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There’s a “heat dome” over British Columbia, where I’m currently on holiday with my kids, and I’m ready for it to dissipate. I’m ready for rain and gloom and chilly days that you can counteract with a sweater and a hot coffee. I’m not complaining — it’s lovely weather for fun in the water — but I’m not great with heat and I’m feeling rather run down. Oh well! Rain is in the forecast. So is today’s Wordle. Shall we?

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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: Sometimes caused by cats or dogs, sometimes seasons, sometimes stings.

The clue: This Wordle has a double letter.

Yesterday’s Custom Wordle Answer: ISLAND

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: TRADE (146 words left)
  • The Hint : Stronger together.
  • The Clue: This Wordle begins with a vowel.

Okay, spoilers below! The answer is coming!

Every day I check Wordle Bot to help analyze my guessing game. You can check your Wordle score with Wordle Bot right here .

TRADE wasn’t a great opening guess, leaving me with only one yellow box and 146 remaining words. HOIST slashed that down to just three, and then I guessed with real skill: UNITY for the win!

Either I’m on a roll or the Wordle Bot has really hit a snag or both. Either way, I once again beat the Bot with 3, which adds up to 2 points, and the Bot guessed in four, so 0 points for that and -1 for losing to me. Our June divide expands even further:

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!

“Unity” comes from Latin unitas , meaning “oneness” or “state of being one,” from unus (“one”). It entered English through Old French and has long referred to harmony, cohesion, or the condition of being joined into a whole.

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