How to solve today’s Wordle

The hint: Handy for chores around the house and other jobs.

The clue: This Wordle ends with a letter that is considered a vowel in this context.

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The answer:

Wordle Analysis

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

I chose DELAY today because I had been on the phone a few minutes earlier and my voice on the other end was delayed by a few seconds. It came through clearly, but after an annoying wait. This made the conversation a bit more difficult, but we got the job done. From there I chose PARCH because it contained many of the letters in the various words I had come up with for the Wordle. It was a, dare I say, HANDY word, which left me with only one possible solution. Hooray!

Competitive Wordle Score

I get 1 point for guessing in three and another for beating that disgusting, cowardly Wordle Bot. 2 points! Another hurrah!

How to Play Wordle Competitively

• Guess a number 1 and you get 3 points; guess a number 2 and you get 2 points; guess a number 3 and you get 1 point; guess a number 4 and you get 0 points; guess a number 5 and you get -1 point; guess a number 6 and you get -2 points and missing the Wordle gives -3 points.
• If you beat your opponent you get 1 point. If you draw 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 score or just play every day for a new score.
• Fridays are 2XP, meaning you double your points, positive or negative.
• You can keep a running count or just play day-to-day. Have fun!

The Etymology of Today’s Wordle

Handy originally comes from Old English dog (hand) with the suffix -jmeaning “at hand” or “useful.” In the 16th century it was used to describe someone who was handy or skilled.

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