This is kind of a crazy week for me, the details of which I may or may not regale you with in the coming days. Suffice to say, life is strange and getting stranger by the second. I sometimes wonder if in old age I’ll take up a life of piracy or rebellion, or perhaps join a traveling circus or—more likely still—find some land in the deep, dark forest and live a life of solitude and quiet contemplation, writing new tabletop RPGs and theorizing about game design. If the goal is to keep weird, well, you need weird goals.
In any case, yesterday was Wordle Wednesday which means I gave you a logic puzzle to solve. Sometimes I hand out riddles on Wednesdays, but lately I’ve been doing these logic puzzles instead, because I find them more challenging. Today, you get the answer. (Did you get it right?)
The Riddle: There are twenty coins sitting on the table, ten are currently heads and tens are currently tails. You are sitting at the table with a blindfold and gloves on. You are able to feel where the coins are, but are unable to see or feel if they heads or tails. You must create two sets of coins. Each set must have the same number of heads and tails as the other group. You can only move or flip the coins, you are unable to determine their current state. How do you create two even groups of coins with the same number of heads and tails in each group?
Answer: Flip the coins in one of the sets over, and leave the coins in the other set alone. The first set of ten coins will have the same number of heads and tails as the other set of ten coins. (A more mathematical answer: Split the coins into to sets of 10. Group A will have X heads, and 10-X tails. Group B will have X tails, and 10-X heads. Flip every coin in group B. Both groups now have X heads and 10-X tails.)
Okay, Wordle time boys and girls!
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: What do adventurers, politicians and college kids all have in common?
The Clue: This word begins with a consonant.
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See yesterday’s Wordle #774 right here.
Wordle Bot Analysis
My guessing game was about as good as can be expected today though I do feel like I made on kind of glaring mistake with my second guess (though not as bad as it could have been). My opener—radio—is always a good starter word. It got me one green and one yellow box.
From here, my brain said “try new letters to narrow it down” but my fingers said “let’s keep the ‘A’ right where it is” instead. I really meant to try out all new letters but somehow popped in taken instead. This left me with a few options but once I came up with party I felt it in my bones. How could it not be party?
Thankfully, I was right!
Today’s Score
Wordle Bot also guessed in three today, so that’s 1 point for me guessing in three and 0 for tying the bot. I’ll take it! Huzzah!
Today’s Wordle Etymology
The word “party” has an interesting etymology. It originates from the Old French word “partie,” which itself comes from the Latin word “partita,” the feminine past participle of “partire,” meaning “to divide” or “to share.” This Latin root is related to the noun “pars,” meaning “part” or “piece.”
In its early usage, the term “party” referred to a group of people who gathered together to participate in a particular activity or to share something in common, such as a shared goal, interest, or celebration. Over time, the meaning of the word evolved, and it began to be used more broadly to describe social gatherings and events where people come together to enjoy each other’s company, often involving food, drink, music, and festivities.
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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