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ForbesToday’s ‘Wordle’ #1251 Hints, clues and answers for Thursday, November 21By means of Erik Cain

Finally, dear Word Readers, we have arrived at Friday. I usually complain about time flying by too quickly, but for whatever reason the past week has been strangely slow. I can’t put my finger on why. That’s the problem with time. It’s really all in our heads. Entropy occurs. We are getting older. The earth revolves around the sun. Repeat day and night. But time itself is as abstract a concept as our human brains can conceive, and reading about space-time isn’t much help, at least not for those of us whose brains aren’t suited to math.

For example, mine is better with words and language than with science and math, although I find it all fascinating. What is the meaning of life if it is not to learn and experience? Anyway, there’s a Wordle to solve. Let’s solve it!

PS It’s Friday 2XP, so double your points (positive or negative) when you play Competitive Wordle!

How to Solve Today’s Wordle

The tip: A precious jewel, only found in the sea.

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.

I was lucky today, although there is a cruel irony even in my success. I used to use today’s Wordle as an opening bet with some regularity, but due to some changes in my life circumstances I decided not to anymore. But when my first guess came back with PEAR all in yellow, I had to give it a try. And sure enough, PEARL was the Wordle. If everything had been different, I might have guessed this in one go today. It’s la vie.

Competitive Wordle Score

I get 2 points for guessing in two points and another for beating the Bot, who made three attempts today. That’s 3 points, doubled for 2XP Friday for a whopping 6. Huzzah! (Had I guessed it in 1, I would have gotten 3 points +1 for defeating the Bot x2 for a total of 8. Oh well!)

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 pearl comes from Middle English perleborrowed from Old French perle. This in turn is probably derived from medieval Latin perlameaning ‘a pearl’ or ‘something round’, which may be related to the Latin word Pernameaning ‘bone’, due to the sheep’s foot shape of some bivalve shells that produce pearls.

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