Today’s ‘Word’ #1283 Hints, Clues and Answer for Monday, December 23rd

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ForbesToday’s ‘Wordle’ #1282 Hints, Clues and Answer for Sunday 22nd DecemberBy Eric Cain

It is the night of Christmas Eve and all around the house not a creature stirs, not even a mouse.

A visit from St. Nicholas—more commonly known as The Night Before Christmas –was first published in 1823 as Report on a visit from St. Nicholas, and its authorship remains disputed to this day. Arguably, no other single work of literature has done more to establish our modern understanding of Santa Claus.

Clement Clarke Moore is often credited with the poem, but he only claimed authorship in 1844 (having neither confirmed nor denied writing it earlier). Some say it was actually written by the poet Henry Livingston Jr, an argument made by his children and their children and their children’s children over the centuries.

The story of the poem’s true authorship could make a good TV series or movie. Moore did not claim to have written it until 9 years after Livingston had died, for one thing, and it was many more years before Livingston’s family became aware of Moore’s claims in 1857. It was not until 1899 that the family published claims of their own , when Livingston’s great-grandson published their version of events in his own Long Island newspaper.

The poem was first published on this day, December 23, 201 years ago in Troy Sentinel. Livingston’s children claimed that their father read the poem to them as early as 1807, many years before it was ever published, but were never able to provide irrefutable evidence. While the poem was originally published anonymously, it was sent to the publisher by a friend of Moore’s, and it appears that many at the time, including the publisher, believed him to be the author. Livingston never made any claims to be its author.

Historians to this day continue to hotly debate the subject, with some offering textual analysis that Livingston is the most likely author based on his writing style, while others refute these points and point to the wealth of documents in favor of Moore’s authorship. In all likelihood, we will never know the truth.

However, we will find the answer to today’s Wordle below!

How to solve today’s word

Hint: Steaming.

The clue: This Wordle has more vowels than consonants.

Okay, spoilers below!

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The answer:

Word analysis

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SABLE was a good opening guess today, leaving me with only 12 possible solutions. With the S and A in green, I immediately tried SANTA, but Wordle wouldn’t accept it as a word – no proper nouns, unless it’s SPAIN, it seems. (SPAIN works for reasons that remain inscrutable). So I went with SAINT, as in SAINT NICHOLAS, and that gave me another green box. Only one word remained, though it took me a hot minute to get past it: SAUNA for the win!

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Today’s Wordle Etymology

The word “sauna” comes from Finnish. It traces back to the Proto-Finnish word “savna”importance “boat” or “bathhouse”with roots possibly linked to words for “steam” or “smoke”. Traditionally, saunas were smoke-filled rooms where water was thrown on heated stones to produce steam. This ancient practice evolved, but the core meaning of “sauna” has remained tied to the idea of ​​a steam bath.

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