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Yesterday was Wordle Wednesday and as with every Wednesday, I always include an extra challenge—either a riddle, brain teaser or logic puzzle of some sort. Yesterday’s was taken from a movie (extra points if you can guess which one). Today, I’ll give you the answer.
Wednesday’s Riddle:
What weighs more: all the trains that pass through Grand Central Station in a day, or all the trees cut down in a year to print US currency?
The answer is they both weigh the same: Nothing. Trains don’t pass through Grand Central Station, they pass through Grand Central Terminal. And US currency is not printed on paper made from trees.
Here’s the clip from the film Inside Man, which I haven’t seen in years—likely not since 2006 when it came out. What a great cast! I’m adding this to my queue.
Okay, Wordle time.
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: Divide a whole in equal measure.
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.
I feel good about today’s guessing game. SHARE got me off to a terrific start, leaving me with just five possible solutions, two yellow boxes and a green ‘E’. The words I came up with mostly had the letter ‘T’ so I chose BATHE, and since the Wordle didn’t have a T this ended up being a very good guess. Only HALVE remained. Huzzah!
Competitive Wordle Score
I get 1 point for guessing in three and another point for beating the Bot, who took four tries today. 2 points! Huzzah again!
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
Here’s the etymology, this time as a haiku:
From Old English roots,
Healf, meaning half or part,
Divide, share in two.
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