Today’s ‘Word’ #1312 Hints, Clues and Answer for Tuesday, January 21st

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ForbesToday’s ‘Wordle’ #1311 Hints, Clues and Answer for Monday January 20thBy Eric Cain

It’s been too cold lately and nothing to show for it. Still no snow! I know this is a drum I may be beating too often, but at the risk of aping a broken record, I must lament: No snow in a high desert forest is bad news for fire season. The LA fires worry me. I will distract myself with a Wordle! Let’s solve today’s. . . .

How to solve today’s word

Hint: Cake!

The clue: This Wordle has a double 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.

I traded places with Wordle Bot today. Yesterday I got it in two and the Bot took four tries. Today we return. Somehow the Bot got Wordle in just two guesses! How? I posted the screenshot instead of my usual picture of my guesses and the words left after because it’s just insanely lucky. 99 good luck! Wild.

Anyway, my opening guess SPOIL didn’t go so well and CRATE only gave me one more yellow box. I went with JUICY next and it finally got me down to only one possible solution: ICING.

Competitive Wordle Score

I get 0 points for guessing four and -1 for losing to the Bot. Isn’t that just icing on the cake?

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 glaze comes from the verb icemeaning “to cover or coat with ice or anything resembling ice.” This derives from Old English ismeaning “ice”, which traces back to Proto-Germanic īsā and Proto-Indo-European root h₁eyH- (meaning “to freeze” or “ice”).

In connection with desserts, glaze first appeared in English around the 18th century, referring to a sweet glaze or coating for cakes and pastries that resembles ice cream in its smooth and glossy appearance. The use probably arose from the similarity of the shiny, translucent surface of early sugar glazes with a layer of ice.

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