Today’s ‘Wordle’ #1489 Hints, Clues And Answer For Thursday, July 17th
How to solve today’s Wordle.
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It’s Thor’s Day which means yesterday was Wordle Wednesday. As I do every Wednesday, I gave you fine puzzle-solving Wordlers an extra puzzle to solve, this time in the form of a riddle. This was the riddle:
It cannot be seen, cannot be felt,
Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt.
It lies behind stars and under hills,
And empty holes it fills.
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It comes out first and follows after,
Ends life, kills laughter.
The answer — from J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit — is ‘Darkness.’
On to the Wordle!
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: Type of verb like ‘must’ or ‘can’
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.
If I’d realized only four words remained after my first guess — CREAM — I wouldn’t have gone with MOIST as a second guess. I would have tried to guess the Wordle, and who knows? Maybe I would have gotten it on my second try. Oh well. MOIST left me with just one remaining possible answer: MODAL for the win!
Competitive Wordle Score
Today’s Wordle Bot
I get 1 point for guessing in three and 0 for tying the Bot. The Bot gets the same. Our July totals inch up 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 “modal” comes from Latin modālis, meaning “pertaining to a mode,” from modus (“measure, manner, method”). It entered English in the late 16th century, originally in grammar and logic, and later expanded to music, statistics, and more.
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