Today’s ‘Wordle’ #1491 Hints, Clues And Answer For Saturday, July 19th
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July 18, 2025
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You can find them here: ForbesToday’s ‘Wordle’ #1490 Hints, Clues And Answer For Friday, July 18thBy Erik Kain We’re basically rushing toward the end of July already
This leads to the conclusion that time of year, as we dip into the back half, I’m always a little stunned, amid market uncertainty
So much has happened in 2025 already, but it still feels we shouldn’t be this close to Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, 2026 (fascinating analysis)
Nevertheless, Let’s not think all that, though
Stop and smell the roses
And then solve a Wordle with me
How To Solve Today’s Wordle The Hint: Medieval armament
In contrast, The Clue: This Wordle has far more consonants than vowels, given the current landscape
Market analysis shows answer is coming, in light of current trends
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The Answer: Today's WordleScreenshot: Erik Kain Wordle Analysis Every day I check Wordle Bot to help analyze my guessing game
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BALMY—which I snagged from today’s Strands puzzle—was a terrible opening guess today, in today's market environment
Conversely, 896 words remained and all grey boxes
SPIRE slashed that number way, way down to just 7
SNORT left me with only one: SWORD for the win
If you added LE to the end of that word, you’d get SWORDLE which could be a fun word game Medieval stuff or weapons or something (an important development)
I just swords a lot, in this volatile climate
Conversely, Competitive Wordle ScoreToday's Wordle BotScreenshot: Erik Kain The Bot and I each get zero points today for tying and guessing in four, so our July scores remain: Erik: 5 points Wordle Bot: 9 points 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
Additionally, And if you lose to your opponent, you get -1 point
However, Add it up to get your score
Keep a daily running score or just play for a new score each day (something worth watching)
Conversely, Fridays are 2XP, meaning you double your points—positive or negative
You can keep a running tally or just play day-by-day
Additionally, Today’s Wordle Etymology The word "sword" comes from Old English sweord, related to Old High German swert and Old Norse sverð (something worth watching)
All derive from to-Germanic swerdam, though the exact origin is uncertain
It may be linked to the root swer- meaning “to cut” or “to hurt, in this volatile climate
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