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ForbesToday’s “Wordle” No. 1262 with tips, hints and answers for Monday, December 2ndFrom Erik Cain

Wordle, wordle, wordle. It’s amazing how many of these we’ve already done and how many still need to be solved. 1,263 words are in the bag, but that means we have about 1,000 more five-letter words to solve before… . whatever comes next. I suppose the New York Times could shuffle the words and start over, or we could start with a 6-letter wordle or something like that. We’ll see in about three years! First, let’s solve today’s task!

How to solve today’s word

The note: Earthquake reason or poor reasoning.

The note: This word has 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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I did better today than I expected. CRATE left me with 61 words, but I wasn’t sure at the time since I only had a single green “A” unlocked. I went with my second guess, BOINK, for all new letters and didn’t fare much better. One green box, one yellow box. I had no idea there were only two words left and guessed the only thing I could think of: SHAKY for the win!

Competitive Wordle Score

I’m on the move. I get one point for guessing three and another point for beating the bot that took four 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 shaky comes from the verb shakewhich comes from Old English sceacanwhich means “to move quickly, to go away, to hurry up” or “to vibrate.” This word has its roots in Proto-Germanic skakanąwhich means “to shake, swing, or move.”

The adjective shaky originated in the 17th century to describe something unstable or trembling, both literally and figuratively, and derived its meaning from the verb’s sense of instability or vibration.

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