Today’s ‘Wordle’ #1289 Hints, Clues and Answer for Sunday 29 December

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ForbesToday’s ‘Wordle’ #1287 Hints, Clues and Answer for Friday, December 27By Eric Cain

Well, it’s the last lazy Sunday of 2024 and I’m all for making good use of it. Order takeaway. Watch one of the new series or movies that are out this weekend. Give in to your laziness and skip the chores. It’s still a holiday after all. All tasks can wait until Monday. Then it’s all about preparing for New Year’s Eve and whatever fun festivities you have planned.

And of course we have a word to solve. Let’s solve it!

How to solve today’s word

Hint: Music.

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.

PLANE is usually a pretty good starting guess, but today it failed me. With 200 remaining possible solutions and a meager yellow box, I had many words to cut. I’m not sure if TAROT was the best choice, but it cut that number down to just 5 and secured a green box and another vocal. MACHO eliminated all possible solutions except one: MAMBO for the win!

Competitive Wordle Score

Total wash today. 0 points for guessing in four and 0 for keeping the bottom. Zeroes all around.

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 “mambo” originates from the Kikongo language of Central Africa where “mambo” means “conversation” or “words”. It was brought to the Caribbean through the African diaspora and mixed with Afro-Cuban culture. In Cuban music, mambo developed to describe a musical style and dance that emerged in the 1940s characterized by syncopated rhythms and energetic movements.

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