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ForbesToday’s “Wordle” No. 1280 with tips, hints and answers for Friday, December 20thFrom Erik Cain

We only have this weekend before Christmas and then one last weekend in December and 2024 before a brand new year begins and we have to slowly give up on new resolutions. Is that too cynical for a Saturday? Maybe I’m just jaded. I hope everyone has a great, festive start to the winter break!

In any case, we have a problem to solve!

How to solve today’s word

The note: Single grass.

The note: This word ends 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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This time I messed up, but everything turned out fine in the end. My opening pick, SPIRE, wasn’t great, but it wasn’t terrible either. I only had a green box and decided to just leave it there for my second guess. Then I made a terrible mistake and reused the “R” that appeared gray in the first word. GRATE only reduced the number of possible solutions to 17, and FLAKE only reduced this number to 5. Luckily, I guessed correctly with my fourth and final guess: BLADE for the win!

Competitive Wordle Score

I get 0 points for guessing in four rounds and 0 points for tying the bot. Just zeros everywhere. Zero the hero. This reminds me of a song:

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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 blade comes from Old English “blæd”which means “a leaf of a plant” or “a cutting edge of a weapon or tool.” This term has its roots in Proto-Germanic “bladą” (leaf or flat surface) and is related to Old Saxon BladOld Norse blahand Gothic Blada.

The original meaning probably referred to something flat and thin, like a leaf, and later extended to the cutting edges of knives, swords and other tools.

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