Today's “Wordle” No. 1204 with tips, hints and answers for Saturday, October 5th

How to solve today's word

The note: A common profession for fantasy dwarves.

The note: This word begins and ends with a consonant.

OK, Spoilers below!

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The answer:

Word analysis

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Damn, I started so well – SPINE only left me with 34 words and three yellow boxes, and LINER lined them up and almost knocked them all over. But even though there were only three words left and I had four green boxes, my choices at this point were just one too many to make an educated guess on #3. DINER/MINER and FINER were the only words that came to mind. If I had guessed wrong, I would still have two left. So I chose a word that eliminated two of the letters – FLAME – and solidified my win on pick #4 with MINER.

Competitive Wordle Score

Total laundry today. 0 points for guessing in four rounds, and since the Wordle Bot also guessed in four rounds, I get 0 points for the tie. Well yes!

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 Miner comes from the Middle English word Minorwhich in turn is derived from the Old French term Miner. This word is related to Miner (to me), which comes from Vulgar Latin Minar (leading or driving animals), a term used in medieval Latin for digging or extracting minerals. The root goes back to the Latin word Minawhich means “mine” or “ore”. This refers to a person who works in a mine and extracts minerals or other valuable materials.

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