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ForbesToday’s ‘Wordle’ #1237 Hints, clues and answers for Thursday, November 6By means of Erik Cain

We are still in the middle of autumn, but it feels like winter outside. There is snow here in the mountains and the temperature barely rises above freezing. It makes me want to curl up with a hot cup of coffee and do absolutely nothing.

It’s also 2XP Friday for you competitive Wordle players, which means double your points (positive or negative) and reap the rewards. Wait, are there rewards? That should be the case.

Okay, let’s solve this Wordle!

How to Solve Today’s Wordle

The tip: Prepared.

The clue: This Wordle has two vowels in a row.

Okay, spoilers below!

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The answer:

Word analysis

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

Today I searched in my head for a starting word. I have a few that I love like SPATE/SPORE/CRATE/PEARL and the like, and I wanted to use something different and ended up going with PRIDE. Luckily it was almost perfect. I came up with just three words to choose from for my second guess: READY, REEDY, and NERDY. I thought I would choose one that would at least eliminate the ‘R’ in the first box and, following my usual best practices, I went with the option with the most letter variety. That all went smoothly, because READY was the Wordle! Huzzah!

Competitive Wordle Score

This is my first hole-in-two in a hot minute. This means I get 2 points for guessing in two and 1 point for beating the Bot who made three attempts today. That’s 3 points x2 for 2XP Friday = 6 points! Holy smoke! I am the King of the Wordle!

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. In case of a 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 running score or play for a new score every day.
• Friday is 2XP, which means you double your points: positive or negative.
• You can keep a running tally or just play day by day. Enjoy!

Contemporary Wordle Etymology

The word “finished” comes from Old English r|demeaning ‘prepared’ or ‘arranged’, which itself comes from Proto-Germanic raidijaz (also means “arranged” or “prepared”). This word is related to Old Frisian reasonMiddle Dutch readyand Old High German reiti. It ultimately traces back to its Proto-Indo-European root reidh-meaning ‘to drive’ or ‘to get ready’, suggesting a sense of preparation for movement or action. Over time, “ready” evolved to mean being fully prepared or able to act.

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