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Gaming Today’s Wordle #1866 Hints And Answer For Wednesday, July 29 By Erik Kain ,
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Looking for help with today’s Wordle? Look no further. An abundance of hints, clues and other helpful items await, not to mention a bonus Custom Wordle and plenty more.
I’ve been a very tired person lately, though that’s only half the story. I’ve been tired following really major bursts of energy. I go, go, go and then crash. Rinse repeat. I’m thinking I could actually use a nap right about now, so let’s solve this Wordle and catch some shut-eye! Of course, first I reckon we have a riddle to solve. Here’s today’s:
One day a cowboy rides into a town he has never been there before. He rides up to the saloon ties up his horse and heads inside. He goes to the bartender and asks for a glass of water the bartender says nothing and grabs his rifle from under the table and fires a single shot into the roof. The cowboy thanks the bartender and rides off into the sunset. Why does the bartender do this and why does the cowboy thank him?
I’ll post the answer tomorrow. Now it’s Wordle time!
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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. Click the link below to play the Wordle I hand-crafted for you.
Today’s Bonus Custom Wordle is 5 letters long.
The hint : Directly related to the answer of today’s official Wordle.
The clue: This Wordle has two vowels in a row.
Yesterday’s Custom Wordle Answer: CYCLOPS
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 gives feedback to help you get closer to the answer:
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 rules for Competitive Wordle toward the end of this post.
Okay, spoilers below! The answer is coming!
Every day I check Wordle Bot to help analyze my guessing game. You can check your Wordle score with Wordle Bot right here .
Not a bad day of guessing, though TRIBE got me off to a rough start, with 168 remaining. Luckily, SALVO slashed that down to just three, and since I’m always pining for Half-Life 3, I though fo VALVE instantly. And that was the Wordle!
“Valve” comes from Latin valva, meaning “the leaf of a door” or “a folding door.” It entered English through French to describe a movable part that opens and closes to regulate the flow of a liquid, gas, or other substance—much like a door controlling passage.
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