Today’s “Wordle” No. 1176: Hints, tips and answers for Saturday, September 7th

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ForbesToday’s “Wordle” No. 1175: Hints, tips and answers for Friday, September 6thFrom Eric Kain

It's finally Saturday! It's the very first Saturday of September, which is already shaping up to be a great month. August was pretty great for a whole bunch of reasons, and for the first time in a long time, I'm feeling pretty good about everything. Life and all that stuff.

Speaking of the weekend, there are some very good TV shows and movies for you to enjoy. I've compiled them all in this handy weekend streaming guide. I publish it every Friday if you're interested.

Alright, let's solve this Wordle!

How to solve today's Wordle

The note: No tenant.

The note: This wordle begins with a vowel.

OK, Spoilers below!

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The answer:

Wordle Analysis

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

Today I got lucky. I guessed PEARL because it's a beautiful word and, frankly, a pretty good opening sentence – and one I've never tried before – but today it didn't work out so well, leaving 201 possible solutions. Then I messed up on my second attempt and left the 'R' in the same box! Oy vey, Erik! Still, that reduced the number from 201 to just 34 and – somewhat stumped – I decided to guess something with the 'O' in the first box and the 'R' in the last box. I figured if the 'E' wasn't in the last box, it was probably an 'ER' word, so I guessed the first word that came to mind and sure enough, OWNER was the wordle! Lucky me!

Competitive Wordle Score

I get 1 point for guessing in three tries and 1 point for beating the bot that took four tries today. 2 points! Hurrah! (That almost makes up for yesterday's disaster!)

How to play competitive Wordle

• If you get a 1, guessing is worth 3 points, if you get a 2, guessing is worth 2 points, if you get a 3, guessing is worth 1 point, if you get a 4, guessing is worth 0 points, if you get a 5, guessing is worth -1 point, if you get a 6, guessing is worth -2 points and missing the Wordle is worth -3 points.
• If you beat your opponent, you get 1 point. If you draw, you get 0 points. And if you lose to your opponent, you get -1 point. Add these points together to get your score. Keep a daily score or just play for a new score every day.
• On Fridays you get 2XP, which means you double your points – positive or negative.
• You can keep a running record or just play day by day. Have fun!

Today’s Wordle etymology

The word “owner” comes from the Middle English word “oener” or “owner,” which in turn is derived from the Old English “agend,” meaning “possessor” or “one who owns.” The Old English “agend” itself comes from the verb “agan,” meaning “to own” or “to have.” This verb is related to the Proto-Germanic word *agan, which also means “to have” or “to possess.”

The root of these words can be traced back to the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂eg-, meaning “to have” or “to own.” Over time, this root evolved in different languages, eventually leading to the modern English “owner.”

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