How to solve today's Wordle.SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesLooking for Wednesdays Wordle hints, clues and answer? You can find them here:Welcome back, dearest Wordlers, to your hip and swingin daily Wordle Guide! Its Thors Day, which means we need to solve yesterdays Wordle Wednesday puzzle before moving on to the Wordle itself.This was the puzzle:The Great Race of EldoriaFour legendary creaturesa griffon, a wyvern, a centaur, and a dire wolfset off from the enchanted city of Eldoria toward the distant Crystal Peak, each traveling at their own pace.The griffon flies at a speed of 60 miles per hour, but every 3 hours, it must rest for 1 hour.The wyvern flies at 80 miles per hour, but it tires quickly and needs to rest for 30 minutes every hour.The centaur gallops tirelessly at a steady 45 miles per hour.The dire wolf runs in bursts60 miles per hour for 40 minutes, then it must slow to 20 miles per hour for the next 20 minutes before repeating the cycle.If the Crystal Peak is exactly 240 miles away, in what order to the creatures arrive? The answer:1st place Griffon, 2nd place Dire Wolf, 3rd place Centaur, 4th place WyvernOkay, Wordle time!How To Solve Todays WordleThe Hint: Notification.The Clue: This Wordle begins with a vowel.Okay, spoilers below!...The Answer:Today's WordleScreenshot: Erik KainWordle AnalysisEvery day I check Wordle Bot to help analyze my guessing game. You can check your Wordles with Wordle Bot right here. Boy oh boy did I get lucky today! I picked TREAD because I didnt want to start with an S or a C and settled on a T word, and then just used the first one that came to mind that didnt have a double T (TREAT was my first instinct, but I swapped that to TREAD). Only 2 words remained: ALERT and AVERT and I chose the more likely of the two. Huzzah!Competitive Wordle ScoreToday's Wordle BotCredit: Erik KainI get 2 points for guessing in 2 and another point for beating the Bot. 3 points! The Bot gets 1 point for guessing in three and -1 for losing to me, for a total of zero points!March Running Total: 9 points.Wordle Bot Running Total: -4 points.How To Play Competitive WordleGuessing 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. 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 each day.Fridays are 2XP, meaning you double your pointspositive or negative.You can keep a running tally or just play day-by-day. Enjoy!Todays Wordle EtymologyThe word "alert" comes from the Italian phrase "all'erta", which means "on the lookout" or "on the watch." "All'erta" is a contraction of "alla" (meaning "to" or "on") and "erta" (meaning "height" or "elevated place").It originally referred to soldiers standing on high ground, staying vigilant for danger. The term entered English in the 16th17th century, first as a military term, before evolving into its broader modern meanings related to awareness and readiness.Let me know how you fared with your Wordle today on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook. Also be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel and follow me here on this blog where I write about games, TV shows and movies when Im not writing puzzle guides. Sign up for my newsletter for more reviews and commentary on entertainment and culture.