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ForbesToday’s word number 1257 with tips, hints and answers for Wednesday, November 27thFrom Erik Cain

Happy Turkey Day! Thanksgiving is finally here and I hope you all do something fun, whether you celebrate with friends or family or use the day to relax and enjoy your favorite hobby.

Yesterday was Wordle Wednesday and as always I gave you great Wordle lovers a puzzle to solve. Today I will give you the answer. Here was the puzzle:

I’m heavy forward, but backwards I’m not.

What am I?

The answer: a Tonne. A ton is very heavy forwards – backwards it is “not”.

Alright, Wordle time!

How to solve today’s word

The note: Useful for locking a wheel.

The note: This word contains far more consonants than vowels.

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.

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 “Wedge” probably comes from Old French Choquer (“to strike”) and Old Norse kaka (“wedge”). It came into Middle English and referred to a block or wedge used to stop movement, particularly of wheels. The feeling of securing or stopping developed from these roots.

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