Today’s ‘Word’ #1253 Hints, Clues and Answer for Saturday, November 23rd

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ForbesToday’s ‘Wordle’ #1252 Hints, Clues and Answer for Friday November 22ndBy Eric Cain

The weekend has arrived and it looks like we’ll be getting some nice weather leading into Thanksgiving week. The high here on Friday was 62, which is very pleasant, especially since we’ve already had two snowstorms and well below freezing weather in the past few weeks. On Turkey Day, of course, the high level will have dropped twenty degrees, but it’s just a good excuse to stay in and play cards, eat good food and watch a football match or two.

For now, let’s solve this Wordle!

How to solve today’s word

Hint: Peanut butter.

The clue: This Wordle has a double letter in it.

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.

Well, I certainly wasn’t as lucky today as I was yesterday, but I did my level best. My opening guess comes from a curious place. I recently wrote my review of the new Netflix series A man on the insidee, and in that show the main character (played by Ted Danson) reads. Smiley’s people by John le Carré. I guess the “smile” part stuck in my head and was a decent enough starting word, although the rest of my guesses left something to be desired. BREAD, in particular, was not a good second guess and definitely set me back. NEW cut the remaining 5 possible solutions down to just one, though: JELLY for the win! Peanut butter jelly time! Peanut butter jelly time!

Can you solve today’s sentence?

Competitive Wordle Score

Total wash today. 0 points for guessing in four, 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 “jelly” comes from Old French jelly (meaning “frozen” or “jelly”), derived from Latin gelato (“frozen matter”), rooted in geler (“to freeze”). It originally referred to gelled foods.

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