It’s the last Saturday of January, which means we’re that much closer to summer! I’m like the inverse of House Stark when it comes to my little catchphrase: Summer is coming. Not quite as ominous, but then I suppose I’m not as dour or gloomy as the Starks. I’d be okay with Old Nan calling me a “sweet summer child”.
Game Of Thrones aside, it really is quite a long time until summer. Spring is still jsut over 50 days out, unless you count March 1st as the first day of spring, in which case it’s just over 30. Either way, summer is a distant dream. We must make the most of this chilly weather!
Be sure to check out my weekend streaming guide if you’re looking for something to watch.
And now, let’s do this Wordle!
How To Solve Today’s Word
The Hint: Like Harry, speaks parseltongue.
The Clue: This word ends with a vowel.
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.
I honestly don’t know where claim came from as far as my opening guess is concerned. Then again, I never claimed to know much of anything at all! I do have a pretty solid idea where my second guess came from, however. I’ve been watching the Hugh Laurie Sherlock Holmes-but-as-a-doctor drama House for the first time ever recently (late to the party, as usual) and it’s a good Wordle word for sure. By the time those two guesses were over, I still had 11 words remaining.
I tried to drive a stake through today’s Wordle’s vampiric heart, but missed by a hair. Snake was the answer. Better late than never!
Today’s Score (Competitive Wordle)
Blast and tarnation! I get 0 points for guessing in four and -1 for losing to the Bot, who guessed in just three. Alas for me!
Today’s Wordle Etymology
The etymology of the word “snake” can be traced back through several stages of historical language development. Here’s a brief overview:
- Old English (450-1100 AD): The word snake comes from the Old English word “snaca.” During this period, Old English was the language spoken in what is now England and southern Scotland.
- Proto-Germanic (before 450 AD): Before Old English, there was Proto-Germanic, the ancestor of all Germanic languages. The Proto-Germanic root for snake is reconstructed as “*snak-a(n)-“, which is believed to have meant “to crawl” or “to creep.”
- Indo-European Roots: Proto-Germanic itself evolved from Proto-Indo-European (PIE), the hypothetical ancestor of many European and South Asian languages. The PIE root “*sneg-” or “*snegh-” is thought to be related to crawling or creeping movement, similar to the Proto-Germanic meaning.
The evolution of the word reflects its association with the slithering, creeping movement characteristic of snakes. Over time, as languages evolved and branched off, the word transformed into the modern English “snake.”
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