Today’s Wordle #1636 Hints & Answer For Thursday, December 11

How to solve today’s Wordle.

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Yesterday was Wordle Wednesday and I gave you fine Wordlers this extra riddle to keep things interesting (as I do every Wednesday) and today I’ll reveal the answer. This was the riddle:

If you have three, you have three. If you have two, you have two. But if you have one, you have none.

The answer: A choice.

Speaking of choices, I say we choose to solve today’s Wordle next.

Looking for Wednesday’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.
• This custom Wordle is 6 letters long.
• The hint: A good deal of every 24 hours is spent this way.
• The clue: This Wordle begins with a vowel.

Yesterday’s bonus Wordle answer was: HUNGRY

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 (32 words remaining)
• The Hint: We all do this when solving Wordles.
• The Clue: This Wordle has 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 was a very good opening guess, giving me two yellow boxes and leaving me with just 32 words remaining. CHOIR was a bit of an unfortunate second guess, only slashing that number to 8, but PESKY cut away 7 of those pesky words and left me with just one option: GUESS for the win! Who would have guessed?

Competitive Wordle Score

Once again, the Wordle Bot and I leave with a tie. That’s a tie for the daily Wordle (and 0 points each since it took us both 4 guesses) and a tie for December, where our totals remain:

Erik: 8 points

Wordle Bot: 8 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 guess comes from Old English gēs(s)ian, meaning “to form an opinion” or “to estimate.” Its deeper origin is uncertain, but it likely comes from a Proto-Germanic root related to judging or testing, rather than knowing for sure—fitting its modern meaning of making an uncertain judgment.

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