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Yesterday was Wordle Wednesday and I handed out an extra tricky brain-teaser for you fine Wordlers to solve. Today, I’ll post the answer. First, here was the puzzle:
Brain Teaser: Towering Trouble
In the land of Skyreach, four giants—Brumm, Eldra, Tharn, and Gorrik—each set out to build a massive tower. They each work at a different pace, and each one faces a unique problem that delays their progress. No two giants share the same building speed (fastest, second fastest, third fastest, slowest) or the same problem. Based on the clues below, can you determine the order in which the giants finish building their towers?
The Giants:
Setbacks:
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- One giant ran out of stone and had to wait a day for more
- Lightning struck one giant’s tower, damaging it
- One giant got distracted by a wandering minstrel
- One giant overslept and started late
Clues:
- Brumm is not the fastest builder but didn’t oversleep.
- The one who was struck by lightning finished immediately after Gorrik.
- Tharn is slower than Eldra, but he didn’t get distracted.
- The fastest builder had to wait a day for more stone.
- The one who got distracted by the minstrel did not finish last.
- Eldra wasn’t struck by lightning.
- The slowest builder finished before the one who overslept.
In what order did the giants finish their towers?
The answer:
- 1st Place: Eldra (Stone Delay)
- 2nd Place: Brumm (Distracted)
- 3rd Place: Gorrik (Overslept)
- 4th Place: Tharn (Lightning)
Alright, now it’s Wordle time!
(See last week’s Wordle Wednesday challenge here, it’s a good one).
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: Super fast!
The Clue: This Wordle ends with a vowel.
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.
With my losing streak this month—losing to Wordle Bot, that is—I decided to play it safe with my opening guess and chose CRATE, similar to Wordle Bot’s favorite opener, CRANE. This left me with just 40 words. I wanted to use something that knocked out two more vowels, and TORUS came to mind for whatever reason. It wasn’t the Wordle, but it did slash out all the remaining possible solutions, leaving me with just one: TURBO for the win!
Competitive Wordle Score
I get 1 point for guessing in three and another for beating the Bot. The Bot gets 0 points for guessing in four and -1 for losing to me. This brings our April totals to:
Erik: 0 points
Wordle Bot: 4 points
I’m narrowing the gap! If I get a good 2XP Friday score I could tie this up possibly. If I get a bad score on Friday, all these gains are for naught. 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 “turbo” comes from Latin turbo, meaning “whirlwind” or “spinning top.” The Latin root relates to rapid spinning or rotation.
In modern usage, “turbo” was adopted in the early 20th century as a shorthand for “turbine” (especially in “turbocharger”) due to its high-speed spinning mechanism. It has since evolved into a general term implying speed or enhanced performance.
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