Today’s Wordle #1580 Hints And Answer — Thursday, October 16

If you’re looking for help with today’s Wordle, you’ve come to the right place. If you’re looking for the answer to yesterday’s Wordle Wednesday bonus puzzle, you’ve also come to the right place. Every Wednesday I post a riddle, brain-teaser or logic puzzle for you fine Wordlers to solve and yesterday’s was pretty tricky. I’ll repost it below and then post the answer after that.

The Steampunk Inventors: A Logic Puzzle

Once upon a time, in the kingdom of Clockholm, there were four inventors: Asha, Benedict, Clara and Diego.

Each invented an amazing new invention: A Clockwork Bird, a Solar Kettle, A Flying Ship and an Auto-Quill.

They each used one special material in their invention: Glass, Copper, Steel and Ironwood.

When they were finished, they showed their inventions off in four different cities: Pipetown, Coalvale, Stackbridge and Clockhaven.

Using the clues below, match each Inventor with their Invention, the Material used and the City they visited to show off their work.

Clues

1. The Solar Kettle used Glass.
2. The Auto-Quill was not unveiled in Clockhaven.
3. Diego used Steel.
4. Clara did not invent the Flying Ship.
5. Asha unveiled her invention in Coalvale.
6. The Clockwork Bird was made of Copper.
7. Benedict did not use Copper.
8. The invention shown in Pipetown was the Flying Ship.
9. Asha did not use Ironwood or Steel.
10. Clara’s invention wasn’t shown in Stackbridge.
11. The Auto-Quill used neither Ironwood nor Copper.
12. The Solar Kettle was not shown in Coalvale.
13. Diego did not go to Pipetown.
14. Benedict invented neither the Clockwork Bird nor the Solar Kettle.

Inventors: Asha, Benedict, Clara, Diego

Inventions: Clockwork Bird, Solar Kettle, Flying Ship, Auto-Quill

Materials: Copper, Glass, Ironwood, Steel

Cities: Pipetown, Coalvale, Stackbridge, Clockhaven

The Answer

The step-by-step solution is a little involved, so feel free to skip ahead to the answers.

Step 1

• First, we know that the Solar Kettle has to be Glass. We also know that the Auto-Quill isn’t Ironwood or Copper and since the Solar Kettle is Glass, that means the Auto-Quill is Steel.
• Diego used Steel, therefore Diego invented the Auto-Quill.
• The Auto-Quill was not in Clockhaven, therefore neither was Diego.
• We also know Diego was not in Pipetown.
• Since Asha was in Coalvale, this means that Diego had to be in Stackbridge.

Diego + Auto-Quill + Steel + Stackbridge. That’s one down.

Step 2

• We know that Pipetown is where the Flying Ship was debuted.
• Clara did not go to Pipetown, so we know she did not invent the Flying Ship (or the Auto-Quill from Step 1).
• Asha was in Coalvale so she couldn’t be in Pipetown and didn’t invent the Flying Ship or Auto-Quill.
• This only leaves Benedict to go to Pipetown and invent the Flying Ship.

Benedict + Flying Ship + Pipetown (we just need the material still)

Step 3

• We know that the Clockwork Bird was made from Copper.
• Asha did not use Ironwood or Steel and the Solar Kettle was not shown in Coalvale, so Asha can’t have made the Solar Kettle.
• This only leaves Asha with the Clockwork Bird.

Asha + Clockwork Bird + Copper + Coalvale. That’s two down.

Step 4

• With three inventions taken, this leaves only the Solar Kettle for Clara.
• Solar Kettle uses Glass.
• The only remaining city is Clockhaven.

Clara + Solar Kettle + Glass + Clockhaven. That’s three down.

The only remaining material is Ironwood. So Benedict + Flying Ship + Ironwood + Pipetown.

The Solution

• Asha — Clockwork Bird — Copper — Coalvale
• Benedict — Flying Ship — Ironwood — Pipetown
• Clara — Solar Kettle — Glass — Clockhaven
• Diego — Auto-Quill — Steel — Stackbridge

I know, that’s a lot of work for a silly puzzle, but I hope you enjoyed it! Now let’s solve this Wordle!

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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: SPIKE (567 words remaining)

The Hint: Backstabbing, malicious, argumentative.

The Clue: This Wordle has a double letter.

Okay, spoilers below! The answer is coming!

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The Answer:

Wordle Bot Analysis

Every day I check Wordle Bot to help analyze my guessing game. You can check your Wordle score with Wordle Bot right here.

SPIKE was a lousy opening guess, leaving me with all grey boxes and 567 possible solutions. ROACH slashed that down to just 9 and with two yellow boxes I was in a much better position. CANDY seemed like a good choice (and it’s almost Halloween so candy makes contextual sense) but alas, it was CATTY. The only other word I came up with was CABBY but I thought T’s were more likely than B’s and I was right. Huzzah!

Competitive Wordle Score

Once again, the Bot and I each get 0 for guessing in four and 0 for tying and our October totals remain:

Erik: 12 points

Wordle Bot: 5 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

“Catty” comes from cat, in reference to a cat’s sly, spiteful, or scratching behavior. It first appeared in the mid-19th century meaning “catlike,” but soon took on its figurative sense of “maliciously spiteful” or “backbiting,” especially in gossip or remarks, by analogy to cats’ hissing or scratching fights.

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