Hey look it’s 2XP Friday! That means that for anyone playing Competitive Wordle against me or the Wordle Bot, you can double your points (or double your lost points).
It’s been a pretty busy, but also pretty great first week of December. I’ve been throwing myself into my fitness routine with hot yoga, hot pilates, OrangeTheory HIIT training and personal training, so I’m sore and tired and hungry all the time, but I feel great! Exercise is basically my soul medicine. It keeps me sane and out of the various ditches I dig for myself when I’m too sedentary and depressed.
Since it’s Friday, and there is a great deal to do, I won’t bother much with preamble. Let’s just dive right in and do this Wordle!
How To Solve Today’s Word
The Hint: Before he was Ned Stark or Boromir, Sean Bean fought for the British army during the Napoleonic Wars.
The Clue: This wordle has far more consonants than vowels.
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See yesterday’s Wordle #901 right here.
Wordle Bot Analysis
After each Wordle I solve I head over to the Wordle Bot homepage to see how my guessing game was.
Well we can file this one in the Very Lucky file. At first I wanted to guess Legos because I was playing LEGO Fortnite and had that on my mind, but I decided that was a silly opening guess and might not work anyways, so I adjusted and tried to think of something similar to slate without being slate. I came up with shape which I thought was pretty good, and also had at least a bit to do with LEGO bricks.
Turns out that was the second best possible guess, leaving me with three green boxes in a row and one yellow box, and only one (exceedingly obvious) word to choose from: sharp for the win!
Today’s Competitive Wordle Score
Oh I have been hoping for a win like this on 2XP Friday! 2 points for guessing in two and 1 point for beating Wordle Bot who guessed in three. That’s 3 points x2 = 6 points total. HUZZAH!
Today’s Wordle Etymology
The etymology of the word “sharp” traces back to multiple origins in Old and Middle English, as well as earlier Germanic languages. Here’s a brief overview:
- Old English: The word “sharp” in Old English was “scearp” or “scearp,” which meant cutting, keen, or acute. This usage was similar to its modern meaning, referring to both physical sharpness (like a knife) and metaphorical sharpness (like a sharp mind).
- Proto-Germanic Roots: The Old English “scearp” is believed to have come from the Proto-Germanic “*skarpaz,” which also meant sharp or pointed. Many Germanic languages have similar words derived from this root, such as the Old High German “scarf,” and the Old Norse “skarpr.”
- Indo-European Roots: Going further back, “sharp” is linked to the Proto-Indo-European root “*sker-“, which means to cut. This root is the basis for many words in various Indo-European languages related to cutting or dividing.
Throughout its evolution, the word “sharp” has maintained a consistent meaning related to cutting, acuteness, and keenness, both in a literal and figurative sense. This etymology reflects how language evolves while preserving certain core meanings over time.
Play Competitive Wordle Against Me!
I’ve been playing a cutthroat game of PvP Wordle against my nemesis Wordle But. Now you should play against me! I can be your nemesis! (And your helpful Wordle guide, of course). You can also play against the Bot if you have a New York Times subscription.
Here are the rules:
- 1 point for getting the Wordle in 3 guesses.
- 2 points for getting it in 2 guesses.
- 3 points for getting it in 1 guess.
- 1 point for beating me
- 0 points for getting it in 4 guesses.
- -1 point for getting it in 5 guesses.
- -2 points for getting it in 6 guesses.
- -3 points for losing.
- -1 point for losing to me
You can either keep a running tally of your score if that’s your jam or just play day-to-day if you prefer.
Read the full article here
