Today’s Wordle #1679 Hints And Answer For Friday, January 23

How to solve today’s Wordle.

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It’s 2XP Friday so if you’re a Competitive Wordler, be sure to double your points, good or bad, when you calculate your score today. The weekend is upon us! Let’s solve this thing!

Looking for Thursday’s Wordle? Check out our guide right here.

Today’s Bonus 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 6 letters long.

The hint: Filled with bad intent.

The clue: This Wordle has an equal number of consonants and vowels.

Yesterday’s Custom Wordle Answer: FLINCH

How To Solve Today’s Wordle

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: STALE (202 words remaining)
• The Hint: A lord or aristocrat.
• The Clue: This Wordle begins and ends with consonants.

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.

STALE — my opening word when I want to ape Wordle Bot’s SLATE without actually using it — was a dud today. With 202 words left, I chose CHOIR next, but this still left me with 12 options. I came up with a couple, but went with BARON because I like the word (and it always makes me think of the Red Baron from The Witcher 3) and it seemed like a good enough choice. Turns out, I was right!

Competitive Wordle Score

The Bot and I tied for three, giving us each 1 point x2 for 2XP Friday. Our January totals inch up:

Erik: 15 points

Wordle Bot: 10 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

Baron comes from Old French baron, meaning “man, warrior, noble,” from Late Latin barō meaning “mercenary soldier” or “strong man.” Over time in medieval Europe it narrowed into a specific aristocratic title.

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