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ForbesToday’s ‘Wordle’ #1325 Hints, Clues And Answer For Monday, February 3rdBy Erik KainTuesday is a day our ancestors named for the god Týr, the Norse god of war. I suspect that despite his name being memorialized as one of our seven days of the week, most people know very little about this deity. I figured, why not give him his due today, before we get to the Wordle. Here are five interesting facts about Týr:

1. The One-Handed God – Týr is famously known for sacrificing his right hand to the monstrous wolf Fenrir. The gods bound Fenrir with a magical chain called Gleipnir, but the wolf only agreed to be tied if a god placed their hand in his mouth as a sign of good faith. When Fenrir realized he was tricked, he bit off Týr’s hand.

(I wrote a poem called “Fenrir” if you’d care to read it).

2. God of Law and Justice – While he is a war god, Týr is also the god of law, honor, and oaths. He represents the concept of fair combat and righteous warfare, unlike Odin, who often uses trickery and deceit to achieve victory.

3. Older Than Odin? – Some scholars believe that Týr was originally a supreme sky god in early Germanic and Indo-European religions, possibly even more powerful than Odin. His name is related to the Proto-Indo-European word Dyeus, meaning “god” or “sky father,” linking him to deities like Zeus and Jupiter. In some ways it certainly makes sense for a god of war, justice and oaths to sit on a higher pedestal than the likes of Odin, though a trickster god finds a way to outsmart the mighty.

4. Tiw’s Day (Tuesday) is Named After Him – As I noted at the top of this post, Tuesday is Týr’s namesame. The English word Tuesday comes from “Tiw’s day,” which is derived from Tiw, the Old English name for Týr. Many Germanic languages have similar names for the day, such as Tirsdag in Danish and Norwegian.

5. His Fate in Ragnarok – During Ragnarok, the end of the world in Norse mythology, Týr fights the giant watchdog Garm, the guardian of Hel (the underworld). The battle is fierce, and they end up killing each other, similar to how Thor and Jörmungandr (the World Serpent) die together.

Okay, mythology lesson over. Let’s solve this Wordle!

How To Solve Today’s Wordle

The Hint: Important for certain actions such as eating.

The Clue: This Wordle has two double letters in it.

Okay, spoilers below!

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The Answer:

Today’s Wordle

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Wordle Analysis

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

I felt pretty good about my guessing game today. This was just a tricky word. Whenever a Wordle has a double letter (let alone two pairs) it’s harder. It’s easier to guess a new letter than to guess something you’ve already gotten twice. My opening guess, SPOIL, wasn’t terrible. 101 words remained, slashed to 15 by CRANE and finally down to just one by BOOTH. I wasn’t too long in the TOOTH by the time I finished.

Competitive Wordle Score

Today’s Wordle

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It’s interesting how similar my guesses and the Wordle Bot’s guesses were today. We both used CRANE, though he used it for his first guess and I used it for my second. Our third and fourth guesses were identical. I guess it all just means I get zero points today. Zero for guessing in four and zero for the tie. C’est la vie!

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

The word tooth originates from the Old English tōþ, which comes from the Proto-Germanic tanþs (also seen in Old High German zand, Old Norse tǫnn). This, in turn, traces back to the Proto-Indo-European root dent- or dont-, meaning “tooth,” which is also the source of Latin dens, dentis (as in “dental”) and Greek odous, odontos (as in “orthodontist”).

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