Today’s Wordle #1861 Hints And Answer For Friday, July 24

How to solve today's Wordle.

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Looking for help with today’s Wordle? Look no further. An abundance of hints, clues and other helpful items await, not to mention a bonus Custom Wordle and plenty more.

TGIF, Wordlers! The weekend is approaching! It’s also 2XP Friday for those of you who play Competitive Wordle (see rules below) so double your points, good or bad, and let’s solve today’s Wordle!

Looking for Thursday's Wordle? Check out our guide right here.

Today’s Bonus Custom 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 is 7 letters long.

The hint: Sky sound.

The clue: This Wordle begins with two consonants.

Yesterday’s Custom Wordle Answer: GALAXY

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: CHASE (404 words left)
• The Hint: Like dough for repairs.
• 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.

CHASE was a terrible starting word. 404 words left — that’s like getting a 404 Error when you open a broken webpage! Bad juju! Thankfully, TROUT slashed that down to 3 and gave me crucial information: With two yellow “T’s” I knew there was a double T in the Wordle. I came up with NUTTY and PUTTY and just went with my gut. Huzzah!

Competitive Wordle Score

The Bot and I tie yet again, getting 1 point each for guessing in three and 0 for tying. Double that for 2 points each and there’s still a very wide gap, with the stupid, evil, toxic Bot in the lead:

Erik: 11 points

Wordle Bot: 19 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

“Putty” comes from French potée (“paste” or “potful”), ultimately from Latin potus (“drinking vessel” or “pot”). It entered English in the 16th century to refer to the soft paste used for glazing windows and sealing joints.

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