Today's Wordle #1497 Hints And Answer For Friday, July 25th
Looking for Thursday's Wordle hints, clues and answer? You can find them here: Forbes Today's Wordle #1496 Hints And Answer For Thursday, July 24th By Erik Kain
TGIF! It's Friday at last and the weekend is just around the riverbend. It's also 2XP Friday, so Competitive Wordlers don't forget to double your points, positive or negative. It's the last Friday of July. Maybe some places celebrate Final Friday instead of First Friday. Next Friday is the 1st of August, so enjoy these last days of July. Now let's solve this 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.
: The letter is in the word and in the correct spot. Yellow : The letter is in the word, but in the wrong spot.
: 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.
Wordle Bot's Starting Word: SLATE
My Starting Word Today: CRANE (191 words remaining)
The Hint: Errand boy.
The Clue: This Wordle has more consonants than vowels.
Okay, spoilers below! The answer is coming!
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Today's Wordle Screenshot: Erik Kain Wordle Analysis
Every day I check Wordle Bot to help analyze my guessing game. You can check your Wordles with Wordle Bot right here .
This was a tough one! Even starting with CRANE, Wordle Bot's second favorite opening guess, I took five tries today and I got lucky. HOIST only cut my 191 remaining possible solutions down to 28 and POWER only slashed that number down to 9. I was running low on guesses, but couldn't think of any good words to get rid of more letters. LOVER only cut my total down to 6, and at this point I started to get worried. Fortunately, GOFER did the trick. Yikes. Competitive Wordle Score
Today's Wordle Bot Screenshot: Erik Kain
Miraculously, the Wordle Bot took six tries today. I don't think I've ever seen Wordle Bot take six tries before. Five a couple times, but six? I don't think so. Good news for me, though! I get -1 point for guessing in five and 1 point for beating the Bot, which leaves me with 0 points. Even doubling 0 for 2XP Friday just equals zero. However, the Bot gets -2 for guessing in six and -1 for losing to me. That's -3 x 2 for 2XP Friday, or -6 total. Even getting o today, I take the lead for the first time since the very beginning of July. Our totals narrow to:
Erik: 8 points
Wordle Bot: 6 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 "gofer" comes from the phrase "go for" as in someone who "goes for" things on behalf of others. It originated in American English in the 1950s, especially in office or film settings, to describe a junior employee or assistant sent to fetch items or run errands. The word is unrelated to the animal gopher , though the similar spelling often causes confusion.
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