Today’s Wordle #1623 Hints And Answer For Friday, November 28

How to solve today’s Wordle.

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Black Friday isn’t the only “holiday” we’re celebrating today, because it’s also 2XP Friday for competitive Wordle players! You get double the points — or lose double the points — when you play against a friend, enemy, rival, acquaintance or, of course, me. Or that dastardly Wordle Bot! Let’s put our thinking caps on and solve today’s Wordle!

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.

Here’s today’s bonus custom Wordle.

• This custom Wordle is 6 letters long.
• The clue: On the high seas.

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 (107 words remaining)
• The Hint: That baby keeps crying for some reason.
• The Clue: This Wordle contains 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.

STALE is my SLATE alternative. I figure it must be close to as good as the Wordle Bot’s favorite and today it was okay, leaving me with 107 words and one yellow box. Of course, CHOIR is one of my go-to second guesses and this is exactly why: It left me with only one word to choose from: COLIC for the win! Huzzah!

Competitive Wordle Score

I was hoping for a 2XP Friday win to push me over the edge and I got one. I get 1 point for guessing in three and 1 for beating the Bot. 2×2 = 4 points for your humble narrator. The Wordle Bot gets -1 for losing to me and 0 for guessing in four, for a total of -2. I take the lead with two days remaining in November. Bwahahahaha!

Erik: 17 points

Wordle Bot: 13 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 Definition & Etymology

Colic comes from Middle French colique and Latin colica (passio) meaning “pain in the colon.” It ultimately goes back to Greek kōlikos “pertaining to the colon,” from kōlon meaning “colon, large intestine.”

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