Today’s Wordle #856 Hints, Clues And Answer For Monday, October 23rd

Two thoughts today before we get to the Wordle hints, clues and solution.

First, when you write a post with the date in it every day you start to notice things. For instance, for many days in a row the date with have ‘th’ at the end. From the 4th all the way through the 20th you finish the date up with a ‘th’ and then suddenly you have to change the suffix every day. The 21st to the 22nd to the 23rd to the 24th.

At the beginning of a month it’s similar. The 30th to the 31st to the 1st to the 2nd to the 3rd to the 4th—lots of changes, then a long stretch of the same. Useless observation, I know, but it is interesting how language works and how these suffixes work in particular and have evolved over time.

There are linguistic answers: First comes from foremost and second from secundus and so when the ordinal system was created these were grandfathered in, so to speak. Other curious numbers include eleven and twelve, which don’t use the teen suffix. Some of this also has to do with ancient cultures not really having numerical systems past the first five numbers or so. One, two, three, four, five, many.

My other thought today is that I can’t believe it’s already Monday again and that October is almost over! How did this month fly by so quickly, in such a blur? I don’t understand!

Anyways, Wordle time.

How To Solve Today’s Word

The Hint: Beat.

The Clue: This word starts with a consonant and ends with a vowel.

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See yesterday’s Wordle #855 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 had a pretty solid guessing game today. Flame got me two yellow boxes and left me with just 63 remaining possible solutions. I decided to try juggling the ‘M’ and ‘E’ into new spots since I couldn’t come up with many good words that used new letters entirely. Empty did the trick, giving me four boxes and leaving me with just three potential solutions, though I admit that at the time I could only think of one: tempo, which thankfully was the right answer!

Today’s Score

I get 1 point for guessing in three and another point for beating the Bot who took four guesses today. 2 points! Huzzah!

Today’s Wordle Etymology

The word “tempo” comes from the Latin word “tempus,” which means “time.” In a musical context, “tempo” refers to the speed or pace at which a piece of music is performed. The adoption of this term in music can be traced back to the Italian Renaissance, when many musical terms and notations were standardized in Italy.

Over time, Italian musical terms gained widespread acceptance in Western music, and “tempo” became one of the fundamental concepts in musical performance, indicating how fast or slow a piece should be played. The association with “time” or the “rate of speed” is evident in the etymological roots of the word.

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.