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ForbesToday’s word number 1261 with tips, hints and answers for Sunday, December 1stFrom Erik Cain

The races are coming up in December, and here we are back in the work week, with our nose to the proverbial grindstone. There’s a lot to do, places to visit and puzzles to solve. Let’s solve today’s problem, shall we?

How to solve today’s word

The note: Trickery and cunning.

The note: This word has more vowels than consonants.

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 got off to a pretty good start with PLATE today, leaving me with only 32 possible solutions. SCOUR reduced that to just 4 and grabbed me a second vowel. I didn’t expect there would be three! BULGE reduced my remaining choices to just one: GUILE, for the win!

Competitive Wordle Score

Even more unexpected than that third vowel was my Competitive Wordle result today. I thought I would bind the bot and get 0 points since 4 doesn’t give you anything or cost you anything. Luckily the bot made a whopping 5 attempts today, so I get 1 point for that. Huzzah!

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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 Cunning comes from Old French Cunningwhich means “deception, cunning, cunning or cunning.” This Old French term probably comes from Franconian wigila or a similar Germanic source, meaning “trick, sorcery, or cunning.” The ultimate root could go back to Proto-Germanic wigilarelated to wowmeaning “holy” or “sacred,” indicating something originally associated with magic or sorcery. Over time, Cunning took on the connotation of deceitful cunning in English and appeared in Middle English around the 12th century.

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