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ForbesToday’s ‘Wordle’ #1428 Hints, Clues And Answer For Saturday, May 17thBy Erik Kain

It’s a lovely Sunday . . . in Scotland! I’ve gone on holiday, though that doesn’t mean I won’t be working. Wordle isn’t going anywhere and neither am I. Well, I mean I’ve gone to Scotland but I’m still doing my daily Wordle and posting these guides. I’m nothing if not committed. But I do have exploring to do and lots of it, so let’s bust this one out, shall we?

How To Solve Today’s Wordle

The Hint: Very, very angry and upset.

The Clue: This Wordle has a double letter.

Okay, spoilers below!

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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.

I began with PIOUS today, though I’m not sure where that word came from—sometimes they just pop into my head. This wasn’t a great opener, leaving me with 203 remaining words and just one lonely green ‘I’. I tried all new letters on my second guess and TRADE slashed the remaining solutions down to just 8. DIMLY was my attempt to rule out a ‘Y’ and it ended up ruling out every remaining word but one: LIVID for the win!

Competitive Wordle Score

The Bot is livid, alright. It gets -1 point for guessing in five and -1 for losing to me, wiping out its gains from yesterday. I get 0 points for guessing in four, and 1 point for beating the Bot, wiping out my losses. This returns our May totals to:

Erik: 13 points

Wordle Bot: 11 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 “livid” comes from Latin lividus, meaning “bluish” or “lead-colored,” from livere, “to be bluish.” It originally referred to the color of bruises or contusions. In English, it came to mean “discolored by bruising” (early 17th century), and later figuratively “furiously angry,” as if one’s face were darkened or flushed with rage. Kind of like the Wordle Bot right now.

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