Today’s Bonus Custom Wordle

Now that we can create our own custom Wordles, I’m 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.

Today’s Bonus Custom Wordle is 7 letters long.

The hint: Sports

The clue: This Wordle ends with two consonants.

Yesterday’s Custom Wordle Answer: CRICKET

How 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.

Today’s Wordle Hints And Answer

• Wordle Bot’s Starting Word: SLATE
• My Starting Word Today: TRADE (44 words left)
• The Hint: To surprise in a good way.
• The Clue: This Wordle has a double letter.

Okay, spoilers below! The answer is coming!

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The Answer:

Wordle Bot Analysis

Every day I check Wordle Bot to help analyze my guessing game. You can check your Wordle score with Wordle Bot right here.

TRADE was in some ways quite a good opener, leaving me with just 44 words. On the other hand, being stuck with an A in the third spot and an E in the fifth spot is not exactly an enviable position. I tried all new letters with SPOIL but still had 8 words after that, and no new letters. KNAVE slashed that down to two, and I got very lucky with my coin-toss. AMAZE for the win. Amazing!

Competitive Wordle Score

The Bot and I tied, so our June totals remain:

Erik: 8 points

Wordle Bot: 9 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

“Amaze” comes from Middle English amasen, meaning “to bewilder, confound, or put into a maze.” It is built from the prefix a- (“into”) and maze. Originally, to amaze someone was to leave them confused or lost, as if wandering in a maze; the modern sense of astonishment developed later.

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