Competitive Wordle players will have the chance to double their winnings today as it's 2XP Friday. The word has a unique etymology which only recently came to light, adding an extra layer of challenge for players trying to guess the hidden five-letter word.
To help solve this puzzle, the game provides feedback after each guess in the form of colored tiles - green indicates the correct letter and position, yellow means it's in the word but not where you placed it, while gray signifies that it has no relevance. Wordle is a daily word game where players have six tries to get the answer right.
Today's bonus custom Wordle is 6 letters long and ends with a vowel. Yesterday's answer was SMUG, giving players an idea of what the next puzzle might be like.
As part of the fun challenge for Friday, the author has created a custom Wordle that you can play along with using this link.
Here are some hints to get you started:
- Starting word: SLATE
- My starting word today: CRATE (342 words remaining)
- The hint: quite large
- The clue: this puzzle ends with a vowel.
The answer is coming, but don't worry if it takes your first few guesses to crack. If you need help along the way, feel free to check out our previous Wordle guides or try some other games on Forbes.
Competitive players will also have an opportunity to double their score today as it's 2XP Friday, so keep track of how many points you're ahead by beating the Bot - for every game won, you get a point. Beating your opponent earns one point while losing results in a minus one point.
To help solve this puzzle, the game provides feedback after each guess in the form of colored tiles - green indicates the correct letter and position, yellow means it's in the word but not where you placed it, while gray signifies that it has no relevance. Wordle is a daily word game where players have six tries to get the answer right.
Today's bonus custom Wordle is 6 letters long and ends with a vowel. Yesterday's answer was SMUG, giving players an idea of what the next puzzle might be like.
As part of the fun challenge for Friday, the author has created a custom Wordle that you can play along with using this link.
Here are some hints to get you started:
- Starting word: SLATE
- My starting word today: CRATE (342 words remaining)
- The hint: quite large
- The clue: this puzzle ends with a vowel.
The answer is coming, but don't worry if it takes your first few guesses to crack. If you need help along the way, feel free to check out our previous Wordle guides or try some other games on Forbes.
Competitive players will also have an opportunity to double their score today as it's 2XP Friday, so keep track of how many points you're ahead by beating the Bot - for every game won, you get a point. Beating your opponent earns one point while losing results in a minus one point.
, I'm so down for this 2XP Friday thing! It's like they're trying to level up our Wordle skills 
. But, for real though, have you noticed how some words are just super hard to crack? Like, I was playing with a friend and we both got stuck on this one word and it was giving us so much grief 
. Can't wait to see what the answer is, but yeah, 342 words remaining... that's like, forever 
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. As someone who's always been intrigued by etymology, it's dope to see how the word's history can affect gameplay. The fact that we get hints like "quite large" and the answer ending in a vowel is giving me so many possibilities 
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. I mean, it's always fun to see how the Bot stacks up against us humans 
. But what really gets me is how these little bonus challenges can encourage us to try new words and strategies – it's like, who knows? We might just discover a winning formula 
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. Would be awesome to see some clever solutions or insights from fellow players out there 
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Anyone think the answer ends with a vowel like we've been told? 
. The hint about this puzzle being quite large is giving me LIFE, i'm gonna start with SLATE and see what happens 
. And can we talk about competitive players getting double their winnings? I mean, i know I'm a little biased since my fave brand is forbes 
but it's just so cool to have an extra chance to crush the bot and earn those points 
. Has anyone else been playing wordle like crazy all week? 
Double those winnings is just what we need to keep our competitive Wordle vibes going! 
You're right, the new word has that cool etymology thingy, but honestly, I think it's all about the challenge 
. Don't worry if it takes some tries to get it right, we're all in this together 
. Go crush that Bot and keep track of those points! 
and yeah, this puzzle ending with an vowel is giving me some hope... fingers crossed 
And what's with the whole "your opponent earns a point if they win" thing?! It's like, come on, let's just enjoy the game without making it a full-on psychological battle 
. And to make matters worse, they're releasing this custom Wordle with super vague hints and no extra tips or anything 
... like, what are we supposed to do? Just wing it?! 
Anyway, I love the hints you gave for the custom Wordle, SLATE as a starting word is genius! 
and btw slate as the starting word is like super obvious, i mean its not like i got it right away or anything lol
it's like the game devs want to see who can handle extra pressure, you feel? 
