Today’s ‘Wordle’ #1284 Hints, Clues and Answer for Tuesday, December 24th

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ForbesToday’s ‘Word’ #1283 Hints, Clues and Answer for Monday, December 23rdBy Eric Cain

Merry Christmas Eve, rapporteurs! I can’t believe we are finally here and the year is almost over and 2025 marks the end of the first quarter of the 21st century. Most of us will not live to see the end of this century, but we were here at the beginning. In 100 years they will be playing virtual word games in their holodecks in their space and celebrating Christmas on Mars. Or something. Anyway, enjoy your friends and family today. Watch a good Christmas movie. Eat some delicious food.

But first, let’s solve this Wordle!

How to solve today’s word

Hint: I can fly higher, but only if you are the wind beneath my wings.

The clue: This Wordle has more vowels than consonants.

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.

I went with SAINT because I was really trying to think of a Christmas word and remembered using it as one of my guesses yesterday. I thought, who knows, why not give it a shot? Alas, I was left with only one green ‘A’ and 198 words remaining. Many of the possible words I came up with had the letters I ended up using in my second guess. I guessed almost every new letter but thought I might get lucky and get Wordle on my second try. EARLY was very close. I now had three green boxes and could think of only one possible solution: EAGLE, for the win!

Competitive Wordle Score

I get 1 point for guessing three and 0 for tying Bot.

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 “eagle” comes from Old French eaglewhich itself originates from Latin aquila. Aquila believed to originate from aquilusmeaning “dark-colored”, possibly referring to the bird’s plumage. Alternatively, it may relate to the Latin word acer (sharp or keen), reflecting the eagle’s sharp vision and predatory behavior.

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