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Hey look, it’s March! February, the shortest of all months, is behind us and spring is here. Or mostly here. Some say it begins on March 1st, others go by the equinox which falls on March 20th this year. Either way, it sure feels like spring.
Okay, let’s solve the first Wordle of the month!
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: Float.
The Clue: This Wordle begins and ends with consonants.
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.
Today’s guessing game went much better than yesterday’s, that’s for sure! SPATE wasn’t a good opening guess, leaving me with 381 remaining solutions, but CHOIR slashed that down to just 2: HOMER and HOVER. I think we might have already used HOMER in a previous Wordle, so I went with HOVER and sure enough, that was the Wordle!
Competitive Wordle Score
I get 1 point for guessing in three, and another for beating the Bot, which took a whopping five tries today! 2 points for me! Huzzah!
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 “hover” originates from Middle English “hoveren”, which is a frequentative form of the verb “hove” (meaning to linger or remain in one place). “Hove” itself comes from Old English “hofian”, meaning to wait, tarry, or remain suspended. The term is related to the Old Norse “hǫfva”, meaning to lift or raise. Over time, “hover” came to mean staying in one place in the air, maintaining a position without moving significantly.
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