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Today’s ‘Wordle’ #1206 Hints, Clues And Answer For Monday, October 7th

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Today is the last “first day” of October, as in this is the last first Monday. We’ve gone through every day now, beginning with Tuesday last week. Now it’s all seconds and thirds and fourths until November. But that’s a long ways off. No need to dwell on the future or the past, when the present has a Wordle for us to solve!


How To Solve Today’s Wordle

The Hint: Useful for baking.

The Clue: This Wordle has two vowels in a row.

Okay, spoilers below!

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The Answer:

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Well I wasn’t as lucky as yesterday and my hole-in-two, but I was still pretty lucky especially with my second guess. I opened with PARTY because I’m going to one, but that ended up being a rather lousy guess. In fact, I remember thinking how lousy it was and deciding to use all new letters and I almost used LOUSY until I remembered the ‘Y’ was already ruled out, so I just changed that to LOUSE—a lucky guess if ever there was one! This left me with just one possible word: FLOUR for the win! Louse is the singular form of lice and you want to make sure there are none of them in your flour (or your hair) before the party.


Competitive Wordle Score

I get 1 point for guessing in three and 0 for tying the Wordle Bot.


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!

Today’s Wordle Etymology

The word flour comes from the Old French word fleur or flour, meaning "blossom" or "flower," which referred to the "finest" part of the meal (as in ground grain) or the finest part of wheat. This is because flour is made from the fine, soft powder separated from the coarse particles of ground wheat or other grains. The word eventually came to be associated specifically with the fine powder used in baking and cooking. Its usage in English dates back to around the 13th century.


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