Good grief, I’m sore. Tired and sore. Beat. Weary. Spent. Due to some health issues I was going through last month, I didn’t make it into the gym for a few weeks and now I’m paying the price.
My cardio has taken a nose-dive, and my recovery time after a hard workout is long and laborious. Consistency is key when it comes to getting in shape, and falling off the fitness wagon for a month has disastrous consequences.
Nothing that some hard work and commitment can’t fix, of course, but in the meantime I’ll be suffering.
Thankfully, Wordle is a bit less intense than high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and a nice break from breaking a sweat. Let’s do one, shall we?
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: Metallica, 1991, first track.
The Clue: This word begins with a vowel.
The Answer:
.
.
.
Wordle Bot Analysis
I suppose I guessed alone because sometimes I feel it. Not that I’m alone, of course. I have my kids and my friends. But I have now been single for the longest stretch in my adult life, and it’s a weird (but also welcome) adjustment, with every so often the occasional prick of lonesome blues. Some nights you just have a certain kind of dream, and the next day it buzzes about your ears and moves like a shadow in the corner of your eye.
It’s also a great opening word with lots of vowels! It left me with two yellow boxes and, I later learned, 75 remaining words to choose from.
I have a theory that’s often—though not always—correct. If the ‘E’ is in box 5 and turns up yellow, the word starts with a vowel. At first I tried to think of words that started with ‘E’ but kept coming up with stuff that was too long, or used an ‘A’ or an ‘O’ like eager or ebony. I shifted course and went with the first word I thought of that started with an ‘I’ instead: inert.
Now I had three yellow boxes and one green box and quite quickly I realized that the answer was almost certainly enter. And so it was!
Today’s Score
This is a repeat of yesterday: I get 1 point for guessing in three and 1 point for beating the Bot who guessed in four today. 2 points! Huzzah!
Today’s Wordle Etymology
The word “enter” has its origins in Latin. It comes from the Latin verb “intare,” which means “to go into” or “to enter.” “Intare” is derived from the prefix “in-,” which indicates movement or direction toward something, and the verb “ire,” meaning “to go.”
Over time, the word “intare” evolved into “ent(e)r” in Old French and “enter” in Middle English, maintaining the same meaning of “to go into” or “to come into.” The spelling eventually settled on “enter” in modern English.
The word “enter” is related to several other terms in the English language, such as “entrance,” “entry,” and “interior,” which all convey the idea of going into or entering a place.
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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