Today’s ‘Wordle’ #1187 Hints, Clues And Answer For Wednesday, September 18th

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ForbesToday’s ‘Wordle’ #1186 Hints, Clues And Answer For Tuesday, September 17thBy Erik Kain

It’s Wordle Wednesday which means I have a special riddle for all you fine puzzle-solving folk. Every Wednesday I add a riddle, brain-teaser or logic puzzle to my Wordle guide just to keep things spicy. It’s important in every relationship, even between writers and readers—though we won’t go full Fifty Shades Of Wordle here.

Okay, here’s today’s riddle:

“To all things and men I appertain, and yet by some am shunned and distained. Fondle me and ogle me til you’re insane, but no blow can harm me, cause me pain. Children delight in me, elders take fright.

Fair maids rejoice and spin. Cry and I weep, yawn and I sleep. Smile, and I too shall grin. What am I?”

This is actually from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, one of the best modern-day RPG video games. I’ll post the answer tomorrow.

Okay, Wordle time!

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How To Solve Today’s Wordle

The Hint: Entirely.

The Clue: There’s a double letter here.

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.

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I started with a Wordle Bot favorite, SLATE, which was okay but only got me one yellow box. I tried all new letters with ROUGH and got one more yellow box. At this point, though I didn’t know it yet, I had just 11 remaining possible solutions. I went with FUNKY because I figured it was unlikely there would be an ‘I’ in the Wordle, but very easily a ‘Y’ (I could think of several ‘Y’-ending words like BULLY and FUNKY). I figured since I already knew the ‘L’ would be in there, I’d rule out more letters and this ended up being a stroke of luck. FULLY was the Wordle and the only remaining possible solution. Kind of a funky Wordle!

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Competitive Wordle Score

Total wash. 0 points for guessing in four and 0 for tying the Bot.

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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 fully comes from the Old English term fullīce, meaning “entirely” or “completely.” It is derived from full, which comes from the Proto-Germanic fullaz, meaning “full,” and the adverbial suffix -ly, which denotes manner or degree. The combination of these elements gives the meaning of something done to completeness or to its full extent.

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