Wordle Today: Hints and Answer

This word tests three strong consonants (C, R, N) along with A and E, two of the most frequent vowels in five-letter words. It’s a favorite for a reason: it almost always tells you something useful.

Like CRANE, SLATE mixes strong consonants with common vowels. S, L, and T show up often in Wordle answers, so this word tends to give you useful information quickly.

If you’d rather test vowels first, ADIEU covers four of the five main vowels in one guess. You won’t learn much about consonants, but you’ll often narrow your word list quickly.

This word covers three vowels and two strong consonants, R and S. It’s a solid middle ground between a vowel-heavy opener and a consonant-heavy one.

Similar to SLATE, but with a different letter order. It tests five letters that show up in a large share of Wordle answers.

There’s no single correct starter. Pick one you like, stick with it, and learn how it behaves over time. That habit alone can speed up your solves.

Once a letter turns gray, it’s out. Using it again in a new guess just burns a turn for no reward.

A yellow tile means the letter is in the word, just not in that spot. Try it in a new position on your next guess instead of leaving it where it was.

Once a letter turns green, keep it in that spot for every guess after. There’s no reason to test it again.

Common patterns can help you recognize the shape of a possible answer. If your letters match a familiar pattern, you can often narrow the word quickly.

If you’re stuck between two or three words, pick a guess that tells you which one is right, even if that guess probably isn’t the answer. It beats a random pick.

Hard Mode forces you to use every green and yellow letter you’ve found in each new guess. It builds good habits that carry over to normal games too.

Go to the Wordle page on the New York Times website. A new word drops at midnight in your own time zone, and everyone gets the same puzzle that day.

Type any real five-letter word. A word with common vowels and consonants, like CRANE or SLATE, gives you useful information right away.

After each guess, the tiles change color. Green means the letter is correct and in the right spot. Yellow means the letter is in the word but in the wrong spot. Gray means the letter isn’t in the word at all.

Use what you learned. Keep green letters where they are, move yellow letters to a new spot, and drop any gray letters completely.

You get six guesses total. Each guess should build on the last one rather than simply taking a shot in the dark.

Once you finish, the game gives you a colored grid you can share with friends. It shows how many guesses you used without spoiling the actual word.

Green means the letter is right, and it’s sitting in the right spot. Leave it alone for the rest of the game.

Yellow means the letter belongs in the word, but you placed it in the wrong spot. Try it somewhere else on your next guess.

Gray means the letter isn’t in the word anywhere. Cross it off your mental list and move on.

A software developer named Josh Wardle built Wordle as a small project for his partner. He released it publicly in 2021, and it quickly became widely popular. The New York Times later acquired the game.

It’s rare. The people behind Wordle keep a running list of used words so the same answer doesn’t come back around too soon.

Yes. Many puzzle sites keep a running archive by date. It’s a handy way to check whether a word has already been used before you guess it.

Stick with a word that has common letters and no repeats, like CRANE, SLATE, or RAISE. Use the same word every day if you want, since it builds a habit and speeds up your solving.

It happens to everyone. Sometimes two or three words fit the same letter pattern, and you have to pick between them with limited information. That’s part of what makes the game fun.

The core game is free to play. The New York Times also offers extra puzzle games as part of its wider subscription offering.

A new puzzle becomes available at midnight in your own local time zone.

The six hints on this page are connected to the active daily record. When the daily word changes, the complete hint set changes with it automatically.