Today’s Wordle #664 Hints, Clues And Answer For Friday, April 14th

Hey, it’s Friday again! TGIF! The weekend is almost here, and we can finally kick back and relax and enjoy the nice weather. The snow is pretty much all gone around here, which is a nice change. The only downside is we were already having flooding issues with the monsoons this past summer. The massive amount of snowmelt from up on the mountain has translated into even more flooding this spring. Everywhere you go, there are new streams. Ditches have become rivers. Reservoirs are full that normally stand half-empty.

It’s a good thing and a bad thing all at once. The nature of consequences is often unpredictable. Or is it the consequences of nature? Whatever it is, the lack of rain and snow has caused unprecedented forest fires, which leave huge swaths of mountain without the normal foliage that catches rainwater and snowmelt. Then, when it rains or melts at this rate, that water causes flooding. It’s almost ironic that the lack of water can, in the end, cause flooding.

Ah well. Let’s do this Wordle, shall we?

How To Solve Today’s Wordle

The Hint: Alfred Hitchcock helped teach us how to catch one.

The Clue: This word has more consonants than vowels.

The Answer:

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I was quite lucky yesterday—insanely lucky, and in more ways than one. If I hadn’t just read Marathon Man, and gotten the word carat stuck in my head as one I wanted to try, I never would have guessed that. The fact that it was the second guess only makes that luck more precious, like a big fat diamond.

Today, in some ways I was luckier. My opening word, adieu, left me with just 11 remaining words to pick from. Grief slashed that number down to just two. I admit, at this point I didn’t even think of my other options, chief, and went right to thief. I suppose that’s the D&D player in me.

That’s 1 point for guessing in 3 and zero points for tying Wordle Bot. Since it’s 2XP Friday, that equals a grand total of . . . just two. Huzzah!

Today’s Wordle Etymology (Via ChatGPT)

The word “thief” comes from the Old English word “þeof,” which is believed to have Proto-Germanic origins. The Proto-Germanic word was “theubaz,” which meant “servant” or “bondman.” The word later evolved to mean “thief” in Old English, which is believed to have been influenced by the Old Norse word “thiof,” which had the same meaning.

The word “thief” has cognates in other Germanic languages, such as German “Dieb,” Dutch “dief,” and Swedish “tjuv.” The word has been in use in English since at least the 12th century, and its meaning has remained relatively consistent throughout the centuries.

Play Competitive Wordle Against Me!

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• Here are the rules:1 point for getting the Wordle in 3 guesses.
• 2 points for getting it in 2 guesses.
• 3 points for getting it in 1 guess.
• 1 point for beating Erik
• 0 points for getting it in 4 guesses.
• -1 point for getting it in 5 guesses.
• -2 points for getting it in 6 guesses.
• -3 points for losing.
• -1 point for losing to Erik

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