Seeking the solution to today’s Wordle challenge? Keep reading; we’ll provide helpful hints, tactical advice, and ultimately reveal the answer. Today’s task is relatively straightforward; I managed to solve it in just three attempts. Warning: spoilers for January 22, Wordle #1,313 lie ahead! If you’re after hints (and eventually the answer), continue along!

Understanding How to Play Wordle

Wordle can be accessed here on the New York Times website. A fresh puzzle is available daily right at midnight in your local timezone.

The game begins with a five-letter word guess. Letters will display in green if they are correct, turn yellow for letters that are in the word but misplaced, and gray if the letter does not exist in the day’s solution. For further details, please check our playing guide here, and strategy guide for advanced tips. Additional information follows after the hints and solutions.

Are you ready for the clues? Let’s dive in!

Are There Any Unusual Letters in Today’s Wordle?

Common letters are derived from the traditional typesetting term ETAOIN SHRDLU. (Commit this to memory! Pronounce it as “Edwin Shirdloo,” like a close acquaintance.)

For today, four letters from this reference are present, with a fifth letter being quite frequent.

Can You Offer a Hint for Today’s Wordle?

Think of a verb that indicates a distance covered.

Are There Any Repeated Letters in Today’s Wordle?

Today’s puzzle does not contain any letters that repeat.

How Many Vowels Can Be Found in Today’s Wordle?

There are two vowels in today’s solution.

What Is the Starting Letter of Today’s Wordle?

The word begins with the letter R.

What Is the Ending Letter of Today’s Wordle?

The word concludes with the letter H.

What Is Today’s Wordle Solution?

Here it is: today’s word is REACH.

My Approach to Solving Today’s Wordle

Commencing with RAISE, I followed up with DEATH to rule out frequent consonants while avoiding extra vowels. This led me directly to REACH as the clear choice.

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The Answer for Yesterday’s Wordle

Yesterday’s Wordle posed a moderate challenge with the hint “this is found in a bakery.” The answer comprised three common letters and two fairly common ones.

The solution was ICING.

A Quick Overview of Wordle

The goal of Wordle is to identify the day’s hidden word. Upon opening the game, players encounter a blank letter grid, with their initial move being to input any five-letter word.

Utilize the color-coded feedback to gain clues: Green signifies a letter in the correct spot, Yellow indicates a letter that exists in the word but in the wrong position, and Gray means the letter is absent from the solution.

• Green: Correct letter, correct position (e.g., in guessing PARTY and the actual word being PURSE, the letters P and R would be green).

• Yellow: Correct letter, wrong position (in the example of PARTY versus ROAST, R, A, and T would be yellow).

• Gray: The letter isn’t part of the word at all (if PARTY yields all gray, neither PURSE nor ROAST can be the solution).

With these insights, make further guesses to discover the correct word before exhausting your attempts. Players have six guesses, after which the game concludes.

Optimal Starter Words for Wordle

What should be your initial guess? The strongest starting words usually feature common letters, enhancing the likelihood of revealing yellow and green squares to direct further guesses. If your guesses yield all gray letters, that information is still valuable for eliminating options. Although there’s no definitive “best” opener, the New York Times’s Wordle analysis bot recommends trying words like:

• CRANE

• TRACE

• SLANT

• CRATE

• CARTE

Meanwhile, an analysis from MIT reveals these words will eliminate the most options right from the get-go:

• SALET

• REAST

• TRACE

• CRATE

• SLATE

Alternatives like ARISE or ROUND could also be promising. While words such as ADIEU and AUDIO introduce more vowels, focusing on consonants by starting with something like RENTS or CLAMP can be advantageous. Decide your strategy and see how well it works!

Strategies for Wordle Victory

There are numerous resources available on Wordle strategy worth exploring for dedicated players. This guide delves into utilizing consonants effectively, while another guide emphasizes a method that leverages frequently used letters. For advanced players, this guide outlines a multidimensional approach to maximize winning chances while gathering hints.

A key distinction between winners and less successful players is that the former actively extract information about the letters in the word. For instance, if you ascertain that the word concludes with -OUND, don’t waste multiple guesses on MOUND, ROUND, SOUND, and HOUND; consolidate those consonants and try guessing MARSH instead. If H lights up yellow, the solution is in view.

Additionally, it’s worth noting that the original rendition of Wordle featured around 2,300 possible answers, but following its acquisition by the New York Times, the game is now curated by an editor. Occasionally, more obscure words or topical entries show up. For instance, FEAST was chosen during Thanksgiving. Therefore, be alert for thematic elements!

Exploring Alternatives to Wordle

For enthusiasts craving more five-letter guessing games, here are some of the top Wordle alternatives, ordered by difficulty:

• Wheeldle, which allows continuous puzzle solving.

• Dordle and Quordle, both of which require solving two (Dordle) or four (Quordle) puzzles simultaneously using the same guesses. There’s also Octordle, featuring eight puzzles, and Sedecordle, which has 16.

• Waffle, where multiple five-letter words are scrambled in a grid; players solve by rearranging the letters within the grid.

• Absurdle, which changes its solution after every guess, yet remains consistent with earlier feedback. Players must lead it to a unique possibility and then guess it to win.

• Squabble, allowing players to compete against others in real-time Wordle games, where excessive time between guesses causes damage, making the last player standing the winner.

• Antiwordle, where you aim to avoid guessing today’s solution. Players must reuse any correctly guessed letters, so opting for a longer game length would indicate better performance.