How to solve today’s Wordle.
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It’s 2XP Friday, a day when Competitive Wordle champions are made — or broken. Of course, sometimes you get to 2XP Friday, hoping for a victory over your opponent, and instead you get a tie. Nobody gets to double anything then. Let’s see how we do today, shall we?
Looking for Thursday’s Wordle? Check out our guide right here.
How To Play Wordle
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:
- Green: The letter is in the word and in the correct spot.
- Yellow: The letter is in the word, but in the wrong spot.
- Gray: The letter is not in the word at all.
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.
Today’s Wordle Hints And Answer
Wordle Bot’s Starting Word: SLATE
My Starting Word Today: CRONE (238 words remaining)
The Hint: Useful for lifting things.
The Clue: This Wordle has a double letter.
Okay, spoilers below! The answer is coming!
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The Answer:
Today’s Wordle
Screenshot: Erik Kain
Wordle Analysis
Every day I check Wordle Bot to help analyze my guessing game. You can check your Wordle score with Wordle Bot right here.
CRONE wasn’t a very good opener today, leaving me with 238 remaining solutions and two yellow boxes. I suppose it could be worse. I probably should have guessed all new letters, but sometimes hope outweighs judgment. Guessing in two is always awesome. ALERT only slashed that number down to 18, however. Not great. PERIL left me with just two: LEMUR or LEVER. I was 99.99999% sure we’d had LEMUR before, so I went with LEVER and that was the Wordle! Bangarang!
Wordle Bot #1574
Screenshot: Erik Kain
We tied with four today, so neither the Wordle Bot or myself get any points. We do not get to double 0 for 2XP Friday (well, we can, but it’s still 0!) and our October totals remain:
Erik: 8 points
Wordle Bot: 6 point
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 lever comes from Middle English levour, from Old French levier, derived from the Latin levāre, meaning “to raise” or “lift,” which itself comes from levis, meaning “light” (in weight). So etymologically, lever means “a device for lifting.”
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Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2025/10/09/todays-wordle-1574-hints-and-answer-for-friday-october-10/
