How to solve today's Wordle.SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesLooking for Wednesdays Wordle hints, clues and answer? You can find them here:Its the first Thors Day of 2025 and Im still having trouble believing its the new year already. This whole holiday season has been a bit dreamlike for me. Theres an unreality about it all that Im not quite sure how to describe.In any case, yesterday was Wordle Wednesday and I accidentally gave you the wrong riddleone Id given in a recent Wordle Wednesday post! Ill do the one I meant to do today next week instead. Oops! Heres the riddle:It cannot be seen, cannot be felt,Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt.It lies behind stars and under hills,And empty holes it fills.It comes out first and follows after,Ends life, kills laughter.The answer is darkness. How To Solve Todays WordleThe Hint: Pick.The Clue: This Wordle ends with a vowel.Okay, spoilers below!...The Answer:Today's WordleCredit: Erik KainPlay Puzzles & Games on ForbesWordle AnalysisEvery day I check Wordle Bot to help analyze my guessing game. You can check your Wordles with Wordle Bot right here. DRAIN was not a great guess today, leaving me with five grey boxes and 438 remaining solutions. SPOUT slashed that number to 8 and brought some more color to the board. I thought I might CLOSE it out on guess #3 but that was not to be. If only I had CHOSE(N) a different word!Competitive Wordle ScoreI get 0 for guessing in four and -1 for losing to the Wordle Bot, who guessed in three today.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 EtymologyChose is the simple past tense of choose. The word "choose" comes from Old English "cosan", meaning "to select or decide." This traces back to Proto-Germanic "keusan", which also meant "to choose" or "taste." The root can be linked to the Proto-Indo-European "eus-", meaning "to taste or relish." Over time, the meaning evolved from the idea of tasting or trying to the broader concept of selecting or making decisions.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.