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The first weekend of August is here and with it some pretty wild lightning storms. The one we had Thursday evening was spectacular and a little frightening. At times, it sounded like missile strikes coming in. Then the night sky flickering and dancing with light. I thought the power would go out any second. Thankfully, it wasn’t dry lightning and we got a pretty excellent torrential downpour as well.
In any case, enough about monsoons. Let’s solve this Wordle!
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: Dragons have these. So does music.
The Clue: This Wordle has more consonants than vowels.
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.
My opening guess, SPARE, was both good and a bit disappointing. With three green boxes, you hope you’ll have narrowed it down a bit more. But even though I didn’t know I had 17 possible options remaining until later, I could tell there were plenty of words left to choose from. Many of these had letters I used in my second guess—THICK—which guaranteed I wouldn’t guess in two, but also luckily narrowed down my options to just one: SCALE for the win!
Competitive Wordle Score
I get 1 point for guessing in three and immediately lose it since the Bot guessed in just two! Lame!
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 “scale” has multiple origins depending on its meaning: for measurement systems, it comes from the Latin “scala,” meaning ladder; for weighing instruments, it derives from the Old Norse “skál,” meaning bowl; for fish or reptile scales, it originates from the Latin “squama,” meaning scale of a fish; and for musical scales and extent or level, it also traces back to the Latin “scala.” These roots reflect concepts of measurement, weight, and gradation.
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