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ForbesToday’s word number 1287 with tips, hints and answers for Friday, December 27thFrom Erik Cain

When I was a child, the days between Christmas and New Years were a kind of magical time. School was over. There was always snow on the ground. There was always lots of good food and family gatherings and extra time to spend with new toys.

Now I find myself experiencing a kind of winter melancholy around this time every year. A week of mild gloom. It’s almost like a spiritual Christmas hangover. All this anticipation and tension leading up to the big day, and then it’s over and there’s wrapping paper on the floor. Back to work. Back to life. Back to this border week between two of the biggest holidays of the year.

And of course a word to solve. Should we?

How to solve today’s word

The note: Publicly denounce.

The note: This word begins with a consonant.

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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GRADE performed much better than I expected, leaving me with only 49 possible solutions and three yellow boxes. I tried juggling these with CIDER, but they all came back yellow, with a new yellow “C” in the mix. Luckily there was only one solution left and I finally tracked it down. Condemn victory!

Competitive Wordle Score

I get 1 point for guessing three and 0 points for drawing on Wordle Bot.

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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 “condemn” comes from the Old FrenchDescriptionMeaning “to shout out, announce, or denounce.” This in turn comes from the prefix des- (means “down” or “away”) and crier (means “to weep or proclaim”). In English, in the late 16th century, decipher took on the meaning of publicly condemn or criticize something.

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