Today’s word number 1259 with tips, hints and answers for Friday, November 29th

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ForbesToday’s word number 1258 with tips, hints and answers for Thursday, November 28thFrom Erik Cain

Thanksgiving has come and gone. I hope you had a great time and just want to say that I am very grateful to you, dear Wordlers, and your continued visits to this column.

While Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays, the day after is not. However, I’ll refrain from a Black Friday rant because I realize that the good deals are exciting and entertaining for many shoppers. There’s nothing wrong with that (although I find the whole idea of ​​getting up very early to stand in line at a Walmart in the dark and cold rather hellish – at least we can do a lot of Black Friday shopping online now!)

It’s also 2XP Friday, but since it’s Black Friday I decided to make it 3XP Friday, meaning you triple your profits (or losses). How are the apples?

Let’s make this Wordle!

How to solve today’s word

The note: Hippopotamus.

The note: This wordle has a double letter.

OK, Spoilers below!

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The answer:

Word analysis

Every day I look at Wordle Bot to analyze my guessing game. You can check your Wordles with Wordle Bot right here.

So close and yet so far. I almost made it in three, but I didn’t even think about the second option. SPOUT wasn’t a great start, but after throwing CRANE into the second guess I was down to two words to choose from. I was so sure it was just the one watch that I was quite dismayed when the “L” turned gray. CHOCK for the win. I guess we can chalk that up to bad luck.

Worth knowing: The word Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is an ironically named phobia that describes the fear of long words. We have our hippos to thank for this. And a nameless and witty linguist who combined the word “sesquipedalian” (meaning “long word”) with “hippopotamus” and “monstrous” to invent perhaps the cleverest and most difficult-to-spell phobia in existence.

Competitive Wordle Score

Just like yesterday, I get 0 points for guessing in four rounds and -1 for losing to the bot that took three tries. C’est la vie.

How to Play Competitive Wordle

• Guessing 1 is worth 3 points; guessing 2 is worth 2 points; guessing 3 is worth 1 point; guessing 4 is worth 0 points; guessing in 5 is -1 points; Guessing on 6 is -2 points and missing the wordle is -3 points.
• If you beat your opponent you get 1 point. If there is a 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 simply play for a new score every day.
• Fridays are 2XP, which means you double your points – positive or negative.
• You can keep a running list or just play day by day. Enjoy!

Today’s Wordle etymology

The word “Hippopotamus” comes from the Greek word “Hippos” (ἵππος)Meaning “Horse.” It is part of the term “Hippopotamus”which translated means “Hippopotamus” in Greek (“Hippos” = horse, “potamos” = river). Over time, “hippo” became an abbreviation for the hippopotamus in English.

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