tæst,” which evolved into the Middle English word “tasten.” Over time, the spelling and pronunciation shifted, and the modern English word “taste” emerged.
The term “taste” can refer to both the sense of taste, which involves perceiving flavors with the tongue, and the broader concept of aesthetic judgment or preference.
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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