How to Solve Today's Wordle

Looking for Wednesday’s Wordle hints, clues and answer? You can find them here:

Yesterday was Wordle Wednesday and I gave all you fine puzzle-solvers an extra logic puzzle to solve. Every Wednesday I spice things up with a riddle or puzzle of some sort and then every Thursday, I reveal the answer. Nobody messaged me the answer to this one so I’m just going to assume nobody solved it. This was the puzzle:

The Gnomish Alchemists

Four gnomish alchemists — Bimble, Gorbin, Twilla, and Zarno — are brewing powerful potions in their lab. Each one is creating a different potion, using a different rare ingredient, and worked on it on a different day this week (Monday through Thursday).

Use the clues below to determine which alchemist brewed which potion, using which ingredient, and on which day.

The Answer:

Monday — Gorbin — Strength Potion — Dragon Scale

Tuesday — Twilla — Invisibility Potion — Troll Fat

Wednesday — Bimble — Fire Resistance — Nightshade

Thursday — Zarno — Healing Potion — Moonflower Petals

Okay, Wordle time!

How To Solve Today’s Wordle

The Hint: Foxy lady.

The Clue: This Wordle has an 8-point Scrabble letter.

Okay, spoilers below! The answer is coming!

Today's Wordle

Wordle Analysis

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

SPINE was a solid opener and one I’ve used a number of times in the past. I had three yellow boxes and 34 remaining solutions. LINER cut that down to four and moved two boxes to green. I came up with a couple options at this point, but VIXEN was just the most fun so I went with it on a gamble, and lucky for me, it panned out!

Competitive Wordle Score

Today's Wordle Bot

Erik: 6 points

Wordle Bot: 9 points

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 points; guessing in 6 is -2 points and missing the Wordle is -3 points.

If you beat your opponent you get 1 point. If you 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 just play for a new score each day.

Fridays are 2XP, meaning you double your points—positive or negative.

You can keep a running tally or just play day-by-day. Enjoy!

Today’s Wordle Etymology

The word vixen comes from Middle English fixen, a southern dialectal form of fox with a feminine suffix -en (similar to how ox → oxen for plural). The v- sound emerged through dialectal variation. Originally, it simply meant "female fox," with the sense of a quarrelsome or spiteful woman developing later.

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