Today’s Wordle #459 Word Of The Day Hint, Clues And Answer — Wednesday, September 21st

How to solve today’s Wordle.

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Wordle Wednesday is here at last!

This is also the last full day of summer. Autumn officially begins Thursday evening, so enjoy the last of the season. Soon it’s all pumpkin-spice lattes and sweaters and leaves turning orange and red and yellow.

I will say, other than monsoons, autumn is my favorite time of year. The crispness in the air. The cooler nights. Summer’s heat lingers in the daytime, but fades when the sun goes down. Here, the aspen trees turn a brilliant golden yellow. Here’s a shot from a previous autumn hike:

Autumn aspens

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Sadly, many of these aspen groves burned down this summer in the big fire we had before monsoon season. So many trees burned, a whole new flood plain opened up on my side of town. The whole thing is pretty tragic, though someday hopefully the groves will grow back.

In any case, here’s the last Wordle of summer.

The Warning: Yes indeed, spoilers follow!

The Hint: I write these about many different TV shows.

The Clue: This word begins with a prefix.

The Answer:

Wordle #459 answer

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Why did I choose death as my starting word, you ask? I’m not quite sure. The death of summer. Maybe I’m just thinking of death because of House Of The Dragon which is a rather murderous show. Whatever the case, it was a hell of a good guess, bringing the total number of solutions down to just 31.

From here, coins paid off reasonably well, bringing that number down to 3.

Then I screwed up. I guessed pecan even though I had already ruled out ‘N.’ Oh well. I was certain of the answer at this point. Recap! Something I do routinely for my job outside of Wordle. Huzzah!