FRITZ

DEFINITION — ETYMOLOGY

Pun Play: SHODDY stay here tonight?

My Gameplay: SOUPY, TRADE, CLINK, FRITZ

🧩 How the Solve Unfolded

You opened with SOUPY to scan vowels and consonants, but everything whiffed.
TRADE followed, locking in a displaced R and clearing out A, D, and E.
CLINK snapped I into the middle while cutting away more options.
FRITZ sealed it on guess four — the only clean fit with the structure _RIT_.

🎮 Gameplay Recap

Key: 🟩 right letter + right spot · 🟨 wrong spot · ⬛ not in word

SOUPY ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
TRADE ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛
CLINK ⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛
FRITZ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

📖 What “Fritz” Means

Definition: a state of disorder or failure. Merriam-Webster
Etymology: likely of German origin, used colloquially in English since the early 1900s to mean something broken or not working. Etymonline

Today’s puzzle punished vowel-hunters and demanded consonant discipline. SOUPY cleared the board but offered no foothold. TRADE teased the R without giving it a home. CLINK was the real pivot, planting I at center. From there, FRITZ emerged as the lone candidate, rewarding a sharp and patient line. Have a Spectacular Saturday. On to tomorrow!