Today’s Wordle #1514 Hints And Answer For Monday, August 11th
How to solve today’s Wordle.
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How To Solve Today’s Wordle
Another work week has begun and off we go, back to ye olde grindstone. I have a short trip to preview some cool stuff, so I’ll be traveling the next couple days, but that won’t stop me from writing my daily Wordle column! Wordle is good anywhere, anytime, all the time. Let’s solve today’s.
How To Play Wordle
Wordle is a daily word puzzle game where your goal is to guess a hidden five-letter word in six tries or fewer. After each guess, the game gives feedback to help you get closer to the answer:
- Green: The letter is in the word and in the correct spot.
- Yellow: The letter is in the word, but in the wrong spot.
- Gray: The letter is not in the word at all.
Use these clues to narrow down your guesses. Every day brings a new word, and everyone around the world is trying to solve the same puzzle. Some Wordlers also play Competitive Wordle against friends, family, the Wordle Bot or even against me, your humble narrator. See rules for Competitive Wordle toward the end of this post.
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Today’s Wordle Hints And Answer
Wordle Bot’s Starting Word: SLATE
My Starting Word Today: FLAME (502 words remaining)
The Hint: You won’t find the north star here.
The Clue: This Wordle has more consonants than vowels.
Okay, spoilers below! The answer is coming!
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The Answer:
Today’s Wordle
Screenshot: Erik Kain
Wordle Analysis
Every day I check Wordle Bot to help analyze my guessing game. You can check your Wordles with Wordle Bot right here.
The Wordle Bot told me, after the fact, that FLAME is a strong opening guess. It was just very, very unlucky today. 502 words remained, and I had zero yellow or grey boxes. CHOIR slashed that number down to just 10. I hoped that TOUGH would be the answer, but it left me with two choices. I could only think of SOUTH. Lucky for me, that was the Wordle!
Competitive Wordle Score
Today’s Wordle Bot
Screenshot: Erik Kain
I get -1 point for losing to the Bot and 0 for guessing in four. The Bot gets 1 point for guessing in three and 1 for beating me. Once again, the evil, nefarious Bot takes the lead in August:
Erik: 3 points
Wordle Bot: 5 points
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 south comes from Old English sūþ, from Proto-Germanic sunþaz, meaning “sunward” or “toward the sun.” This is linked to the fact that in the Northern Hemisphere, the sun is mostly in the southern part of the sky. It ultimately derives from the Proto-Indo-European root sunn-, meaning “sun.”
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