January is a long month! Today is actually the second-to-last Tuesday before February shuffles in, which means we still have a solid week-and-a-half of dark, cold January to go—before another dark cold month, and then another dark, cold month.
Yeesh, winter. I’m officially not a fan. I should probably leave the mountains and find some warmer climes. Someday!
For now, it’s Wordle time baby!
How To Solve Today’s Word
The Hint: No moving.
The Clue: This Wordle has a double letter.
The Answer:
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Wordle Bot Analysis
After each Wordle I solve I head over to the Wordle Bot homepage to see how my guessing game was.
Not a bad day! I narrowed things way down with SPOIL but still had three options after SWIRL. Got lucky on the third with STILL though! Huzzah!
Today’s Score (Competitive Wordle)
I get 1 point for guessing in three and 1 for beating the Bot who guessed in four. 2 points! Yeah baby!
Today’s Wordle Etymology
The word “still” has an interesting etymology with origins in Old English. The word comes from the Old English ‘stille,’ which means not moving or stationary. This in turn is believed to have originated from the Proto-Germanic *stillijaz, which also has connotations of being calm, quiet, or motionless. The Proto-Germanic root is also the source of the equivalent words in other Germanic languages, such as ‘stil’ in Dutch and ‘still’ in German.
The sense of “still” as an adverb, meaning up to and including the present or the time mentioned, developed in Middle English. This usage is linked to the word’s connotations of continuity and the absence of change or movement.
Furthermore, “still” as a verb, as in “to still” meaning to calm or quieten, is also derived from the same Old English and Proto-Germanic roots, emphasizing the ideas of quietness and lack of movement.
The word’s evolution reflects a common linguistic pattern where a single root word develops different meanings based on its use in different contexts over time.
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