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ForbesToday’s ‘Wordle’ #1476 Hints, Clues And Answer For Friday, July 4thBy Erik Kain

I hope everyone had a lovely 4th of July holiday. As I write this post for Saturday, I am also in the middle of frantically preparing for our 4th of July barbecue, so I’m going to make it short and sweet. Huzzah!

How To Solve Today’s Wordle

The Hint: Useful for hay, I guess.

The Clue: This Wordle begins and ends with consonants.

Okay, spoilers below! The answer is coming!

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The Answer:

Wordle Analysis

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

CRIME didn’t pay, which I should have known. 225 words remained, though I did have two yellow boxes. I tried mostly new letters with STEAK and got one new yellow box in the process. BEARD was lucky, giving me the green ‘B’ I needed, and at this point I honestly only could come up with one word, though Wordle Bot later told me there were two. Thankfully, BALER was the Wordle! (Not to be confused with BALLER). Huzzah again!

Competitive Wordle Score

We tied, so the Wordle Bot and I get no points for that and no points for guessing in four. Our July totals remain:

Erik: -2 points

Wordle Bot: 4 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 “baler” comes from the verb “bale,” meaning to make something into bales (bundles). “Bale” traces back to Middle English bale and Old French bale, from Old High German bala meaning “bundle.” The suffix “-er” denotes an agent—so a baler is someone or something (like a machine) that makes bales.

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