Today’s Wordle #938 Hints, Clues And Answer For Saturday, January 13th 2024

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[+] in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on July 20, 2023. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) It’s Saturday and sunny and freezing out and I’m feeling a bit jealous of my family right now. My parents are off exploring Mexico City with my aunt and uncle at the moment.

I’ve never been. I was going to go in March of 2020—right when they were shutting down the border due to the COVID-19 pandemic! My kids are headed to Hawaii in a couple days with their mom to bask in the tropical sun. I’ve also never been to Hawaii, though I’ve been to Fiji so I’m not too broken up about it.

But it’s so cold here, I could really use a beach! Still, there’s plenty to do. Plenty I’m procrastinating on, also. And a bunch of new shows and movies to watch this weekend as well .

I’m super excited for True Detective: Night Country starring Jodie Foster. True Detective is such a great mystery series. For now, let’s do this Wordle! How To Solve Today’s Word .

. . Today’s Wordle See yesterday’s Wordle #937 right here.

Wordle Bot Analysis After each Wordle I solve I head over to the Wordle Bot homepage to see how my guessing game was. I used Wordle Bot’s new favorite word today just for fun. It worked pretty well, though I fumbled the landing.

Trace slashed the remaining possible solutions down to just 9. I probably should have guessed all new letters at this point to reduce it further, but with two yellows and a green I felt pretty confident. Alas, while ready slashed the remaining number of options down to just two, the odds of a coin toss aren’t great.

I went with beard because, well, I have a beard! But I should have gone with heard instead. Today’s Score I get 0 points for guessing in four and -1 for losing to the Bot who got it in just three. Lame! Today’s Wordle Etymology The etymology of the word ‘heard’ traces back to its Old English origins.

It derives from the Old English word “hierdan,” which is the past tense of “hieran,” meaning “to hear. ” The Old English “hieran” comes from Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną, which in turn is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kous-. This root *kous- is thought to have meant “to hear,” and it has given rise to related words in several other Indo-European languages.

For instance, in Latin, the word “audire,” meaning “to hear,” is derived from the same root. This root is also the source of the word “auditory” in English, which pertains to the sense of hearing. Over time, the form of the word in English evolved, with “hieran” becoming “heren” in Middle English and eventually becoming “hear” in Modern English, with “heard” as its simple past tense and past participle form.

This evolution reflects the typical phonetic and grammatical changes that occur over time in a language. Play Competitive Wordle Against Me! I’ve been playing a cutthroat game of PvP Wordle against my nemesis Wordle But. Now you should play against me! I can be your nemesis! (And your helpful Wordle guide, of course).

You can also play against the Bot if you have a New York Times subscription . Here are the rules: You can either keep a running tally of your score if that’s your jam or just play day-to-day if you prefer. .