Today’s Wordle #852 Hints, Clues And Answer For Thursday, October 19th

Yesterday was Wordle Wednesday, which means I gave you all a riddle to solve before we dove into the Wordle hints, clues and solution.

Every Thor’s Day I provide an answer to the previous day’s riddle. Here’s what that riddle was:

Riddle Me This, Batman:

An old man dies, leaving behind two sons. In his will, he orders his sons to race with their horses. Whoever owns the slower horse will receive the inheritance.

The two sons race, but since they’re both holding their horses back, the race is a draw—over and over again. So they go to a wise man and ask him what they should do. The wiseman tells them and the brothers race again—this time at full speed.

What did the wise man tell the two brothers?

The Answer:

The wise man told the two brothers to switch horses. After all, the owner of the slowest horse will receive the inheritance. Winning the race on the other brothers’ horse means also receiving the inheritance.

Side-note: Kind of a crappy move on the dad’s part . . . .

Okay, Wordle time!

How To Solve Today’s Word

The Hint: When someone or something falls from a great height, they do this, and also sound like this.

The Clue: This word begins with a consonant.

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See yesterday’s Wordle #851 right here.

Wordle Bot Analysis

After each Wordle I solve I head over to the Wordle Bot homepage to see how my guessing game was.

I did alright today, if I do say so myself. I say it with pride, my opening salvo. That only got me a ‘P’ but it eliminated a bunch of very common letters. I went for all new letters on my second guess, boats, and with three yellow boxes added to my first, managed to slash the 71 possible solutions remaining down to just 1: splat! Huzzah!

Today’s Score

I am sad to report a draw! I get 1 point for guessing in three, but Wordle Bot—that slimy bastard—got it in two! That’s -1 point for a total of zero. No hero. Zero.

Today’s Wordle Etymology

The word “splat” is believed to be of onomatopoeic origin, which means it imitates the sound or action it represents. In the case of “splat,” it imitates the sound of a wet or messy impact, such as a liquid or soft substance hitting a surface with force and making a splattering or splashing sound.

The word has been used to describe the sound or action of something striking or spreading on a surface, often with a messy or abrupt quality. While the exact etymology of onomatopoeic words like “splat” can be challenging to trace precisely, they often arise from the imitation of natural sounds and actions in language.

Play Competitive Wordle Against Me!

I’ve been playing a cutthroat game of PvP Wordle against my nemesis Wordle But. Now you should play against me! I can be your nemesis! (And your helpful Wordle guide, of course). You can also play against the Bot if you have a New York Times subscription.

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 me
• 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 me

You can either keep a running tally of your score if that’s your jam or just play day-to-day if you prefer.