Today's “Wordle” No. 1200 with tips, hints and answers for Tuesday, October 1st

How to solve today's word

The note: Helps you connect.

The note: This wordle has a double letter.

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.

I chose LEAFY as my opening tip because I wanted something thematic and tied to the season for this first day of October. It was. . . not good. 536 words remained! Ouch! CRONE reduced that number to 31, and ETHOS only reduced it to 16. With only two yellow boxes left – even though I had almost used up all the space for each letter – I made a very lucky guess. At this point I could only think of MODEM and VIDEO, although there were of course other options, and I chose MODEM. Somehow it was the Wordle!

Competitive Wordle Score

Another total wash. 0 for guessing four and 0 for matching the bot. Well yes! Better than losing!

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 “Modem” is a mixture of the words “Modulator” And “Demodulator”. A modem is a device that modulates digital signals into analog signals for transmission over telephone lines and then demodulates them back into digital signals that a computer can process. This technology was crucial to the early Internet and data transmission systems over telephone lines.

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