It’s Wordle Wednesday, dearest Wordlers, which means that on top of solving today’s Wordle, I’m tasking you with solving a riddle as well.
Sometimes I do riddles on Wednesdays. Sometimes logic puzzles or brain-teasers. Sometimes I even do math-adjacent problems, or even complicated jokes. But today, let’s stick with a basic, good old-fashioned riddle.
Riddle: What is there one of in every corner and two of in every room?
If you figure this out, shoot me the answer on Twitter or Facebook. I’ll post it tomorrow in my Thursday Wordle guide as well.
Okay, let’s do this Wordle.
How To Solve Today’s Word
The Hint: A part of every image on every screen.
The Clue: This word contains an 8-point Scrabble letter.
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See yesterday’s Wordle #885 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.
I started off strong but I’m not super happy with all of my guesses. Spare got me down to just 51, but quick was pretty lousy, only slashing that number to 13, which is too many to go into a third guess with. Wordle Bot suggested after the fact that I guess pilot instead, which would certainly have been a bit better.
Still, piety lopped off most of the remaining words and the first thing I came up with was pixel, which ended up being the lucky guess to get the Wordle. Huzzah for me!
Today’s Score
Zero. That’s my score. Zero for guessing in four and zero for tying the Bot. Big, fat zero.
Today’s Wordle Etymology
The word “pixel” is a portmanteau of “pix” and “element”. “Pix” is a shortening of “pictures”, derived from “pics”, which is itself an abbreviation of “pictures”. So, “pixel” essentially means a “picture element”, which is fitting since each pixel represents a small part of an image. The term came into common usage in the world of digital imaging and computer graphics, where it denotes the smallest controllable element of a picture represented on a screen.
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