Today’s Wordle #865 Hints, Clues And Answer For Wednesday, November 1st

Well it’s November and I’m not sure how to deal with that fact. Where on earth did October go?

It’s Wordle Wednesday also, which means we have a riddle to solve.

The Riddle: Turn me on my side and I am everything. Cut me in half and I am nothing. What am I?

Let me know if you solve this one by shooting me a message on Twitter or Facebook.

Let’s do this Wordle!

How To Solve Today’s Word

The Hint: Racket.

The Clue: This word has more consonants than vowels.

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See yesterday’s Wordle #864 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.

Another lucky day for yours truly. My opening guess was pretty good, with prime leaving me with just 41 words and two green boxes. Of course, I had no idea at the time that only 41 were left, but I did know there were a bunch of words with the ‘I’ and ‘E’ in those positions. No guess using those letters would have been successful.

Instead, I chose all new letters, hoping to just eliminate a few more common letters. I had no idea that notch would give me two more green boxes and slash the remaining guesses to just one: Noise for the win!

Make some noise, people!

Today’s Score

I get 1 point for guessing in three and 1 for beating the Bot who took four tries today. Huzzah!

Today’s Wordle Etymology

The word “noise” has its origins in the Latin language and has traveled through various languages before reaching its current form in English.

1. Latin Origin: The word “noise” is derived from the Latin word “nausea,” which means “disgust” or “sea sickness.” This is an interesting origin, given that “nausea” in modern English refers to the feeling of wanting to vomit.
2. Old French: The word evolved in Old French to “noise,” which meant “uproar” or “noise.” This is closer to the current English meaning.
3. Middle English: From Old French, the term was adopted into Middle English as “noise,” which had meanings like “loud outcry, clamor, talk,” as well as “unwanted sound.”

Over time, the meaning of the word shifted from the sense of “disgust” in Latin to its current primary definition in English, which is “a sound, especially one that is loud or unpleasant or that causes disturbance.”

This evolution of meaning is a testament to how words can undergo significant semantic shifts as they migrate through languages and cultures.

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.