Today’s ‘Wordle’ #1311 Hints, Clues and Answer for Monday January 20th

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ForbesToday’s ‘Wordle’ #1310 Hints, Clues and Answers for Sunday January 19thBy Eric Cain

It’s Monday, but not just any Monday. Today is both Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Donald Trump’s inauguration. If you’re not interested in watching it, you might want to check out my list of MLK movie ideas to occupy your day off. And of course Wordle waits for no man! Let’s solve today’s. . . .

How to solve today’s word

Hint: A dangerous game.

The clue: This Wordle contains a 10 point Scrabble letter.

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.

Call a SPADE a SPADE and all that. It seemed like a good opener and I don’t remember using it before. Today was extremely lucky, leaving me with only 9 solutions left. One of these – and an unlikely one – was SQUID, although I leaned heavily towards SOLID. Then I thought: Squid Game! I have yet to watch season 2 of Netflix’s hugely popular TV show. Wouldn’t it be more fun if the answer was SQUID? And throwing logic and reason out the window, I went for it. Lucky for me it was Wordle!

Competitive Wordle Score

I get 2 points for guessing in two today and 1 point for beating Bot who has no cultural references to back me up. It guessed four. Huzzah!

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 “squid” probably originated as sailor’s slang in the 17th century, possibly from a New England dialect. It may be related to the word “syringe”referring to the creature’s ability to shoot ink. The exact origin remains uncertain.

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