Today’s word number 1278 with tips, hints and answers for Wednesday, December 18th

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ForbesToday’s word number 1277 with tips, hints and answers for Tuesday, December 17thFrom Erik Cain

It’s Wordle Wednesday and I’ve put together a special holiday puzzle for you to solve before we get to Wordle. Hold on to your Santa hats because this one is awesome.

Santa’s Chimney Challenge: Christmas Legends Edition

Santa Claus has to deliver presents five Christmas houseseach of which belongs to a legendary holiday figure. Every house has one different sized chimneysand each gift is a specific size that only fits certain chimneys.

The houses:

1. Frosty’s snow fortress
2. The Grinch Cave
3. Rudolph’s retreat
4. Scrooge’s Villa
5. Krampus Castle

The chimney sizes (one per house):

• Gigantic
• Large
• medium
• Small
• Tiny

The gift sizes:

• Very large
• Large
• medium
• Small
• Tiny

Hints for solving the puzzle:

1. The Very large Gift doesn’t fit in the medium or smaller chimneys.
2. The Grinch’s chimney Is bigger as Frostys But smaller as Scrooge.
3. The Small Gift fits perfectly Frostys Chimney.
4. The Tiny Gift can only fit inside Krampus Chimney.
5. Rudolph’s chimney Is Medium size.
6. The Large Gift doesn’t fit Krampus Chimney.
7. Scrooge has that largest chimney.

Lens: Determine which size chimney belongs to each character and match the correct gift to the corresponding house.

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Okay, Wordle time!

How to solve today’s word

The note: Big and unwieldy.

The note: This word begins with a consonant.

OK, Spoilers below!

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The answer:

Word analysis

Every day I look at Wordle Bot to analyze my guessing game. You can check your Wordles with Wordle Bot right here.

SPARE got off to a bit of a rocky start today, with 287 possible solutions remaining. INLET reduced the number to just 6, and Wordle Bot told me that it had chosen exactly that word. On my third guess, I got lucky, chose HEFTY (again, exactly what Wordle Bot said Bot would have chosen) and secured the win!

Competitive Wordle Score

I get 1 point for guessing three tries and since the bot took four tries, I get another point for winning. 2 points for me! Huzzah!

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 strong comes from the Scottish word “booklet” from the 16th centuryMeaning Weight or Heaviness. “Heft” itself comes from the Old English word hæftmeaning “something held” or “a handle,” which is related to liftwhich means to lift or lift something heavy. Over time, strong developed in the 19th century to describe something that is large, heavy, or of considerable size or strength.

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