Today’s Wordle #1496 Hints And Answer For Thursday, July 24th
How to solve today’s Wordle.
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How To Solve Today’s Wordle
Yesterday was Wordle Wednesday and I handed out an extra riddle for you fine Wordlers to solve prior to tackling the daily Wordle. Today, I’ll give you the answer. This was the riddle:
My name is clearly hidden
It appears once every year
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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.
This is a very clever little riddle. The name is hidden in plain sight, beginning in July, moving on through August and then September, October and November. If you take the first letter of each of those months you spell out J-A-S-O-N, or Jason. Voila!
Alright, now that’s out of the way let’s solve this Wordle!
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: SNARE — 31 words remaining
The Hint: Shake the very ground.
The Clue: This Wordle has more vowels than consonants.
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.
SNARE was a pretty good opening guess, leaving me with just 31 words and two green boxes. I had almost gone with FLAKE for my opener, and went with FLICK for my second guess, since I assumed we probably didn’t need more vowels (I was wrong) and wanted to try all new letters. This slashed my remaining choices down to just two: AWAKE or QUAKE were all I could think of, and I never guess a double letter if I can help it. I went with QUAKE and that was the Wordle. Huzzah!
Competitive Wordle Score
Today’s Wordle Bot
The Bot and I each get 1 point for guessing in three and 0 for tying. Our July totals inch up to:
Erik: 8 points
Wordle Bot: 12 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 “quake” comes from Old English cwacian, meaning to tremble or shake. It is of Germanic origin, related to Middle Dutch quacken and Middle Low German quaken, all meaning to shake or tremble. The word originally referred to trembling from fear or cold, and later came to describe earth tremors (as in earthquake).
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