Today’s Wordle #1502 Hints And Answer For Wednesday, July 30th
How to solve today’s Wordle.
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How To Solve Today’s Wordle
It’s Wordle Wednesday, which means we have an extra challenge to bang out before getting to today’s Wordle. Every Wednesday I give you fine Wordlers a riddle, brain-teaser or logic-puzzle to solve. Here’s today’s:
If you throw me from the window, I will leave a grieving wife. Bring me back, but in the door, and you’ll see someone giving life!
What am I?
I’ll let you know the answer in tomorrow’s Wordle guide. Now let’s solve today’s!
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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: STEAK (95 words left)
The Hint: Test quality.
The Clue: This Wordle has two double letters.
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.
STEAK was a good opener, leaving me with just 7 words. But man oh man did I botch things with CHOIR. I obviously had no idea that only 7 words remained so I just thought I might as well rule out some letters. CHOIR only slashed two words from my total! Ugh. USUAL cut that down to just one: ASSAY for the win!
Competitive Wordle Score
Today’s Bot
We flip the tables once again. The Bot gets two points this time for beating me and guessing in three. I lose one for losing to the Bot. Our new totals for July are:
Erik: 9 points
Wordle Bot: 10 points
It all comes down to tomorrow’s Wordle! This is the closest we’ve ever been!
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 “assay” comes from the Old French assai or essai, meaning “trial” or “test,” which itself comes from the Late Latin exagium, meaning “a weighing” or “a test.” This derives from Latin ex- (“out”) + agere (“to drive, do”). It’s closely related to the word essay, which originally meant a trial or attempt. Over time, assay came to specifically refer to testing the content or quality of metal or ore..
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