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Once again, the god of thunder grace’s us with their presence. Today is Thor’s Day and that means three things: Storms are more likely, we’re over halfway through May and we get an answer for Wordle Wednesday’s riddle.
The riddle was:
Walk on the living, they don’t even mumble. Walk on the dead, they mutter and grumble. What are they?
The answer: Leaves (or grass). Soft and silent when walked upon living and green. Crackly and loud when dry and dead.
Alright, let’s Wordle!
How To Solve Today’s Wordle
The Hint: Delay.
The Clue: This Wordle has a double letter.
Okay, spoilers below!
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The Answer:
Wordle Analysis
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This was a bit of a tricky one. Despite a very strong opening guess—SPATE left me with just 17 words I found out after, though I knew it was good when I turned over two green boxes and a yellow—it still took me four guesses to solve this one. Part of the problem was just how many words remained that followed the same basic format S_P__. The T could go in either remaining spot easily enough.
FLINT was my attempt to slash those remaining words down, and it brought me down to just two and gave me an ‘L’ in the bargain. I knew the ‘T’ had to go in box #2. Unfortunately, I still had two words to choose from and I chose STALK when the Wordle was STALL. Alas!
Competitive Wordle Score
I get 0 points for guessing in four and -1 for losing to the Bot. Again.
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.
Today’s Wordle Etymology
The word “stall” has multiple meanings and uses, and its etymology varies accordingly. Here are the origins for its different senses:
Noun (a compartment for an animal, a booth for selling goods, etc.):
- Old English: “steall” meaning “place, seat, position, standing place for cattle.”
- Proto-Germanic: “stallaz” meaning “place, stall.”
- Old High German: “stall” meaning “place, stall.”
- Gothic: “stalls” meaning “stable.”
- The root likely comes from the Proto-Indo-European root “*stel-” meaning “to put, stand, set.”
Verb (to delay, stop, or bring to a standstill):
- Middle English: “stallen” meaning “to place, set up, install.”
- Old English: “stellan” meaning “to place, institute, set.”
In both cases, the meanings evolved over time from the idea of placing or positioning something, whether it be animals in a stable, goods in a market booth, or bringing something to a standstill.
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