Today’s Wordle #1611 Hints And Answer For Sunday, November 16

Sunday is here and with it another Wordle for us to solve. I always talk about how it’s “Lazy Sunday” but then refuse to put my money where my mouth is and just crack away at a million things. I doubt today will be any different. Sunday is also Game Night for my group of nerd friends. I’ve been the DM of a months-long D&D campaign with a party of six, so it’s quite the trick getting everyone together. I’ve also started running a Wednesday-night Dragonbane campaign, because no matter how much I complain about being busy, you can always find more time for games. Speaking of which, let’s take a crack at this game and solve today’s Wordle!

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Today’s Bonus Wordle

Here is today’s bonus custom Wordle.

• This custom Wordle is 6 letters long.
• The clue: Riddle me this.

How To Solve Today’s Wordle

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: STARE (249 words remaining)
• The Hint: Hold onto and use, as in a sword or authority.
• The Clue: This Wordle has two vowels in a row.

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.

STARE was unlucky today, leaving me with 249 words remaining and one yellow “E.” I tried to make lemonade with LEMON but it only cut that down to 27, though I got a yellow “L” in the bargain. YIELD yielded results, at least, lining up four green boxes and giving me just two words to choose from: FIELD and WIELD. Alas, I chose poorly and got this in 5.

Competitive Wordle Score

I get -1 for losing to the Bot and -1 for guessing in five. The Bot gets 0 for guessing in four and 1 for beating me. Our November totals inch closer:

Erik: 10 points

Wordle Bot: 4 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 Definition & Etymology

Wield comes from Old English wealdan, meaning “to govern, control, or rule.” This in turn comes from Proto-Germanic *waldaną, “to command or have power over,” which is also related to words like waltzen (German, “to roll/turn”) and wield’s semantic cousin rule through the general idea of exerting control.

So the core sense has always been about holding power or control, whether over a weapon, tool, or authority.

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