Playing Wordle

Wordle can be found on the New York Times website. A fresh puzzle becomes available daily at midnight, based on your local time.

Your first step is guessing a five-letter word. Each letter will provide feedback: green indicates a correct letter in the right position, yellow shows a correct letter in the wrong position, and gray signals that the letter is not in the target word. For more tips, refer to our comprehensive guide to Wordle and another piece with advanced strategies. Additional information can be found toward the end of this post after the hints and answers.

Ready for some hints? Let’s get started!

Does Today’s Wordle Feature Any Uncommon Letters?

We define common letters based on the classic print phrase ETAOIN SHRDLU. (Remember this! Pronounce it “Edwin Shirdloo” like an acquaintance.)

Almost all letters from this mnemonic are prevalent, with just one being less common, although still quite familiar.

Can You Give Me a Hint for Today’s Wordle?

It’s a kind of support.

Are There Any Double or Repeated Letters in Today’s Wordle?

No letters are repeated today.

How Many Vowels Does Today’s Wordle Have?

Today’s word contains two vowels.

What Letter Starts Today’s Wordle?

The word begins with the letter M.

What Letter Ends Today’s Wordle?

The last letter of today’s word is L.

What is Today’s Wordle Solution?

The answer is MORAL.

Yesterday’s Wordle Answer

Yesterday’s Wordle was simpler. The clue was “pale” and all letters were common.

Yesterday’s solution was ASHEN.

A Quick Guide to Wordle Basics

The objective of Wordle is to guess the hidden word for the day. When opening the game, a blank grid awaits your input. You take the initiative by entering any five-letter word.

As you progress, the colors revealed will provide clues: Green signifies a correct letter in the correct location. For instance, if you guess PARTY and the word is PURSE, the P and R will show green.

• Yellow indicates that the letter is part of the word but in the wrong spot. (If you guessed PARTY, yet the solution is ROAST, R, A, and T will show yellow.)

• Gray means the letter is completely absent from the word. (If PARTY results in all gray, then options like PURSE and ROAST are ruled out.)

Keep guessing words based on this feedback, hoping to land on the right one before your six attempts are exhausted.

Optimal Starter Words for Wordle

What is the ideal first guess? The best starter words generally contain frequently used letters, increasing the likelihood of revealing yellow or green tiles. Although there’s no definitive “best” word, the New York Times’s Wordle analysis bot recommends starting with one of the following:

• CRANE

• TRACE

• SLANT

• CRATE

• CARTE

An analysis from MIT identified words that eliminate the most options on the first try:

• SALET

• REAST

• TRACE

• CRATE

• SLATE

Other notable options might include ARISE or ROUND. While words like ADIEU and AUDIO help to introduce vowels, a consonant-heavy approach using words like RENTS or CLAMP can also prove beneficial. Decide on your strategy and see how it unfolds.

Winning Strategies for Wordle

Various strategies for mastering Wordle are available for avid players to explore. One guide focuses on leveraging consonants effectively while another emphasizes utilizing frequently occurring letters. Our advanced guide offers a systematic approach designed to maximize your chances of quickly identifying the word.

The main difference between successful and unsuccessful Wordle players lies in how effectively they use their guesses to gather insights about the target word. For instance, if you’re confident the word ends in -OUND, rather than guzzling guesses on MOUND, ROUND, SOUND, and HOUND, combine different consonants to guess MARSH. If H appears yellow, you’ve narrowed it down significantly.

An additional note on tactics: Initially, Wordle featured around 2,300 possible solutions, but since its acquisition by the NYT, the game’s word list has been curated. Some solutions might be slightly ambiguous or themed, like the word FEAST appearing on Thanksgiving. Be aware of potential themes.

Exploring Wordle Alternatives

If you’re eager for more five-letter guessing games, check out the top Wordle alternatives, ranked by difficulty:

• Wheeldle, offering a continuous stream of puzzles.

• Dordle and Quordle, which require playing two or four puzzles simultaneously using the same guesses. Additional options include Octordle, with eight puzzles, and Sedecordle, featuring 16.

• Waffle, where you rearrange a grid of letters into five-letter solutions.

• Absurdle, a dynamic game that alters the solution after every guess while staying coherent with previous clues.

• Squabble, where players compete against one another in real-time, losing points for excessive time between guesses.

• Antiwordle, which challenges you to avoid the day’s solution while reusing correct letters.