Black Friday isn’t the only “holiday” we’re celebrating today, because it’s also 2XP Friday for competitive Wordle players! You get double the points—or lose double the points—when you play against a friend, enemy, rival, acquaintance, or, of course, me. Or that dastardly Wordle Bot!
Let’s put our thinking caps on and solve today’s Wordle!
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### Looking for Thursday’s Wordle?
Check out our guide right [here](#).
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### Today’s Bonus 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!
Here’s today’s bonus custom Wordle:
– Length: 6 letters
– Clue: On the high seas.
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## How To Solve Today’s Wordle
### How To Play Wordle
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 provides 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 the rules for Competitive Wordle toward the end of this post.
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## Today’s Wordle Hints and Answer
– **Wordle Bot’s Starting Word:** SLATE
– **My Starting Word Today:** STALE (107 words remaining)
– **The Hint:** That baby keeps crying for some reason.
– **The Clue:** This Wordle contains a double letter.
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### Spoiler Alert: The answer is coming!
**The Answer:** COLIC
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### Wordle Bot Analysis
Every day, I check Wordle Bot to help analyze my guessing game. You can check your Wordle score with Wordle Bot right [here](#).
STALE is my alternative to SLATE. I figure it must be close to as good as the Wordle Bot’s favorite, and today it was okay—leaving me with 107 words and one yellow box. Of course, CHOIR is one of my go-to second guesses, and this is exactly why: it left me with only one word to choose from: **COLIC** for the win! Huzzah!
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### Competitive Wordle Score
I was hoping for a 2XP Friday win to push me over the edge—and I got one!
– I get 1 point for guessing in three tries, and 1 for beating the Bot.
– 2×2 = 4 points for your humble narrator.
– The Wordle Bot gets -1 for losing to me, and 0 for guessing in four, for a total of -2.
I take the lead with two days remaining in November. Bwahahahaha!
**Current Scores:**
Erik: 17 points
Wordle Bot: 13 points
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## How To Play Competitive Wordle
– Guessing in 1 try is worth 3 points
– Guessing in 2 tries is worth 2 points
– Guessing in 3 tries is worth 1 point
– Guessing in 4 tries is worth 0 points
– Guessing in 5 tries is -1 point
– Guessing in 6 tries is -2 points
– Missing the Wordle is -3 points
If you beat your opponent, you get 1 point. If you tie, you get 0 points. If you lose, you get -1 point.
Add it up to get your score. You can 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!
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## Today’s Wordle Definition & Etymology
**Colic** comes from Middle French *colique* and Latin *colica (passio)* meaning “pain in the colon.” It ultimately goes back to Greek *kōlikos* meaning “pertaining to the colon,” from *kōlon* meaning “colon, large intestine.”
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