Today’s ‘Word’ #1244 Hints, Clues and Answer for Thursday, November 14

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ForbesToday’s ‘Wordle’ #1243 Hints, Clues and Answer for Wednesday November 13thBy Eric Cain

Today is Thor’s day. That means yesterday was Wordle Wednesday. I did a riddle for yesterday’s namesake, Odin, to keep things interesting. Here was the riddle:

“We see without eyes and fly on dark wings,

Gathering knowledge from peasants and kings.

We serve the Al-Father with news from afar,

If you know his name, you know who we are.”

The answer: Huginn and Muninn, Odin’s pair of ravens who serve as his messengers and spies. A bit tricky, I know, if you’re not into Norse mythology. I felt very attached to that myth yesterday, and even wrote a poem about the wolf Fenrir if you care to read it. (It isn’t quite about Fenrir, but the background of the wolf and Odin helps to create the background and atmosphere of the poem). In any case, extra points if you solved this one. Now let’s solve this Wordle!

How to solve today’s word

Hint: Look behind the throat.

The clue: This Wordle has a double letter.

Okay, spoilers below!

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The answer:

Word analysis

Every day I check Wordle Bot to help analyze my guessing game. You can check your Wordles with Wordle Bot right here.

Hard word today and I got a bit lucky even though it took me four tries. However, STORE was not lucky at all. Zero green or yellow boxes, 330 words left. CHAIN, despite using almost all the vocals, still left me with 40. ALBUM cut it down to just two, although I only came up with UVULA at this point and thought it must be the only word left. This was confirmed when it turned out to be Wordle, but later when I went to the Wordle Bot it revealed that I actually had two options for my fourth guess. The other was GULAG, which I almost certainly would have chosen if I had made it up! I was lucky!

Competitive Wordle Score

Just like yesterday, another wash today. I get 0 points for guessing in four and 0 points for tying Bot. C’est la vie!

How to play Competitive Wordle

  • Guessing in 1 is worth 3 points; guessing in 2 is worth 2 points; guessing in 3 is worth 1 point; guessing in 4 is worth 0 points; guessing in 5 is -1 point; guessing in 6 is -2 points and missing Wordle is -3 points.
  • If you beat your opponent, you get 1 point. If you stand straight, 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 play for a new score every day.
  • Friday is 2XP, which means you double your points – positive or negative.
  • You can keep a running account or just play day by day. Enjoy!

Today’s Wordle Etymology

The word bullshit comes from Latin, where ūvula is the diminutive form of ūvameaning “grape”. The expression bullshit was inspired by the grape-like shape of this soft tissue structure that hangs down at the back of the neck. Essentially, bullshit means “little grape” in Latin, referring to its rounded, teardrop-like appearance. This term has been used in anatomy since at least the 17th century to describe the small fleshy appendage.

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