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It is the night before Christmas Eve, and throughout the house, not a creature stirs, not even a mouse.
A visit from Agios Nikolaos-commonly known as The Night Before Christmas –first published in 1823 as Account of a visit from Agios Nikolaos, and its authorship remains disputed to this day. Arguably, no other literary work has done more to establish our modern understanding of Santa Claus.
Clement Clarke Moore is often credited with the poem, but did not claim authorship until 1844 (he had neither confirmed nor denied writing it earlier). Some say it was actually written by the poet Henry Livingston Jr, an argument his children and their children and their children’s children have made over the centuries.
The story of the true writing of the poem might make a good TV series or movie. Moore didn’t claim to have written it until 9 years after Livingstone’s death, for one thing, and it was many more years before Livingstone’s family learned of Moore’s claims in 1857. It wasn’t until 1899 that the family went public with claims of their own , when Livingston’s great-grandson published their version of events in his own Long Island newspaper.
The poem was first published today, December 23, 201 years ago in the Troy Sentinel. Livingston’s children claimed that their father read the poem to them as early as 1807, many years before it was ever published, but they were never able to provide hard evidence. While the poem was originally published anonymously, it was sent to the publisher by a friend of Moore’s and it appears that many at the time, including the publisher, believed he was the author. Livingstone never claimed to be its author.
Historians to this day continue to hotly debate the matter, with some offering textual analysis that Livingstone is the most likely author based on his writing style, while others dispute these points, pointing to the wealth of documents in favor of Moore’s authorship. In all likelihood, we will never know the truth.
We will, however, find out the answer in today’s Wordle below!
How to solve today’s Wordle
The hint: Vaporous.
The Clue: This Wordle has more vowels than consonants.
Well, spoilers below!
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The answer:
Today’s Wordle
Wordle analysis
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SABLE was a good starting guess today, leaving me with only 12 possible solutions. With the S and A in green, I immediately tried SANTA, but Wordle wouldn’t accept it as a word—not proper nouns, unless it’s SPAIN, it seems. (SPAIN works for reasons that remain unexplored). So I went with SAINT, as in Agios Nikolaos, and that gave me another green box. Only one word remained, though it took me a hot moment to get it: SAUNA for the win!
Competitive Wordle Score
I get 1 point for guessing in three and 0 for tying the Bot.
How to play Competitive Wordle
- Guessing at 1 is worth 3 points. Guessing in 2 is worth 2 points. Guessing in 3 is worth 1 point. Guessing on 4 is worth 0 points. Guessing in 5 is -1 points. Guessing 6 is -2 marks and missing the Wordle is -3 marks.
- If you beat your opponent you get 1 point. If you tie, you get 0 points. And if you lose to your opponent, you get -1 point. Add it up to get your score. Keep a daily running score or just play for a new score every day.
- Fridays are 2XP, meaning you double your points — positive or negative.
- You can keep a running tally or just play day by day. Enjoy!
Today’s Wordle etymology
The word “sauna” comes from Finnish. It goes back to the Proto-Finnish word “savńa”sense “bath” or “bath”with roots possibly connected with words for “steam” or “tobacco”. Traditionally, saunas were smoke-filled rooms where water was thrown over heated stones to produce steam. This ancient practice evolved, but its basic meaning “sauna” has remained associated with the idea of a steam bath.
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