Today's ‘Wordle' #1490 Hints, Clues And Answer For Friday, July 18th
Looking for Thursday's Wordle hints, clues and answer? You can find them here: Forbes Today's 'Wordle' #1489 Hints, Clues And Answer For Thursday, July 17th By Erik Kain
It's 2XP Friday and we have a Wordle to solve! Competitive Wordlers, double your points, whether that means you're gaining double or losing double. The weekend is nearly upon us and it's a lovely summer day. Let's solve this Wordle!
The Hint: An unusual primate.
The Clue: This Wordle has more consonants than vowels.
Okay, spoilers below! The answer is coming!
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Today's Wordle Screenshot: Erik Kain
Every day I check Wordle Bot to help analyze my guessing game. You can check your Wordles with Wordle Bot right here .
DEALT was an okay starter today, leaving me with 123 remaining words and one yellow box. I got much luckier on my second guess. SPOIL left me with just one possible solution: LORIS for the win! I admit, I had no idea what a LORIS even was before today. They're Southeast Asian primates, usually quite tiny. Some are slow and sloth-like. One species is even venomous, its bite necrotic causing flesh to rot. Almost all species of the little creature are threatened or endangered. Competitive Wordle Score
Today's Wordle Bot Screenshot: Erik Kain
Just like yesterday, I get 1 point for guessing in three and 0 for tying the Bot. The Bot gets the same. We each double that to 2 points. July totals:
Erik: 5 points
Wordle Bot: 9 points 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 loris comes from French loris , which likely derives from Dutch loeris , meaning 'clown' or 'simpleton,' possibly referring to the animal's facial expression. The Dutch word may itself be of unknown or imitative origin. The term was first used in the 18th century for the slow-moving primates of Southeast Asia.
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