How to Use Today's Wordle Hints
Our daily Wordle hint tool gives you exactly the right amount of help — no more, no less. Instead of immediately spoiling the answer, we reveal clues one at a time so you can still enjoy the challenge of solving the puzzle yourself.
Click "Show Hint" to reveal the first clue. Each click reveals one more hint. Only when you click "Reveal Answer" will the full word appear. You're in complete control.
The 4 Progressive Hints Explained
- Hint 1 — First Letter: The word's starting letter. Use this to narrow down your opening guesses immediately.
- Hint 2 — Last Letter: The final letter. Combined with Hint 1, you now know the word's outer shape.
- Hint 3 — Vowels: Which vowels appear in the word. This eliminates a huge number of possibilities at once.
- Hint 4 — Letter Pattern: A partial reveal showing the first letter, last letter, and any central vowels. Usually enough to solve it.
What Is the NYT Daily Wordle?
The New York Times Wordle is a once-a-day word puzzle where players get 6 attempts to guess a secret 5-letter word. After each guess, the tiles change color to show how close you were:
The same puzzle is shared by millions of players worldwide every single day, making it a global daily challenge. The word resets at midnight in your local timezone — one new word per day.
Best Starting Words for Wordle – Full Guide
Your first guess is the most important move in Wordle. A great opening word should cover the highest-frequency letters in English. Here are the best Wordle starting words backed by letter frequency analysis:
| Starting Word | Letters Covered | Why It Works |
|---|---|---|
| CRANE | C, R, A, N, E | Top consonants + 2 common vowels |
| SLATE | S, L, A, T, E | S and T extremely common; 2 vowels |
| AUDIO | A, U, D, I, O | Covers 4 out of 5 vowels in one guess |
| RAISE | R, A, I, S, E | 3 vowels + 2 high-frequency consonants |
| STARE | S, T, A, R, E | Statistically optimal by letter frequency |
| IRATE | I, R, A, T, E | 3 vowels + R and T covered early |
Pro tip: Use AUDIO as your first guess and STARE as your second. Together they cover 9 of the most common English letters — giving you maximum information before your third guess.
Daily Wordle Strategy – How to Win Every Day
Winning Wordle consistently isn't about luck — it's about strategy. Players who consistently solve in 3 guesses or fewer follow a systematic approach:
1. Start With High-Frequency Letters
The letters E, A, R, I, O, T, N, S, L, C appear in the majority of 5-letter English words. Your first two guesses should collectively cover as many of these as possible without repeating any letters.
2. Eliminate Vowels Early
Every Wordle answer has at least one vowel, usually two or three. Identifying which vowels are present — and their positions — dramatically narrows your options. Our Hint 3 always reveals today's vowels without giving away positions.
3. Never Repeat Gray Letters
Once Wordle shows a letter in gray, it is not in the word — exclude it from all future guesses. This is the single most common mistake that costs players their streak.
4. Think in Consonant Clusters
If you know the word ends in -ING, your next guess should try different consonants before the ING: try -RING, -LING, -KING, -SING, -WING. Systematically eliminating consonant clusters speeds up the solve.
5. Watch for Double Letters
About 15% of Wordle answers contain a repeated letter (like ALLEY, ABBEY, SPEED, BOOZE). If you've tried many words and nothing fits, consider that the answer might repeat a consonant or vowel.
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Most Common Wordle Answer Patterns
Analysis of thousands of past Wordle answers reveals clear patterns that can guide your guesses:
- The letter E appears in about 56% of all Wordle answers
- The letter A appears in about 48% of all answers
- -ER, -LE, -ED, -LY, -AL are the most common word endings
- S- is the most common starting letter, followed by C, B, T, P
- About 15% of Wordle answers contain double letters
- Words with Q, X, or Z are extremely rare but do occasionally appear
- Most answers are common everyday words — not obscure vocabulary
Why Use Hints Instead of Spoilers?
Using hints keeps the satisfaction intact. Wordle's appeal is in the puzzle-solving experience — that moment of realization when the answer clicks. Looking it up immediately removes that completely.
Our progressive hint system lets you get just enough help to unstick yourself without having the answer handed to you. Most players find that Hint 3 (the vowels) is all they need to figure out the word on their own.
Hints also help maintain your streak. Rather than breaking your streak on a difficult day, use our hints to keep your daily habit going.
History of Wordle
Wordle was created by software engineer Josh Wardle in 2021 as a personal gift for his word-puzzle-loving partner. He made it public in October 2021. By January 2022 it had grown from a few hundred daily players to over 2 million in just months.
The New York Times purchased Wordle in January 2022 for a price reported to be in the "low seven figures." The game has remained free under NYT ownership and is now part of the NYT Games section. Today, the daily Wordle is one of the most played word games in the world.