Tips, Facts and Answers for Sunday March 17th Today’s NYT ‘Wordle’ #1002

Sunday, lazy Sunday. What better way to spend it than with a great Wordle.

You can also read my latest streaming guide to see which new shows and movies are worth checking out this weekend. But let’s do Wordle first.

We’re in the four figures at Wordle which is pretty wild. Wordle #1002, and just under a thousand more before we hit 2,000. And then only a few hundred more before the game runs out of words completely! What will happen then?

It’s funny, I wrote a different guide today for the new movie puzzler Cinematrix. You can check it here. Now, let’s say Wordle!

How to solve today’s Wordle

The hint: Nose.

The Clue: This Wordle begins and ends with a consonant.

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The answer:

Wordle analysis

Every day I check the Wordle Bot to see how I did. You can check your Wordles with Wordle Bot right here.

Well, I wasn’t as lucky as yesterday, but I wasn’t unlucky either. we went loser because i’m lost baby why don’t you kill me

But the guess wasn’t a loser, it was a winner-winner-chicken-dinner, leaving me with 17 remaining words and three lovely, yellow boxes. I guessed freezing cold because it covers everything right now after our last late winter storm. That took care of most of the rest of the words, although I still had a couple I could think of and no clear way to choose. I just guessed blow because it’s a fun word, usually associated with either drugs or a certain kind of laugh, and as luck would have it, I got the Wordle!

Competitive Wordle Score

I tied the Bot so it’s 0 points, but I get one point for guessing at three. 1 point for me! The essence of my words! It’s mine, all mine! Bwahahahahaha!

Today’s Wordle etymology

The word “snort” comes from the Middle English word “snorten” or “snoren”, which is believed to be mimetic in origin, representing the sound of heavy breathing or the sound a person or animal makes through the nose. This mimetic aspect is common in words that describe sounds or actions directly associated with sounds. The word is thought to be related to the Old English word ‘snoren’, which also meant to snore or snore, further emphasizing its onomatopoeic origin.

In terms of usage, “snort” has been used to describe a sudden, forceful expulsion of air from the nose, often associated with animals such as horses when they make a sharp sound from their nostrils. This can express a range of emotions or reactions, from derision, contempt or amusement in humans, to excitement or agitation in animals. Over time, the word also came to describe the act of inhaling substances through the nose, particularly in the context of drug use.

The onomatopoeic character of “snoring” is a key feature of its etymology, highlighting how language often evolves from the sounds and actions observed in everyday life.