Good golly, miss Molly! It’s July!
June was a weird month for me, that went by both extremely quickly and also excruciatingly slowly. Some health issues came up out of the blew and made life pretty stressful for a while there. I got out of my good routines and sunk into a bit of a funk, which was too bad given we had a big family trip and my birthday last month.
But I’m done feeling sorry for myself. Very few things in the world are more self-destructive than self-pity. If resentment is the relationship-killer, then self-pity is its cousin in arms.
In any case, yesterday was the last day of June, which I sort of hyper-focused on in my column, and that made me forget that it was Friday, which usually is a day where we do 2XP, doubling points earned or lost in Competitive Wordle. We’ll make up for that today.
Let’s do this Wordle!
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: $&*#*!@ onomatopoeia.
The Clue: This word has a double letter.
The Answer:
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BLEEP!
Wordle Bot Analysis
Well this started off poorly. I honestly wasn’t even happy with homes as my opening guess, but I just went with it. I was going to do hoist but I think I’ve used that a couple times, and I had the ‘HO’ typed out and just used the first thing that came to me. 346 words remained after this lousy, good-for-nothing guess. Aw shucks.
I blazed a new trail with my second guess, slashing that number down to a much more manageable 8 remaining possible solutions, and from here I was feeling pretty good about bleed. Maybe I have a violent streak somewhere, or just enjoy crushing my enemies. When the letters started turning up green, green, green, green I was hopeful.
Then the ‘D’ turned up grey and my heart sank. The only other word I could think of was bleep, which I never would have considered a Wordle answer. But it was!
Today’s Score
Too bad I made today 2XP! I get zero points for guessing in four and -1 point for losing to the Bot, who guessed in three. Double that and you get -2 points. Boo!
Today’s Wordle Etymology
The word “bleep” is an example of onomatopoeia, where the sound of a word imitates or suggests its meaning. In the case of “bleep,” it is meant to represent a short, high-pitched sound, often used to censor or replace offensive or inappropriate language in media.
The etymology of the word “bleep” is not precisely documented, but it likely originated in the mid-20th century. It first gained popularity in the context of television and radio broadcasting, where it was used as a means to mask or censor offensive words or content. The word itself is believed to mimic the sound of the bleeping noise produced when such censorship occurs.
Over time, “bleep” has become a widely recognized term, often associated with the act of censoring or obscuring language. It has extended beyond its original use in broadcasting and is now commonly used in various contexts to refer to the act of replacing or masking inappropriate or sensitive words.
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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