How to solve today’s Wordle.
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Looking for Thursday’s Wordle hints, clues and answer? You can find them here:
ForbesToday’s ‘Wordle’ #1405 Hints, Clues And Answer For Thursday, April 24thBy Erik KainIt’s Friday and that means two things: First, the work week is almost over! Huzzah!
Second, it’s 2XP Friday for all you Competitive Wordle players out there. Double your points (or your losses) to get a boost over the competition. It’s Wordle time!
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: When you have information about something.
The Clue: This Wordle is a past participle.
Okay, spoilers below!
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The Answer:
Today’s Wordle
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Wordle Analysis
Every day I check Wordle Bot to help analyze my guessing game. You can check your Wordles with Wordle Bot right here.
Whenever a Wordle is a past participle of another word, it’s a bit trickier to solve. By and large, I’d say that nouns tend to be easier than other types of words. I started off okay with CHOIR, leaving me with 110 remaining solutions and just one green box. Unfortunately, SLATE only slashed that number to 13. WOODY finally got me down to just one: KNOWN for the win. If I’d known then what I know now, I would have gotten a better score!
Competitive Wordle Score
Today’s Wordle Bot
Credit: Erik Kain
Feels like kind of a waste of 2XP Friday. Since the Bot and I both got it in four, we each get 0 points. Our April tallies remain:
Erik: 11 points
Wordle Bot: 15 points
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
Known comes from Old English cnāwan (“to know”), from Proto-Germanic knewaną, and earlier from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- (“to know, perceive”). The “k” was once pronounced but became silent in Middle English.
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