Newsweek is here to save the day if the midweek Wordle is proving to be too tough.
We have put together a few hints to help you out with the daily brainteaser that exploded from 90 users on November 1, 2021, to 300,000 on January 2, 2022, according to figures by Statista. The New York Times bought the game in January 2022 and it has become its most popular online game.
Keegan-Michael Key, the Emmy award-winning star of Key & Peele and Wonka is even a big fan of the game. He teamed up with NYT in 2023 to invite players to compete against him in their game group chats.
“There’s a fun sense of accomplishment that comes with starting the day solving a New York Times game,” Key said in 2023.
“It’s also a great reason to have a quick check-in with a few of my friends (and get in a little friendly competition). I’ve always been a fan of words and language and any game that can test my acumen.”
Today’s average difficulty is 4.2 guesses out of 6, or moderately challenging, according to the NYT.
Wordle’s rules are simple enough. Players need to work out a mystery five-letter word in six guesses or fewer and are guided by a color-coded tile system to let them know if they are on the right track.
A green tile means the letter is correct, while yellow tells you the letter appears in the word, but is in the wrong spot. Finally, a gray tile shows that the letter does not appear in the word at all.
The answer for today’s Wordle can be found at the bottom of this page, so scroll with caution it if you want to work it out for yourself.
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Wordle #1,096, Clues for Wednesday, June 19
Hint #1: The word is an adjective.
Hint #2: There is one repeated letter in today’s answer.
Hint #3: There is one vowel—the second and fifth letters.
Hint #4: Synonyms include “compact” and “pithy.”
Hint #5: The word means “less is more” when using words.
Wordle#1,096, Answer for Wednesday, June 19
The answer to today’s Wordle is “Terse.”
According to Merriam-Webster, the verb is defined as “using few words,” and “short” or “brusque.” It can also mean “smoothly elegant.”
Wordle resets at midnight in your time zone. While you wait for the next game, you could give the geography guessing game Worldle or Connections, the Times‘ second most popular game, a go?
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