Hints And Answer For Wednesday, July 23rd
How to solve today’s Wordle.
Looking for a little help with today’s Wordle? You’ve come to the right place. Whether you’re stuck on your first guess or just need a final nudge, this daily guide offers hints, clues, and the answer to keep your streak alive—just watch out for spoilers!
Looking for Monday’s Wordle hints, clues and answer? You can find them here:
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
It’s Wordle Wednesday which can mean only one thing: It’s time for an extra riddle to solve prior to tackling today’s Wordle! Every Wednesday, I hand out a brain-teaser, riddle or logic puzzle just to keep things interesting. Then, on Thursday I provide the answer. Here’s today’s:
My name is clearly hidden
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It appears once every year
It’s near the start of summer
That my name first will appear
My name continues and then ends
Each year in the late fall
But unless you look at things just right
You won’t see my name at all.
Let me know if you solve this one! Now it’s Wordle time!
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.
Today’s Wordle Hints And Answer
Wordle Bot’s Starting Word: SLATE
My Starting Word Today: SPATE — 49 words remaining
The Hint: A heady mix of oxygen and hydrogen.
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
Wordle Analysis
Every day I check Wordle Bot to help analyze my guessing game. You can check your Wordles with Wordle Bot right here.
SPATE was a good opening guess—pretty much like Wordle Bot’s SLATE, I suppose—leaving me with just 49 words. ALTER cut that down to just 7. But the ones I had left were all so similar, each ending in ATER. EATER? CATER? WATER? HATER? I couldn’t just guess one-by-one or I’d surely lose (or get lucky). I chose CHEWS to cut as many of these as possible, and the W sealed the deal: WATER for the win!
Competitive Wordle Score
Today’s Wordle Bot
The Bot and I each get 0 for guessing in four and 0 for tying. Our July totals remain:
Erik: 7 points
Wordle Bot: 11 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 “water” comes from Old English wæter, which derives from Proto-Germanic watōr, and ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root wódr̥, meaning “water” or “wet.” This PIE root also gave rise to Latin unda (wave) and Sanskrit udán (water). The word has very ancient origins and is found across many Indo-European languages in similar forms.
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