Today’s word number 1243 with tips, hints and answers for Wednesday, November 13th

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ForbesToday’s word number 1242 with tips, hints and answers for Tuesday, November 12thFrom Erik Cain

Wednesday is named after the god Odin, the All-Father. The word in French is Mercredi and in Spanish it is Miercoles. In Italian it is called Mercoledì. They are named after the Roman god Mercury. Both Odin and Mercury are gods of intellect and cunning – think “mercury” – and both are considered cunning.

Interestingly, Wednesday in Portuguese is Quarta-feira, or “fourth fair,” a word that completely eschews pagan gods. Perhaps it is more interesting that, given Christianity’s enormous influence on every aspect of life, so many days remain dedicated to the pagan gods. In Portuguese, except Saturday (Sabado) and Sunday (Domingo), every day of the week is named after a number rather than a god.

It’s Wordle Wednesday, here’s your puzzle:

“We see without eyes and fly on dark wings,

Gather knowledge from farmers and kings.

We serve the All-Father with messages from afar,

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

If you figure this out, let me know! I’ll post the answer tomorrow.

In any case, we have a problem to solve. Let’s do it!

How to solve today’s word

The note: Touch up, as in your own appearance.

The note: This wordle has a double letter.

OK, Spoilers below!

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The answer:

Word analysis

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

Well, not so bad considering how difficult that word is. CRATE is a solid opener for any day and left me with just 60 words today. PROUD reduced the number to four, but unfortunately that was still too many to make this a bow on guess #3. However, PRISM left me with only one solution: PRIMP for the win!

Competitive Wordle Score

A wash today. I get 0 points for guessing in four rounds and 0 points for tying the bot. Big fat zero!

How to Play Competitive Wordle

• Guessing 1 is worth 3 points; guessing 2 is worth 2 points; guessing 3 is worth 1 point; guessing 4 is worth 0 points; guessing in 5 is -1 points; Guessing on 6 is -2 points and missing the wordle is -3 points.
• If you beat your opponent you get 1 point. If there is a tie 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 simply play for a new score every day.
• Fridays are 2XP, which means you double your points – positive or negative.
• You can keep a running list or just play day by day. Enjoy!

Today’s Wordle etymology

The word prim probably arose in the early 19th century as a mixture prime (means “neat” or “tidy”) and cleaning (means “carefully tidy up or organize, especially the external appearance”). In English, it was developed to describe the process of making small adjustments or improvements to someone’s appearance, often with an element of self-conscious attention to detail.

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