Today’s Wordle Answer #246: Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022
Need a hint for today’s Wordle but too afraid to ask for one? That implies that it’s a challenging one, and we silently suggest you read along for some help. We chose the Wordle starting word “STAIN,” utilizing vowels A and I, as well as common consonants S, T and N. It turned out to be a wise move today! Our I was in place, and we knew that A and T were both in play elsewhere in the puzzle. “HABIT” was our next try, since that’s what Wordle has become for so many—a daily ritual so common, so popular, and so reliable that the game actually helped save a woman’s life. When 80-year-old Denyse Holt of Lincolnwood, Ill., didn’t send her daily Wordle score to her daughter one morning, The Washington Postreported earlier this month, her daughter, Meredith Holt-Caldwell, who lives in Seattle, called the police to perform a wellness check on her mother. It turned out, a man had broken into Holt’s home and held her hostage for 17 hours. “I didn’t send my older daughter a Wordlein the morning,” Holt told CBS Chicago. “And that was disconcerting to her.” Thankfully, police and SWAT teams, after a lengthy standoff, were able to apprehend the man, 32-year-old James H. Davis III, and Holt was unharmed. Phew! Now, back to today’s game. “HABIT” gave us proper placement of A, I and T. From there, our remaining letters simply only pointed one way, if silently: “TACIT.” Next, try out these Wordle tips and tricks (including recommended Wordle starting words) to get a leg up on tomorrow’s puzzle!
