Not only is it 2XP Friday for Competitive Wordle players, it’s also Friday the 13th! Friday the 13th in October, no less! Talk about spooky.

Here’s some fun Friday the 13th trivia:

Okay, let’s do this Wordle!

The Hint: Relative.

The Clue: This word has three consonants in a row.

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After each Wordle I solve I head over to the Wordle Bot homepage to see how my guessing game was.

Pretty good guessing game today! Well, not my opener. Betas (because I’m playing the Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare III beta) left me with just 1 letter and 407 remaining words.

From here, choir slashed that number down to just 6. I wanted to check if another vowel was in there, so I guessed uncle—and what luck, that was the Wordle! Huzzah!

1 point for guessing in three, 0 points for tying the Bot, multiplied by 2 because it’s 2XP Friday = 2 points! Woot!

The word "uncle" has its origins in Middle English and Old French. It can be traced back to the Latin word "avunculus," which means "mother's brother." In Old French, "oncle" was used to refer to the same concept, and it was borrowed into Middle English as "uncle." Over time, this term came to be used more broadly to refer to the brother of one's parent, whether that be a mother's brother or a father's brother.

The Latin word "avunculus" itself is derived from "avus," meaning "grandfather." "Avunculus" originally referred specifically to a maternal uncle, which is why in many languages, including English, the term "uncle" usually refers to a brother of one's parent, regardless of whether that parent is the mother or the father.

I’ve been playing a cutthroat game of PvP Wordle against my nemesis Wordle But. Now you should play against me! I can be your nemesis! (And your helpful Wordle guide, of course). You can also play against the Bot if you have a New York Times subscription.

You can either keep a running tally of your score if that’s your jam or just play day-to-day if you prefer.