Another day, another Wordle. We’re rapidly approaching the end of October and I swear the whole month feels like a dream. Or maybe I’m just being dramatic.
Either way, there’s plenty more to look forward to in the coming months. After Halloween we have Thanksgiving and all the lovely feasting that entails. Feast, family, games, lovely. Then there’s Christmas, though I’m not quite ready to start thinking about all that.
And then, good grief, it’s New Years and 2024. Just around the proverbial corner. Just around the river bend.
In any case, let’s do this Wordle!
How To Solve Today’s Word
The Hint: If at first you don’t succeed.
The Clue: This word starts with a consonant.
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See yesterday’s Wordle #857 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.
Not a terrible guessing game I suppose, though I’m always a little bummed when I don’t get it in three. Still, it could have been worse!
I got the idea for sauté as an opening guess from my father and it was pretty good, though not great, for today’s Wordle, leaving me with 114 possible solutions. From here, ergot slashed that down to 17 and timer took it down to just two: retry and retch. I went with the more pleasant word and got the W. Huzzah!
(P.S. Wouldn’t it be interesting if you could pick letters with accents also—that would make this much more challenging!)
Today’s Score
Total wash today. I guessed in four which gets me 0 points and I tied Wordle Bot for another whopping 0 points. Zeroes all around!
Today’s Wordle Etymology
The word “retry” is formed from two components: “re-” and “try.”
- “re-“: This is a prefix of Latin origin meaning “again” or “back.” It’s used in English to denote repetition or a return to a previous state or action.
- “try”: This word comes from the Old French “trier,” which means “to pick out, cull” or “to try, test.” The Old French word itself has origins in the Latin word “triare,” meaning “to sift, separate, or select.”
So, when combined, “retry” essentially means “to try again.”
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
