It’s time for your daily round of Wordle hints, expertly crafted to help you keep your streak going even on the toughest of days.
You might think that you don’t need any clues for Wordle today, but remember: failure in this game is only ever six guesses away.
Below, you’ll find a selection of Wordle hints to guide you in the right direction. You don’t have to use them all, but there are five in total should you need them, covering vowels, starting letter, ending letter and more. And if you don’t have time to play at all, you can see the answer, too.
Want more word-based fun? My Quordle today page contains hints and answers for that game, which remains the best of all the main Wordle alternatives.
SPOILER WARNING: Wordle hints and today’s answer are below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to see them.
Wordle hints (game #822) – clue #1 – Vowels
How many vowels does today’s Wordle have?
• Wordle today has vowels in two places*.
* Note that by vowel we mean the five standard vowels (A, E, I, O, U), not Y (which is sometimes counted as a vowel too).
Wordle hints (game #822) – clue #2 – first letter
What letter does today’s Wordle begin with?
• The first letter in today’s Wordle answer is C.
C is a very common starting letter in Wordle – in fact, it’s the second most common of all, behind only S.
Wordle hints (game #822) – clue #3 – repeated letters
Does today’s Wordle have any repeated letters?
• There are no repeated letters in today’s Wordle.
Repeated letters are quite common in the game, with 748 of the 2,309 Wordle answers containing one. However, it’s still more likely that a Wordle doesn’t have one.
Wordle hints (game #822) – clue #4 – ending letter
What letter does today’s Wordle end with?
• The last letter in today’s Wordle is E.
E is the most common letter to end a Wordle answer by far. That’s one of the reasons why many of the best start words, including SLATE, CRANE, CRATE and STARE, all end with one.
Wordle hints (game #822) – clue #5 – last chance
Still looking for more Wordle hints today? Here’s an extra one for game #822.
- Today’s Wordle answer is nearby.
If you just want to know today’s Wordle answer now, simply scroll down – but I’d always recommend trying to solve it on your own first. We’ve got lots of Wordle tips and tricks to help you, including a guide to the best Wordle start words.
If you don’t want to know today’s answer then DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER BECAUSE IT IS PRINTED BELOW. So don’t say you weren’t warned!
Today’s Wordle answer (game #822)
Today’s Wordle answer (game #822) is… CLOSE.
I’m getting a touch of deja vu for today’s game. Last Wednesday we had CLEAR, a word that contained C, L, E plus two other common letters, and that had an average score of 3.4, making it one of the easiest Wordles yet. Today we have CLOSE, a word that contains C, L, E plus two other common letters and that has an average score of just 3.1, making it easier still. In fact, by my reckoning, it’s the fourth easiest ever, behind only SLATE (1.5), PLATE (2.9) and BRAID (3.0), and level with ATONE (also 3.1).
Why so simple? Well, some of the best Wordle starting words really made a huge difference here. If you played SLATE – WordleBot’s favorite opener – you had just one solution left and a (presumably) guaranteed 2/6. STALE, LANCE and CRONE (all 4) were also quite special, while the likes of CRANE (13), TRACE (18), SLANT (9) and CRATE (12) all will have got you off to a good start.
My choice was STARE, as always, and it didn’t fare quite so well, leaving me 24 possibles. But fortunately my second guess, CLOUD, gave me green C, green L and green O, and left only one answer: CLOSE. I played that next for a 3/6.
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Yesterday’s Wordle hints (game #821)
In a different time zone where it’s still Monday? Don’t worry – I can give you some clues for Wordle #821, too.
- Wordle yesterday had a vowel in one place.
- The first letter in yesterday’s Wordle answer was F.
- There were no repeated letters in yesterday’s Wordle.
- The last letter in yesterday’s Wordle was K.
- Yesterday’s Wordle answer is sincere.
Yesterday’s Wordle answer (game #821)
Yesterday’s Wordle answer (game #821) was… FRANK.
Every now and then I like to play a Wordle in the worst possible way in order to enlighten you, the readers, as to what not to do. Today was one of those days.
Except… not really. I just made a massive, horrible mess of my game. In my defence, I was playing this on a Sunday afternoon; it’s my weekend, I’m not meant to be working, I had to walk the dog, cook dinner, wash the car, collect the kids from a friend’s house… so I rushed it. None of this is particularly interesting, admittedly, but I’m just trying to justify my near-disastrous 6/6.
Anyway, FRANK is a difficult Wordle in its own right. WordleBot gives it an average score of 4.3 – which makes it the joint hardest (with EXERT and GNASH) in the past two weeks. There’s an obvious reason for that, and it’s the fact that it’s one of those words with multiple similar answers: CRANK, PRANK, DRANK and FLANK only differ by one letter each, and there are lots more that differ by two.
All that said, this shouldn’t have been 6/6 game for me. What’s more, it began pretty well.
As always, I started with STARE – one of the best Wordle starting words, and one which today gave me green A, yellow R and left me with just 32 possible solutions. That was nowhere near the best performer today, admittedly – CRANE left only seven, while SLANT (10) and LEANT (12) were also quite helpful – but it was a decent opening.
Unfortunately, I then made my first key mistake – and it was a big one. For some reason I had it in my head that I had a green R, rather than a yellow one. So the words I shortlisted included the likes BOARD, GUARD and HOARD. Playing DOUGH therefore made sense, in order to narrow those down.
Of course my error meant that DOUGH was not such a great choice at all; WordleBot said “this guess wasn’t my favorite,” which is as close as it gets to saying “YOU’RE A MASSIVE IDIOT!”
Fortunately, it did still narrow down the options to 16, despite giving me no more yellows or greens. I realized my mistake at this stage, and decided that the R would probably go before the A rather than after it – so BRAIN fit the bill. And, though it wasn’t correct, it did at least narrow down those possible answers to just three.
The trouble was, all three – PRANK, FRANK and CRANK – were equally likely. Usually, I’d have played a spoiler word to guarantee a 5/6 next. Something like CHAMP, which would point the way to the starting letter. But instead, I decided to chance it and went with CRANK. Fail.
No matter, I’d score a 5/6 with PRANK, right? No. Another fail.
It took until the sixth go for those five letters to turn green and I had my first 6/6 since FOLLY 70 games ago. Oh dear!
Wordle answers: The past 50
I’ve been playing Wordle every day for more than a year now and have tracked all of the previous answers so I can help you improve your game. Here are the last 50 solutions starting with yesterday’s answer, or check out my past Wordle answers page for the full list.
- Wordle #821, Monday 18 September: FRANK
- Wordle #820, Sunday 17 September: MUSIC
- Wordle #819, Saturday 16 September: ANGEL
- Wordle #818, Friday 15 September: EXERT
- Wordle #817, Thursday 14 September: RAYON
- Wordle #816, Wednesday 13 September: CLEAR
- Wordle #815, Tuesday 12 September: WHISK
- Wordle #814, Monday 11 September: OLDER
- Wordle #813, Sunday 10 September: QUOTE
- Wordle #812, Saturday 9 September: LUCKY
- Wordle #811, Friday 8 September: ROUSE
- Wordle #810, Thursday 7 September: DWELL
- Wordle #809, Wednesday 6 September: GNASH
- Wordle #808, Tuesday 5 September: BIRCH
- Wordle #807, Monday 4 September: GIDDY
- Wordle #806, Sunday 3 September: AWAIT
- Wordle #805, Saturday 2 September: ONION
- Wordle #804, Friday 1 September: SPACE
- Wordle #803, Thursday 31 August: BRIDE
- Wordle #802, Wednesday 30 August: AUDIO
- Wordle #801, Tuesday 29 August: CAPER
- Wordle #800, Monday 28 August: WRITE
- Wordle #799, Sunday 27 August: PEACE
- Wordle #798, Saturday 26 August: CHOIR
- Wordle #797, Friday 25 August: OCEAN
- Wordle #796, Thursday 24 August: WORDY
- Wordle #795, Wednesday 23 August: VERVE
- Wordle #794, Tuesday 22 August: SPICE
- Wordle #793, Monday 21 August: BEACH
- Wordle #792, Sunday 20 August: QUEST
- Wordle #791, Saturday 19 August: MAGMA
- Wordle #790, Friday 18 August: EXACT
- Wordle #789, Thursday 17 August: AMISS
- Wordle #788, Wednesday 16 August: SCRUB
- Wordle #787, Tuesday 15 August: INDEX
- Wordle #786, Monday 14 August: SNAKY
- Wordle #785, Sunday 13 August: WRATH
- Wordle #784, Saturday 12 August: QUICK
- Wordle #783, Friday 11 August: HELLO
- Wordle #782, Thursday 10 August: EMPTY
- Wordle #781, Wednesday 9 August: LOVER
- Wordle #780, Tuesday 8 August: BULLY
- Wordle #779, Monday 7 August: BROOK
- Wordle #778, Sunday 6 August: POLYP
- Wordle #777, Saturday 5 August: ANODE
- Wordle #776, Friday 4 August: CHART
- Wordle #775, Thursday 3 August: PARTY
- Wordle #774, Wednesday 2 August: BEGET
- Wordle #773, Tuesday 1 August: TENTH
- Wordle #772, Monday 31 July: STYLE
- Wordle #771, Sunday 30 July: BATHE
What is Wordle?
If you’re on this page then you almost certainly know what Wordle is already, and indeed have probably been playing it for a while. And even if you’ve not been playing it, you must surely have heard of it by now, because it’s the viral word game phenomenon that took the world by storm last year and is still going strong in 2023.
We’ve got a full guide to the game in our What is Wordle page, but if you just want a refresher then here are the basics.
What is Wordle?
Wordle challenges you to guess a new five-letter word each day. You get six guesses, with each one revealing a little more information. If one of the letters in your guess is in the answer and in the right place, it turns green. If it’s in the answer but in the wrong place, it turns yellow. And if it’s not in the answer at all it turns gray. Simple, eh?
It’s played online via the Wordle website or the New York Times’ Crossword app (iOS / Android), and is entirely free.
Crucially, the answer is the same for everyone each day, meaning that you’re competing against the rest of the world, rather than just against yourself or the game. The puzzle then resets each day at midnight in your local time, giving you a new challenge, and the chance to extend your streak.
What are the Wordle rules?
The rules of Wordle are pretty straightforward, but with a couple of curveballs thrown in for good measure.
1. Letters that are in the answer and in the right place turn green.
2. Letters that are in the answer but in the wrong place turn yellow.
3. Letters that are not in the answer turn gray.
4. Answers are never plural.
5. Letters can appear more than once. So if your guess includes two of one letter, they may both turn yellow, both turn green, or one could be yellow and the other green.
6. Each guess must be a valid word in Wordle’s dictionary. You can’t guess ABCDE, for instance.
7. You do not have to include correct letters in subsequent guesses unless you play on Hard mode.
8. You have six guesses to solve the Wordle.
9. You must complete the daily Wordle before midnight in your timezone.
10. All answers are drawn from Wordle’s list of 2,309 solutions. However…
11. Wordle will accept a wider pool of words as guesses – some 10,000 of them. For instance, you can guess a plural such as WORDS. It definitely won’t be right (see point 4 above), but Wordle will accept it as a guess.