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How to solve today's Wordle. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Looking for Wednesday’s Wordle hints, clues and answer? You can find them here: Yesterday I gave out a pretty long and I think somewhat challenging brain-teaser for you fine Wordlers to solve for Wordle Wednesday. Today, I will provide the answer.
This was the puzzle: A Bridge Puzzle of Strategy, Speed...
and Stolen Gold Five daring fantasy thieves—a nimble Elf, a sneaky Goblin, a fleet-footed Satyr, a gruff Dwarf, and a hulking Troll—have just pulled off the heist of the century. They’ve broken into the King’s heavily guarded vault and escaped with five glittering treasure chests filled with royal gold, enchanted relics, and priceless jewels. Now, under cover of night, the thieves arrive at a narrow rope bridge dangling over a mist-filled chasm deep in the Whispering Mountains.
It's just past midnight, and the dense forest canopy blocks out the moonlight—making it pitch black. The bridge is their only escape. But time is running out.
The King’s elite guards are already in pursuit — and they will reach the bridge in exactly half an hour. Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Get all five chests and every member of the crew across the bridge in time, and cut the ropes before the guards arrive. The Rules of Escape: The bridge can hold only two thieves at a time .
It is completely dark, and a magical torch is required for safe passage. On every crossing to the far side, one thief must carry the torch , and the other must carry a treasure chest . Only one chest can be moved per trip .
One thief must return with the torch (no chest). Two thieves crossing together move at the pace of the slower thief . After two round trips, a thief must rest for the duration of one full round trip while another pair crosses.
The thieves each move at different speeds (times indicate crossing one way): Elf – 1 minute Goblin – 2 minutes Satyr – 3 minutes Dwarf – 5 minutes Troll – 10 minutes You must get all five thieves and all five treasure chests across the bridge before the 30-minute deadline, then cut the ropes to leave the King’s men stranded on the other side. Will the thieves escape or will the King have his justice? The Answer: Yes, but only just barely. Here’s the breakdown.
Trip #1 Elf + Troll cross (11 minutes) with Chest #1 Elf returns (1 minute) 11 minutes total — Troll and 1 chest are on the far side. Trip #2 Elf + Dwarf cross (5 minutes) with Chest #2 Elf returns (1 minute) and must now rest 6 minutes + 11 minutes = 17 minutes total — Troll, Dwarf and 2 chests are on the far side. Trip #3 Goblin + Satyr cross (3 minutes) with Chest #3 Goblin returns (2 minutes) 5 minutes + 17 minutes = 22 minutes — Troll, Dwarf and Satyr plus 3 chests are on the far side.
Trip #4 Goblin + Elf cross (2 minutes) with Chest #4 Goblin can’t make a third trip, so Elf + Satyr must return for the final chest (3 minutes) 5 minutes + 22 minutes = 27 minutes — Troll, Dwarf and Goblin, plus 4 chests are on the far side. Trip #5 Elf + Satyr make the final crossing (3 minutes) with Chest #5 3 minutes + 27 minutes = 30 minutes — Troll, Dwarf, Goblin, Elf and Satyr plus 5 chests are now on the far side. The King’s guards arrive just as the last chest is delivered and the Troll uses his axe to hack down the rope bridge.
The thieves make off with their riches, but the King puts a hefty bounty on their heads. They’ll be looking over their shoulders from here on out, and there may not be a chasm and wobbly bridge to save them next time . .
. FEATURED | Frase By Forbes TM Unscramble The Anagram To Reveal The Phrase Pinpoint By Linkedin Guess The Category Queens By Linkedin Crown Each Region Crossclimb By Linkedin Unlock A Trivia Ladder Now let’s solve this Wordle! The Hint: Cut. The Clue: This Wordle has two vowels in a row and two consonants in a row.
Okay, spoilers below! . . .
Today's Wordle Credit: Erik Kain Every day I check Wordle Bot to help analyze my guessing game. You can check your Wordles with Wordle Bot right here . My opening guess was GREAT—literally.
Only five words remained, but everything I cam up with was some version of S?EAR. So I figured out a word that eliminated as many of the possible letters as possible and guessed SWAMP. That did the trick! Only SHEAR remained.
Huzzah! Today's Wordle Bot Credit: Erik Kain At last, I have a win for April. I get 1 point for guessing in three and another for beating the Bot. The Bot gets 0 for guessing in four and -1 for losing to me, narrowing our totals to: Erik: -1 points Wordle Bot: 2 points 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! The word "shear" comes from Old English scearan (past tense of scieran), meaning "to cut, cleave, or shear." It is related to the Proto-Germanic skeran, which also means "to cut," and ultimately derives from the Proto-Indo-European root sker- meaning "to cut or split.
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