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It’s a marvelous day for a Wordle, but then again—isn’t any day? It’s even better today because it’s Friday, and Friday is 2XP Friday for competitive Wordle players. Double your points, good or bad, and see how they stack up with the competition. Let’s solve this Wordle!
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: Poetry.
The Clue: This Wordle has a double letter.
Okay, spoilers below!
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The Answer:
Wordle Analysis
Every day I check Wordle Bot to help analyze my guessing game. You can check your Wordles with Wordle Bot right here.
GRAIN ended up being a pain in my side today, leaving me with 271 possible solutions. SPORE slashed that number to just four, but even that’s too many to necessarily get it in three. Alas, TERSE was so close. The Wordle was VERSE, oh what a curse! This one left me feeling much worse!
Competitive Wordle Score
I get 0 for guessing in four and -1 for losing to the Bot. That’s -2 due to 2XP Friday. The Bot gets 1 point for guessing in three and another for beating me. That’s 2×2 for a total of 4 points today, narrowing my lead significantly as we approach the end of March. This brings the monthly tally to . . .
Erik: 21 points.
Wordle Bot: 12 points.
I still have a significant—some might say “insurmountable”—lead. We shall see.
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!
Today’s Wordle Etymology
The word verse comes from the Latin versus, meaning “a line or row, especially in writing,” which in turn comes from vertere, meaning “to turn.” Originally, it referred to the turning of the plow at the end of a row, and by metaphor, to lines of writing or poetry.
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