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It’s Wordle Wednesday and you know what that means! More challenges! Every Wednesday, I spice things up around here with an extra riddle, brain teaser or logic puzzle on top of your daily Wordle. I feel like this keeps things interesting and keeps both you and me on our respective toes.
Today’s Riddle
What are the next three letters in this combination: OTTFFSS.
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How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: Bendy, athletic.
The Clue: This Wordle ends with a vowel.
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.
Not a bad guessing game today! My main struggles have been with my internet connection, actually. Such are the struggles of work while traveling. In fact, my internet dropped quite literally as I typed that last sentence. Yay! SPINE started things off nicely, leaving me with just 27 words and two boxes. I went with TITLE because I really couldn’t think of anything else, and this ended up slashing that number to just 2. All I could think of was LITHE (LITRE did not come to mind) and that was just fine, because that was the Wordle. Huzzah!
Competitive Wordle Score
I get 1 point for guessing in three and 0 for tying the Bot.
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 “lithe” has its origins in Old English, specifically from the word “līthe,” which means “gentle, meek, mild, or soft.” This, in turn, is related to the Proto-Germanic word “linthiz,” which also means “gentle” or “mild.” The word is cognate with Old High German “lindi” (meaning “gentle, soft”) and Old Norse “linr” (meaning “soft, mild”).
The modern sense of “lithe,” meaning “flexible, easily bent, or graceful,” evolved in Middle English, influenced by the idea of something being soft and pliable. Over time, it came to describe a person or object that is agile and flexible.
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