Look at that: It’s Wordle #850. We’re halfway to #900! In 150 days, it’ll be Wordle #1000 and all my headlines will be 1 digit longer.
As I’ve noted previously, the 1000th Wordle falls on an auspicious day: The Ides Of March. In 44 B.C. a seer warned Julius Caesar to “beware the Ides of March” (as famously dramatized by William Shakespeare).
According to Plutarch, on the way to the Theater of Pompey, the Roman dictator saw the seer in the street and said mockingly, “Well the Ides of March are come.” The seer replied, “Aye, they are come, but they are not gone.”
When he arrived at the theater conspirators, led by Brutus and Cassius, fell upon the tyrant and killed him. The conspirators carried out the terrible deed in order to prevent Caesar from becoming king of the Romans and destroying the Republic, but it was all in vain. The lower classes were furious with the conspirators and burned the Senate House. Marc Antony worked out a compromise with the senators but ultimately all their efforts led only to Caesar’s heir, Gaius Octavius, declaring himself emperor of Rome and taking the name Augustus.
The Republic fell and civil war between Augustus and Marc Antony—who had wed Caesar’s Egyptian lover, Cleopatra—erupted.
Fascinating stuff! If you have any interest in this time period I cannot recommend the HBO drama Rome highly enough.
Okay, Wordle time!
How To Solve Today’s Word
The Hint: Only the pirates in Neverland.
The Clue: This word begins with a vowel.
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See yesterday’s Wordle #849 right here.
Wordle Bot Analysis
After each Wordle I solve I head over to the Wordle Bot homepage to see how my guessing game was.
Well sheesh, that was fast! I wanted to pick a word similar to slate that wasn’t slate and stale came to mind. A simple flip of two letters. From here, a few possible words remained and I just picked adult because I wanted to try out the ‘A’ in the first box. Lo and behold, I got the Wordle! Huzzah!
Today’s Score
I get 2 points for guessing in two and 1 point for beating the Bot, for a grand total of 3 points! Huzzah for me! I’m the king of the Wordle!
Today’s Wordle Etymology
The word “adult” has its origins in Latin. It comes from the Latin word “adultus,” which is the past participle of the verb “adolescere.” “Adolescere” means “to grow up” or “to mature.” In English, the word “adult” refers to a fully grown or mature individual, typically in the context of age, and is often used to distinguish grown-up individuals from children or minors.
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 me
- 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 me
You can either keep a running tally of your score if that’s your jam or just play day-to-day if you prefer.
Read the full article here
