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ForbesToday’s ‘Wordle’ #1397 Hints, Clues And Answer For Wednesday, April 16thBy Erik Kain

Yesterday was Wordle Wednesday and as such, I handed out another brain-teaser for all you puzzle-solvers to vanquish. This is another in my recent spate of fantasy-themed puzzles. Here’s the puzzle, with the solution after.

Orc-Slaying Showdown

A knight, ranger, wizard, and cleric enter an orc-infested valley for a 6-hour challenge to see who can slay the most orcs.

Each hero has different strengths—and each faces their own setbacks during the fight. Use logic and math to determine who slays the most orcs and rank them from greatest to least.

⚔️ The Knight

• Slays 10 orcs per hour
• Spends 30 minutes helping a wounded squire
• At hour 2, a wandering troll appears, forcing him to hide for 15 minutes

🏹 The Ranger

• Slays 8 orcs per hour
• Every hour, he must spend 12 minutes restringing his bow and gathering arrows
• He’s skilled enough, however, to avoid the troll without losing time

🧙 The Wizard

• Slays 15 orcs per hour using powerful magic
• After 3 hours, his spells are exhausted and he must fight with a staff, slaying 3 orcs per hour
• At hour 2, the troll appears and forces him to hide for 15 minutes

✝️ The Cleric

• Slays 6 orcs per hour
• Takes a 15-minute prayer break every 2 hours, including the first 15 minutes of this contest (i.e. at hour 0, 2, and 4)
• The troll appears during one of these breaks, so he loses no additional time

Note: Each character slays orcs-per-hour and this number is impacted by the complications that arise. The Ranger, for instance, slays 8 orcs per hour, but the 12 minutes per hour he takes to restring his bow lowers that number accordingly.

Also: You cannot kill a percentage of an orc, so any totals must be rounded down. Wounding an orc does not count toward the total.

Your Task: Determine how many orcs each character slays in total. Then, rank them from most to least.

The Answer:

Knight – 52 orcs slain

Wizard – 50 orcs slain

Ranger – 38 orcs slain

Cleric – 31 orcs slain

Bonus Question: Who would have won this contest if the troll had appeared during the fourth hour rather than the second?

Alright, time to solve this Wordle!

How To Solve Today’s Wordle

The Hint: This Wordle is in past-tense, and the past participle of another word that happens to be a very famous Stephen King novel.

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.

CLIME was a rather lousy opening word today, leaving me with all grey boxes (just like the Bot, as it happens) and 492 remaining possible solutions. BARON slashed that number down to just 9, and STOOP—I was so sure it would be STOOP!—left me with just one: STOOD. The cheese stood alone.

Competitive Wordle Score

Both the Bot and I get 0 points for today’s 4-guess tie, leaving our totals at

Erik: 5 points

Wordle Bot: 12 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 “stood” is the past tense and past participle of “stand.”

It comes from Old English stōd, the past tense of standan (“to stand”), which is from Proto-Germanic stāþ, past of standan, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-, meaning “to stand, place, or be firm.”

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