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TODAY’S ‘WORDLE’ WORD OF THE DAY ANSWER #268: MONDAY, MARCH 14TH

Erik Kain
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Here's today's Wordle #268 answer plus a helpful hint.

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It’s a mad, mad, mad, mad world, folks. We’re just finally clambering our way
out of a global pandemic (can we start chanting “burn masks burn!” yet?) and
without batting an eye we’re tiptoeing our way toward World War III.



And all of this while climate change is intensifying! You can almost see that
calamity rubbing its palms together and twirling its mustache like some
diabolical supervillain just waiting in the wings, cackling darkly.

But hey, at least we have Wordle. It may be a small comfort in times such as
these, but I’ll take small comforts over none at all.

Wordle, of course, is the clever little word game developed by Josh Wardle for
his wife during the pandemic as a fun, and deeply nerdy, gift. I say nerdy with
the deepest admiration. After all, Wardle cashed in big when he sold the game to
the New York Times.



And here we are, 268 days later with one of my favorite words so far. Let’s hop
down and take a look at the hint and the solution.


FOR WORDLE NEWBIES, I HAVE A FEW LINKS TO GET YOU STARTED:



 * For those new to the game, read this Wordle primer before you start playing
   and learn about how this fad got started.
 * Then, if you want some advanced tactics to get those low guess answers, you
   can read our Wordle Tips and Tricks guide here.
 * I also have a new piece on the best Wordle starting word—and why it isn’t
   what you think.



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TODAY’S WORDLE ANSWER #268

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Ore divided.

Sorry if that’s a bit vague, but it’s all I’ve got. The answer is . . . .



Wordle 268 answer

Credit: Erik Kain

Smelt!

I got lucky on this one. I was texting a friend this weekend about some drama
and I said something to the effect of ‘the only thing blame is good for is as a
Wordle starting guess.’

When I set out to do today’s Wordle I thought, why not try it? Sure enough,
blame came through, giving me ‘L’ ‘M’ and ‘E’ in yellow boxes. I figured if the
‘E’ wasn’t at the end, the ‘L’ probably would be, and I guessed smell.

Well, I was wrong about the ‘L’ (and frankly a little shocked when I got all the
first four letters in green but not the fifth one!) but it was still about the
best guess possible short of a win on #2. And from here my options were
basically...smelt. What else could work?

Smelting, of course, is the process of melting ore to separate different types
of metal from it—something all dwarven blacksmiths are familiar with as they
hammer out their mithril mail and silver axes, their iron helms and steel
blades.

It may be Monday, but I hope you have a great one and a terrific week. For many,
it’s the start of Spring Break. Go have some fun! St. Patrick’s Day is coming!
Peace and love, dearest Wordlers!

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