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ForbesToday’s word number 1304 with tips, hints and answers for Monday, January 13thFrom Erik Cain

I wish you all a nice wintry Tuesday morning, dear Wordlers. I hope your January goes well. We’re almost halfway there and it’s still not snowing here in the mountains. Somehow we’ve missed all the winter storms so far, even though we’ve had plenty of wind!

Anyway, we have a word to solve, so let’s solve it!

How to solve today’s word

The note: Not easy.

The note: This word begins with a consonant.

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.

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So close, but so far away. I always hope for three, but hopes don’t always matter. SPARE left me with 246 remaining possible solutions and only one yellow box that I tried to juggle with ABOUT. I thought I’d at least grab one more vowel, but I still had four gray boxes and one yellow one. CANDY was a good third guess, leaving me with three green boxes and a yellow “C” and only one solution remaining: FANCY for the win!

Competitive Wordle Score

I get 0 points if I guessed it in four cases and lose one if I lose to the bot that guessed it in three cases. Well yes!

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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 “chic” comes from the Middle English word fantasywhich was borrowed from Old French fantasy. This in turn came from Latin fantasywhich means “imagination” and again comes from Greek fantasy (φαντασία), meaning “appearance, image or idea.” The Greek root phantazein (φαντάζειν) means “to make visible” or “to show”. Over time, “fancy” in English evolved into a term for imagination, a preference, or favor, and later into something ornate or elaborate.

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