Today's Wordle #712 Hints, Clues And Answer For Thursday, June 1st

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It’s June! Huzzah! Summertime and sunshine. Sipping lemonade in the shade. All good things.

In my musings about the end of May and the coming month yesterday, I forgot that it was Wordle Wednesday, and thus did not include a riddle in my post. We will make up for this by doing the riddle today and I’ll post the answer Friday. My apologies for the confusion! My memory is a shambles.

This Week’s Riddle: What always ends everything?

I’ll post the answer tomorrow but feel free to let me know your solution on Twitter or Facebook.

Alright, let’s do this Wordle!

How To Solve Today’s Wordle

The Hint: Music; colorful, showy.

The Clue: This word has a double letter in it.

The Answer:

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Today's Wordle

Credit: Erik Kain Wordle Bot Analysis

After I complete a Wordle I always head over to check in with Wordle Bot to see how I scored, both in terms of each individual guess and whether or not I outsmarted the Bot.

Yikes! The first Wordle of June was no walk in the park, at least not for me. I barely made it out of this one with the correct answer.

I decided to open my guessing game today with a whole bunch of vowels. But Audio only gave me an ‘A’ in yellow, and left me with a staggering 529 remaining solutions.

From here, I had to see if there was an ‘E’ and so I guessed frame, which didn’t make matters much better. Still one yellow box. Still 73 remaining possible solutions, though of course I didn’t know that at the time.

Perhaps this has a ‘Y’ I mused, and so guessed pansy, and sure enough both the ‘A’ and ‘Y’ were there in green, but I could already see my problem. Lots and lots of different words came to mind. I had to narrow them down.

Batch did a pretty good job at this. I could think of three words at this point: gawdy, gayly and jazzy. I had two guesses left, so I knew I had to guess one of the ‘G’ words if only to rule them both out. Gawky seemed more likely, so I chose that one. It was wrong but at last I knew the answer: jazzy for the win, and just by the skin of my teeth!

Today’s Score: Wordle Bot almost did as poorly as me today, getting the answer in five guesses. That means I lost to the Bot for -1 points and get another -2 for guessing in six for a grand total of -3 today. Not so good, but at least I didn’t lose entirely!

Today’s Wordle Etymology

The word "jazzy" is derived from the term "jazz," which is a musical genre that originated in the early 20th century in African-American communities in the United States. The exact origin of the word "jazz" is somewhat disputed, but it is believed to have emerged around the 1910s in New Orleans.

There are several theories regarding the etymology of "jazz." One popular theory suggests that it may have evolved from the word "jasm," which was a slang term used in the late 19th century to mean energy, excitement, or spirit. Another theory suggests that it could have originated from the Creole word "jass" or "jas," which was used to describe a sexual connotation or to refer to a lively or energetic style of music.

As for the word "jazzy," it emerged as an adjective in the early 20th century to describe something that is characterized by the qualities of jazz music. Initially, it was primarily used to describe music that had the distinctive syncopated rhythms, improvisation, and lively spirit associated with jazz. Over time, the term "jazzy" expanded its usage to describe anything that is lively, vibrant, stylish, or modern in a similar way to the qualities of jazz music.

Today, "jazzy" is commonly used to describe not only music but also other forms of art, fashion, design, and even behavior that embody a sense of energy, rhythm, and sophistication reminiscent of jazz.

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:1 point for getting the Wordle in 3 guesses. 2 points for getting it in 2 guesses. 3 points for getting it in 1 guess. 1 point for beating Erik 0 points for getting it in 4 guesses. -1 point for getting it in 5 guesses. -2 points for getting it in 6 guesses. -3 points for losing. -1 point for losing to Erik

You can either keep a running tally of your score if that’s your jam or just play day-to-day if you prefer.

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