Today’s word 1311, tips, clues and answers for Monday January 20

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ForbesToday’s word 1310, tips, clues and answers for Sunday January 19By Eric Kain

It’s Monday but not just any Monday. Today is both Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the inauguration of Donald Trump. If that doesn’t interest you, you might want to check out my list of MLK movie ideas to fill your day off. And of course, Wordle doesn’t wait for anyone! Let’s solve today’s problem. . . .

How to solve today’s word

The clue: A dangerous game.

The clue: This Wordle contains a 10 point Scrabble letter.

All right, spoilers below!

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The answer:

Word analysis

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

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Call a SPADE a SPADE and all that. It seemed like a good opening and I don’t remember using it before. Today, I was very lucky, I only had 9 solutions left. One of them – and an unlikely one at that – was SQUID, although I was leaning heavily towards SOLID. Then I thought: Squid Game! I still need to watch season 2 of Netflix’s hugely popular TV series. Wouldn’t it be more fun if the answer was SQUID? And throwing logic and reason out the window, I went for it. Lucky for me, it was the Wordle!

Competitive Wordle Score

I get 2 points for guessing twice today and 1 point for beating the Bot, who has no cultural reference to fall back on. He guessed four. Huzzah!

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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 worth -1 points; guessing in 6 equals -2 points and missing the Wordle equals -3 points.
• If you beat your opponent, you get 1 point. If you are tied, 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 score or just play for a new score every day.
• Fridays are 2XP, which means you double your points, positive or negative.
• You can keep a checking account or just play day by day. Appreciate!

The etymology of today’s words

The word “squid” Probably originated as seafaring slang in the 17th century, perhaps a New England dialect. This may be related to the word “jet”referring to the creature’s ability to eject ink. The exact origin remains uncertain.

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