How to solve today’s Wordle.
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I hope all you fine Wordlers had a nice Mother’s Day yesterday. Of course, now the festivities are over and we have hard work to do — namely, solving today’s Wordle. Let’s get right to it!
Looking for Sunday’s Wordle? Check out our guide right here.
Today’s Bonus Custom Wordle
Now that we can create our own custom Wordles, I’m including a bonus Wordle with each daily Wordle guide. These can be 4 to 7 letters long. Hopefully this is a fun extra challenge. Click the link below to play the Wordle I hand-crafted for you.
Today’s Bonus Custom Wordle is 5 letters long.
The hint: Bear
The clue: This Wordle has a double letter.
Yesterday’s Custom Wordle Answer: KOALA
How To Play Wordle
Wordle is a daily word puzzle game where your goal is to guess a hidden five-letter word in six tries or fewer. After each guess, the game gives feedback to help you get closer to the answer:
- Green: The letter is in the word and in the correct spot.
- Yellow: The letter is in the word, but in the wrong spot.
- Gray: The letter is not in the word at all.
Use these clues to narrow down your guesses. Every day brings a new word, and everyone around the world is trying to solve the same puzzle. Some Wordlers also play Competitive Wordle against friends, family, the Wordle Bot or even against me, your humble narrator. See rules for Competitive Wordle toward the end of this post.
Today’s Wordle Hints And Answer
- Wordle Bot’s Starting Word: SLATE
- My Starting Word Today: TRIAL (172 words left)
- The Hint: If you’ve just been married, for instance.
- The Clue: This Wordle ends with a “Y”
Okay, spoilers below! The answer is coming!
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The Answer:
Today’s Wordle
Screenshot: Erik Kain
Wordle Bot Analysis
Every day I check Wordle Bot to help analyze my guessing game. You can check your Wordle score with Wordle Bot right here.
TRIAL was a lousy opener today, leaving me with 172 possible solutions and a lonely yellow “L.” SLOPE slashed that number down to 10, but that was still a lot to choose from. I actually chose NEWLY because A) it didn’t have any double letters and B) a lot of the words I could think of ended in “Y.” I didn’t expect every box to turn up green!
Competitive Wordle Score
Wordle Bot
Screenshot: Erik Kain
Once again, for the third day in a row, the Bot and I tied for three, giving us one point each and inching our totals forward. Lucky for the Bot that I didn’t go with my gut today! Not so lucky for me. Our May scores:
Erik: 18 points
Wordle Bot: 4 points
How To Play Competitive Wordle
- Guessing in 1 is worth 3 points; guessing in 2 is worth 2 points; guessing in 3 is worth 1 point; guessing in 4 is worth 0 points; guessing in 5 is -1 points; guessing in 6 is -2 points and missing the Wordle is -3 points.
- If you beat your opponent you get 1 point. If you tie, you get 0 points. And if you lose to your opponent, you get -1 point. Add it up to get your score. Keep a daily running score or just play for a new score each day.
- Fridays are 2XP, meaning you double your points—positive or negative.
- You can keep a running tally or just play day-by-day. Enjoy!
Today’s Wordle Etymology
“Newly” comes from Old English nīwelīce or nēowlīce, meaning “recently” or “afresh,” formed from new + the adverbial suffix -ly. Its meaning has stayed remarkably consistent over the centuries.
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