Today’s ‘Wordle’ #1481 Hints, Clues And Answer For Wednesday, July 9th

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ForbesToday’s ‘Wordle’ #1480 Hints, Clues And Answer For Tuesday, July 8thBy Erik Kain

Wordle Wednesday has returned and as with every Wednesday, I have a special puzzle for your to solve before we get to the daily Wordle. Here’s today’s:

Five animals gather at a round table for their first Book Club meeting. They’re trying to decide which author to read. Each animal has brought a snack. The animals are Bear, Porcupine, Otter, Fox and Owl. Each animal sits at a numbered chair, 1-5. The snacks they’ve brought are Pretzels, Cookies, Chips, Muffins and Fruit. The books they’ve brought are by Austen, Orwell, Tolkien, Shelley and Dostoevsky. Using the following clues, determine which animal brought which author and snack and where they’re seated at the table. Here is a seating chart. “Across from” or “Directly across from” refers to any points connected by the lines.

1. The animal who brought Pretzels is sitting next to the animal who brought Tolkien.
2. The animal who brought Sense and Sensibility is sitting next to the Fox.
3. The Owl did not bring Dostoevsky.
4. The Porcupine brought The Lord Of The Rings.
5. The Otter brought Chips.
6. The Fox is sitting next to the Owl.
7. The animal in Seat #3 brought 1984.
8. The Fox brought Cookies.
9. The animal who brought fruit is sitting directly across from the Bear and next to the animal who brought muffins.
10. The Bear brought Pretzels.
11. The Otter is sitting directly across from the Porcupine.
12. The Owl is sitting in Seat #2.

Let me know if you solve this one. I’ll post the solution in tomorrow’s Wordle Guide. Now let’s solve this Wordle!

How To Solve Today’s Wordle

The Hint: Pure fiction.

The Clue: This Wordle begins and ends with consonants.

Okay, spoilers below! The answer is coming!

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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.

As you can see, my puzzle also served as a hint for today’s Wordle! If only I’d had a hint!

SPITE was a spiteful first guess, leaving me with 431 remaining possible solutions and one measly yellow box. BREAD only cut this number to 39, though Wordle Bot said it was an excellent guess. With my measly yellow ‘E’ I went witchy and guessed COVEN. This left me with just one possible answer: NOVEL for the win!

Competitive Wordle Score

Once again: Guessing in four gest me 0 points and losing to the bot -1. The Bot gets 1 point for guessing in three and another beating me. The July gap widens to:

Erik: -3 points

Wordle Bot: 7 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 “novel” comes from the Latin novellus, meaning “new or young,” which is a diminutive of novus (“new”). It entered English via Old French novel (meaning “new” or “fresh”) and later came to mean a “new kind of literary work” in the 16th century—specifically a prose narrative distinct from older forms like epics or romances.

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