The solution to today’s Wordle puzzle (#508, November 9, 2022) is rainy. It’s from the root word rain, which is sourced from Old English “regn,” which literally means a descent of water in drops from the atmosphere — itself from the Proto-Germanic root word for rain, “regna” (via Etymonline).
We were lucky enough to solve the puzzle in three tries today, a tad faster than the reported four tries it took the average player, according to WordleBot. Our first guess, “scare,” was a good enough start — it’s not exactly part of the expert-recommended starter words, but it has similar letters. Next we guessed the word “groan,” and that supplied enough info to make a correct (and lucky) third guess. We hope you get even luckier, and finish in fewer tries. Also, if you don’t want to wait till tomorrow, here are more puzzles like Wordle to keep you busy in the meantime.
