Today’s word number 1312 with tips, hints and answers for Tuesday, January 21st

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ForbesToday’s word number 1311 with tips, hints and answers for Monday, January 20thFrom Erik Cain

It’s been too cold lately and there’s been nothing special. Still no snow! I know this is a drum I may have beaten too many times, but at the risk of repeating a broken record, I must lament: No snow in a high desert forest is bad news for fire season. The fires in LA worry me. I’ll distract myself with a Wordle! Let’s solve today’s problem. . . .

How to solve today’s word

The note: Cake!

The note: This wordle has a double letter.

OK, Spoilers below!

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The answer:

Word analysis

Every day I look at Wordle Bot to analyze my guessing game. You can check your Wordles with Wordle Bot right here.

I swapped places with Wordle Bot today. Yesterday I did it in two and the bot took four tries. Today we turn around. Somehow the bot got the wordle in just two guesses! How? I posted the screenshot instead of my usual shot of my guesses and the words left after each one because it’s just insane luck. 99 happiness! Wild.

In any case, my opening estimate SPOIL didn’t do so well and CRATE only gave me a yellow box. Next I decided on JUICY and that finally led me to a possible solution: ICING.

Competitive Wordle Score

I get 0 points for guessing four and -1 for losing to the bot. Isn’t that just icing on the cake?

How to Play Competitive Wordle

• Guessing 1 is worth 3 points; guessing 2 is worth 2 points; guessing 3 is worth 1 point; guessing 4 is worth 0 points; guessing in 5 is -1 points; Guessing on 6 is -2 points and missing the wordle is -3 points.
• If you beat your opponent you get 1 point. If there is a 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 simply play for a new score every day.
• Fridays are 2XP, which means you double your points – positive or negative.
• You can keep a running list or just play day by day. Enjoy!

Today’s Wordle etymology

The word icing comes from the verb Icewhich means “to cover or cover with ice or something resembling ice.” This is derived from Old English Iswhich means “ice” and goes back to Proto-Germanic īsą and Proto-Indo-European root h₁eyH- (means “freeze” or “iron”).

Related to desserts, icing first appeared in English around the 18th century and referred to a sweet icing or coating for cakes and pastries, reminiscent of ice cream in its smooth and shiny appearance. The use probably arose from the similarity of the shiny, translucent surface of early sugar glazes to a layer of ice.

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