Thank goodness it’s Friday, folks! Not only is the work week almost over, it’s double XP for Competitive Wordle players. You get twice as many points if you do well and lose twice as many if you do poorly. As with so much in life, you take the good with the bad.
In any case, the weekend is upon us and it’s a busy one for me. I have at least two movies to watch and report back on. Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer and Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, both of which are reviewing quite well. And I still need to go to the new Indiana Jones, so I may get that one in as well, time-permitting.
In any case, let’s do this Wordle!
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: Big, stout.
The Clue: This word begins with a consonant.
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Wordle Bot Analysis
Not a terrible guessing game today even though it still took me four to get the Wordle.
I started with while, which I came up with as I typed. I wanted a ‘W’ word. I felt like that would be a good place to start, and even though I didn’t get many boxes on Guess #1, I only had 59 words remaining.
From here, adult ruled out a few more letters and popped a ‘U’ down in yellow, where it would remain for guess #3, scrub, leaving me with just one word remaining: burly. I guessed scrub because I wanted to eliminate as many possible options as I could on that guess and I knew I had curly and surly and so forth. It did the trick!
Today’s Score
I was expecting a wash today, or even a loss, but Wordle Bot guessed in five—which is pretty rare! That means zero points for guessing in four but 1 point for beating the bot. Huzzah!
Today’s Wordle Etymology
The term “burly” first appeared in Middle English around the 14th century and was originally spelled as “birl,” which meant strong, stout, or stoutly built. The word likely evolved from the Old English word “byrlic,” which meant “noble” or “excellent,” indicating a sense of strength and worthiness.
Over time, the spelling of the word changed to “burly,” and it retained its original meaning of being strong, sturdy, and robust. It is often used to describe someone who is large and muscular, typically with a heavily built physique.
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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