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ForbesToday’s word number 1284 with tips, hints and answers for Tuesday, December 24thFrom Erik Cain

The big day is finally here. Merry Christmas, my favorite Wordlers! I wish you a wonderful holiday, whether you are celebrating the birth of Christ or just enjoying friends and family, gifts and the joy of the season. No matter how you celebrate the holidays, may they be warm, wonderful and joyful!

Not only is it Christmas, it’s also World Wednesday, which means I have a special puzzle for you to solve. This is a tough question, so put on your holiday thinking hat!

Christmas puzzles

Santa Claus is standing in his workshop,

With presents piled high in the sky.

He calls for three wise elves,

To help with his care.

The first elf takes half of the pile,

Then three more gifts are added.

The second eleven takes half of the rest,

And adds the same as before.

The third elf does the same thing again,

Leaving Santa Claus with just one.

How many presents did Santa Claus have?

Before the elves began?

I’ll post the answer tomorrow, but feel free to contact me with your solution TwitterInstagram, Bluesky or Facebook.

Let’s solve this word!

How to solve today’s word

The note: Something we all do at Christmas but is lovely all year round.

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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I decided on a winter opening again today, but SNOWY wasn’t a good start for my Wordling this Christmas Day. Since there were 207 solutions left, I connected CRATE and reduced the number to just two. Impulsively, I guessed SPARE without even coming up with any other possible solution. Unfortunately that was Wordle SHARE. Well yes!

Competitive Wordle Score

I get 0 points for guessing in four points and -1 for losing to the bot that only took three tries today. Sigh.

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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 “Share” comes from Old English “scearu”which means “a section, division or part.” This is derived from Proto-Germanic “Skaro”which refers to something cut or separated. The root “sker-” means “to cut” or “to divide” in Proto-Indo-European. Over time, the meaning evolved to imply portions or allotments of something, as well as the concept of distributing or sharing something with others.

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