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ForbesToday’s word number 1264 with tips, hints and answers for Wednesday, December 4thFrom Erik Cain

It’s Thor’s Day, which means yesterday was World Wednesday and I’ve given you an extra puzzle to solve. Today I will share the answer. That was yesterday’s puzzle:

You can’t see it, you can’t feel it,

Not to be heard, not to be smelled.

It lies behind stars and beneath hills,

And empty holes it fills.

It comes out first and follows after,

Ends life, kills laughter.

You may recognize this as another mystery The Hobbit, during Bilbo and Gollum’s little competition in the goblin caves. The answer? Darkness.

Okay, let’s solve today’s Wordle!

How to solve today’s word

The note: To give or equip; grant.

The note: This word begins with a vowel.

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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PLUME comes over Plumber, actually, although not in the linguistic sense. I had a couple of plumbers at my house doing some work and, as I often do, I was trying to think of a related word that I could use for my first Wordle guess. PLUME was the best I could think of, but it definitely wasn’t a great start, leaving me with a whopping 542 possible solutions remaining. CHAIR only brought the value down to 85, and after my third guess – TENET – I still had four. NOSY reduced that to just one and thank God I solved today’s wordle with ENDOW at guess #5.

Competitive Wordle Score

I lose a point because I guessed at five, and another because I lost to the bot that somehow managed to guess at three today. -2 for me! Yikes!

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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 “give” comes from the Middle English donatederived from the Anglo-French Donor. This term itself goes back to the Late Latin dotarwhich means “to provide a dowry” or “to equip” and comes from the Latin word DOS (dowry or gift). Over time, its meaning expanded to include providing or endowing someone with qualities, skills, or resources.

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