Today’s ‘Wordle’ #1386 Hints, Clues And Answer For Saturday, April 5th

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I’ve been keeping track of my Competitive Wordle score vs the Wordle Bot and this was really fun in March because I beat the pants off that stupid, evil Bot. But in April, my luck has turned. Maybe April is just an unlucky month in general. Something in the air. In any case, rules for Competitive Wordle are below if you care to join in the fun. For now, let’s solve today’s!

How To Solve Today’s Wordle

The Hint: Bubble-adjacent.

The Clue: This Wordle has two vowels in a row.

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.

I got very lucky today. SHARE started things off nicely with just 47 remaining words. I could think of a bunch that had some version of LANK in them, so I went with PLANK and ruled out all but seven. As I struggled to think of what could possibly come next, the first word I came up with was FOAMY. I went with it and lucked out big time. Then again, it looks like the Wordle Bot lucked out, too . . . .

Competitive Wordle Score

Both myself and the Wordle Bot get 1 point for guessing in three and 0 for tying. This brings our April totals to:

Erik: -4 points

Wordle Bot: 5 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 “foamy” comes from the root word “foam,” which dates back to Old English “fām,” meaning froth or bubbles on liquids. This in turn comes from Proto-Germanic *faimaz, and ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *poi-, meaning “to purify” or “to clean,” possibly referencing the cleansing appearance of foam. The -y suffix is an Old English adjectival ending meaning “characterized by” or “full of,” so “foamy” literally means “full of foam.”

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