How to solve today's Wordle.SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesLooking for Thursdays Wordle hints, clues and answer? You can find them here:At last, dearest Wordlers, we have come to Friday. Most of the time I complain that time flies by too quickly, but for whatever reason this past week has moved at a strangely slow pace. I cant put my finger on why. Thats the thing about time. Its really all in our heads. Entropy occurs. We age. The earth revolves around the sun. Day and night repeat. But time itself is as abstract a notion as any our human brains can conceive of, and reading about space-time doesnt help much, at least for those of us whose brains are not suited for math.Mine, for instance, is better with words and language than with physics and mathematics, though I find it all fascinating. Whats the point of life if not to learn and experience? Anyways, theres a Wordle to solve. Lets solve it!P.S. Its 2XP Friday, so double your pointspositive or negativeif you play Competitive Wordle!How To Solve Todays WordleThe Hint: A precious jewel, found only in the sea.The Clue: This Wordle has two vowels in a row.Okay, spoilers below!...The Answer:Today's WordleCan you solve todays phrase?Play NowScreenshot: Erik KainWordle AnalysisEvery day I check Wordle Bot to help analyze my guessing game. You can check your Wordles with Wordle Bot right here. I was lucky today, though theres a cruel irony even in my success. I was using todays Wordle as an opening guess with some frequency recently, but due to some changes in my life circumstances, I decided not to anymore. Still, when my first guess came back with PEAR all in yellow, I had to try. Sure enough, PEARL was the Wordle. If things had been different, perhaps Id have guessed this in just one today. Cest la vie.Competitive Wordle ScoreI get 2 points for guessing in two and another for beating the Bot, who took three tries today. Thats 3 points, doubled for 2XP Friday for a whopping 6. Huzzah! (Had I guessed in 1, Id have gotten 3 points +1 for beating the Bot x2 for a total of 8. Oh well!)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 pearl comes from the Middle English perle, which was borrowed from Old French perle. This, in turn, likely derives from the Medieval Latin perla, meaning "a pearl" or "something round," which may be related to the Latin word perna, meaning "leg," due to the leg-of-mutton shape of some bivalve shells that produce pearls.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.