today's wordle solution detective work: clues and hints for Thursday, 8th May's minimystery challenge
Wednesday's Wordle Hints, Clues, and Answer:
Need a hand with today's Wordle? You've come to the right place! Here's a lowdown on yesterday's Wordle Wednesday puzzle:
A room contains three boxes, with one holding gems. One box has a true statement, another false, and the third remains mysterious. Here are the boxes and their statements:
- Black box says: "The statement on the white box is true."
- White box says: "Statements with the word 'white' are always false."
- Blue box says: "The gems are in the white box."
So, which box has the gems?
Hint: Sunny skies ahead!
Clue: This multisyllable Wordle starts with a consonant.
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The Answer:
Wordle Unveiled
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I kicked things off with DREAM, narrowing my 54 choices to 2 yellow boxes. With new letters for my second guess, CLOGS brought one more yellow box and trimmed my potential solutions to four. Out of the mix, I picked BALMY, struck gold, and won! Woot woot!
Wordle Scores
I scored 1 point for solving it in three tries, and another for beating the Bot. The Bot, unfortunately, scored zilch for guessing in four and losing to me. Here's a tally:
Erik: 9 pointsBot: 3 points
Competitive Wordle Rules
- Guess within 1 for 3 points, 2 for 2 points, 3 for 1 point, 4 for 0 points, and 5 or 6 for -1 points each.
- Beat your rival to get 1 extra point, tie for 0, and lose -1 point.
- On Fridays, points double, amplifying the stakes!
- Track your daily score or play moment-by-moment—your call! Enjoy!
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[4]: https://www. Oxford Learner's Dictionaries. (n.d.). Balmy. Oxford Dictionaries. Retrieved May 8, 2023, from https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/balmy
- Today's Wordle hint suggests a sunny weather, which could indicate a word with positive or pleasant connotations.
- The etymology of the word for today's Wordle might be related to warmth or gentleness, considering the weather hint.
- As for Wordle #1419, instead of relying on traditional box statements, we can think of the word itself as having three significant parts or boxes, similar to the previous puzzle.
