Today’s Wordle #1714 Hints And Answer For Friday, February 27

Not only is it 2XP Friday for Competitive Wordle players, it‘s also the day we get the answer to yesterday’s (late) Wordle Wednesday riddle. We normally do this on Thursdays, but I messed up. In any case, here is the poem:

Credit: Erik Kain

The answer？ Trees. There are an estimated 3 trillion trees in the world, which dwarfs the number of stars in the Milky Way, which number somewhere between 100 and 400 billion. Still a lot of stars!

Todays Bonus Custom Wordle

Now that we can create our own custom Wordles, Im including a bonus Wordle with each daily Wordle guide. These can be 4 to 7 letters long. Hopefully this is a fun extra challenge. Click the link below to play the Wordle I hand-crafted for you.

Todays Bonus Custom Wordle is 6 letters long.

The hint: Best reflect on this.

The clue: This Wordle has a triple letter.

Yesterdays Custom Wordle Answer:

How To Solve Todays WordleHow To Play Wordle

Wordle is a daily word puzzle game where your goal is to guess a hidden five-letter word in six tries or fewer. After each guess, the game gives feedback to help you get closer to the answer:

• Green: The letter is in the word and in the correct spot.
• Yellow: The letter is in the word, but in the wrong spot.
• Gray: The letter is not in the word at all.

Use these clues to narrow down your guesses. Every day brings a new word, and everyone around the world is trying to solve the same puzzle. Some Wordlers also play Competitive Wordle against friends, family, the Wordle Bot or even against me, your humble narrator. See rules for Competitive Wordle toward the end of this post.

Todays Wordle Hints And Answer

• Wordle Bots Starting Word: SLATE
• My Starting Word Today: SPARE (354 words left)
• The Hint: You spin me right round, baby, right round until I fall down.
• The Clue: This Wordle has a double letter.

Okay, spoilers below! The answer is coming!

The Answer:

Screenshot: Erik Kain

Wordle Bot Analysis

SPARE was a pretty lousy opening guess, leaving me with 354 words and all grey boxes. LINGO got me a green “I” but only cut my possible solutions to 22. Thankfully, DITTY left me with just two and I could only think of one — DIZZY, while DIVVY was the other option at this pin

Competitive Wordle Score

Screenshot: Erik Kain

The Bot and I each get 0 for guessing in four and 0 for tying so we dont get to multiply any points and we end the day with the same numbers as before.

Erik: 18 points

Wordle Bot: 3 point

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!

Todays Wordle Etymology

comes from Old English “foolish, stupid,” from Proto-Germanic “dull, foolish.” The sense shifted in Middle English from “mentally confused” to the modern “light-headed, unsteady.”

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