Today’s Wordle answer might trip you up. If you’re struggling to guess it, read on. Every day, we’ll post hints and then the answer for the current day’s Wordle, just in case you need it.
Also, we’ve ranked all the letters in the alphabet by popularity if you want to use this list to decide on your best start words. And do you also play NYT Connections? We’ve got today’s Connections answers and hints, too. Plus, we’ve also got some tips for Strands, a new game from the Times that’s still in beta.
And don’t worry: We won’t tell anyone you, um, cut a few corners. Go, you.
- Today’s Wordle answer has no repeated letters.
- There are two vowels in today’s Wordle answer.
- Today’s Wordle answer starts with the letter S.
Here comes the spoiler: Today’s Wordle answer is SKIER, as in, a person who skis, whether downhill, cross-country or even water. Yesterday’s Wordle answer, No. 1072, May 26, was BEVEL May 22, No. 1068: EXALT May 23, No. 1069: SWISH May 24, No. 1070: GLIDE May 25, No. 1071: TITAN
I’ve written a lot about Wordle — from covering its 1,000th word to my list of the best starter words to a helpful two-step strategy to news about controversial word changes. I’ve even rounded up what I learned playing the hit online word puzzle for a full year.
If you read this far, you know how to play. You have six chances to guess a five-letter word, and the game gives you feedback as to whether the letters you’ve guessed are in the puzzle or not, and if they’re in the same spot where you guessed they are.
The New York Times bought the game from creator Josh Wardle for seven figures in 2022. Wardle famously created the game for his partner, and let her narrow down the 12,000 five-letter words in the English language to just 2,500, creating the database of answers. It was convenient, too, that he has a name that plays off “word.”
A Times spokesperson told me it lists the very first Wordle as appearing on June 19, 2021, and the paper celebrated the game’s 1,000th word on March 15. Spoiler: That 1,000th word was ERUPT. As in, “Dad will erupt if the Wordle is so tough he loses his streak.”