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ForbesToday’s Word #1298 with tips, hints and answers for Tuesday, January 7thFrom Erik Cain

It’s Wordle Wednesday and if you’ve been reading this column for very long, you know what that means. Every Wednesday we spice things up here with an additional puzzle, brainteaser or logic puzzle. This week I’m going to give you the puzzle I was trying to solve last week before I accidentally recycled one I used a month ago. Oops!

Here is the puzzle:

This thing devours all things;

birds, animals, trees, flowers;

Gnaaws iron, bites steel;

Grinds hard stones into flour;

Kill the king, destroy the city,

And knocks down the mountain.

I’ll post the answer here tomorrow, but you can contact me at any time TwitterInstagram, Bluesky or Facebook if you think you have it. Alright, Wordle time!

How to solve today’s word

The note: Often a few of them have to be put together before it is finished.

The note: This word has far more consonants than vowels.

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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PLATE was a pretty good opening tip, leaving me with just 39 words and both a green and a yellow box. Unfortunately STAIR left me with a grade of 8. CRAFT reduced that number to two, and now I finally got lucky: I guessed DRAFT even though the word GRAFT hadn’t even occurred to me. I was lucky! DRAFT for victory! The final draft!

Competitive Wordle Score

Just like yesterday, I get 0 points for guessing in four rounds and -1 for losing to the bot, which this time caught in just three tries today.

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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 “Draft” comes from Old English “Draft” or “dreamy” means “to draw, pull or carry”. This came from Proto-Germanic “Dragan” (to pull or draw), which is also the root of the modern English word “pull.”

In the late Middle Ages “Draft” began to take on the meaning of a preliminary version of a document, probably stemming from the idea of ​​”drawing” or “sketching” something before finalizing it. The meaning of “Draft” when conscription, or selection for military service, emerged in the 18th century and reflected the idea of ​​”pulling out” individuals for service.

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