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It’s been too cold lately and nothing to show for it. Still no snow! I know this is a drum I perhaps too often beat, but at the risk of aping a broken record I must lament: No snow in a high desert forest is bad news for fire season. The LA fires have me worried. I will distract myself with a Wordle! Let’s solve today’s . . . .
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: Cake!
The Clue: This Wordle has a double letter.
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 traded places with Wordle Bot today. Yesterday I got it in two and the Bot took four tries. Today, we flip. Somehow the Bot got the Wordle in just two guesses! How? I posted the screenshot instead of my usual shot of my guesses and the words remaining after each because it’s just insanely lucky. 99 luck! Wild.
In any case, my opening guess SPOIL did not do so well, and CRATE only gave me one more yellow box. I went with JUICY next and that finally got me down to just one possible solution: ICING.
Competitive Wordle Score
I get 0 points for guessing in four and -1 for losing to the Bot. Isn’t that just the icing on the cake?
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 icing comes from the verb ice, meaning “to cover or coat with ice or something resembling ice.” This derives from the Old English īs, meaning “ice,” which traces back to the Proto-Germanic īsą and Proto-Indo-European root h₁eyH- (meaning “to freeze” or “ice”).
In the context of desserts, icing first appeared in English around the 18th century, referring to a sweet glaze or coating for cakes and pastries, resembling ice in its smooth and glossy appearance. The use likely arose from the resemblance of the shiny, translucent surface of early sugar glazes to a layer of ice.
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