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Well, the week is nearly over. Thursday has arrived and that means that yesterday—on Wordle Wednesday—I gave you an extra puzzle to solve. Today, I’ll give you the answer. This was the puzzle:
You have a bucket containing one gallon of water and a bucket containing one gallon of wine. You fill a one-cup measuring cup with wine and pour it into the water bucket. You then fill the measuring cup with one cup of the water-wine mixture and pour it back into the wine bucket. At that point, is there more water in the wine, or more wine in the water?
The answer: Both will be the same. This is a tricky one, and there’s a whole math-intense explanation that I won’t include here. Feel free to Google it, however.
Now, let’s solve this Wordle!
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: Good for Turkey.
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The Clue: This Wordle ends in a vowel.
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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.
My opening guess was superb. BLAME left me with two green boxes, one yellow box and while I didn’t know it at the time, five remaining possible solutions. I came up with four: BATHE, BASTE, BARGE and BADGE. I didn’t think of BARRE, which turned out to be the fifth word. In any case, I agonized over which one to pick, or whether I should try to come up with a second guess that would narrow down my choices. Finally, I decided that I’d go with my gut and try BASTE. Lucky for me, that was the Wordle!
Competitive Wordle Score
I get 2 points for guessing in two and another for beating the Bot, who took four tries today. 3 points for me! The Bot, meanwhile, gets 0 for guessing in four and -1 for losing to me. Bwahahaha!
My March Running Total: 19 points.
Wordle Bot’s Running Total: 4 points.
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 “baste” comes from the Middle English basten, which in turn comes from Old French baster, meaning “to sew loosely” (in the sewing sense) or “to moisten” (in the cooking sense). The two uses likely have separate etymological roots:
- Sewing sense: from Old French bastir meaning “to build, construct” (related to preparing or tacking fabric).
- Cooking sense: likely from Middle English basten, possibly influenced by similar Old French roots, referring to moistening meat with fat or juices during roasting.
Despite sounding the same, the sewing and cooking meanings may have distinct origins but evolved similarly in English.
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