Every now and then, Wordle comes out with a puzzle that stumps even the best players, and Monday’s looks like one of those.
The game started out as something Josh Wardle, a New York-based software engineer, created for his partner to play during the COVID-19 lockdown.
It quickly became an online sensation after it was released to the public in October 2021. The New York Times purchased Wordle for an undisclosed low seven-figure sum in 2022. It now remains free to play via the publication’s website and games app.
The premise is simple: one five-letter word per day and six attempts to guess it. If a correct letter is in the right place, the tile will go green. If it is in the wrong place, it turns yellow. If it is not in the word at all, the tile goes gray.
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Wordle aficionados aim to guess the day’s word in as few tries as possible, and play every day to continue their win streak.
Wardle himself is sometimes stumped by his own game. He told Newsweek in 2022 that he usually needs at least four or five attempts to get the answer, while his partner is able to consistently find it in three tries.
In an interview with Newsweek, Erhan Aslan, an expert in applied linguistics who teaches at the University of Reading in the U.K., said playing tactically is the best way solve the daily puzzle.
“One thing that I think is important in this game is the starting letter chosen. Starting off with letters that include commonly used vowels, for example, e and a, consonants such as r and t, and sound sequences might be helpful,” Aslan said.
“Choosing a word that starts with q, z, j, or x, for instance, may not be the best choice. As you get more feedback after a few guesses, users need to draw on some knowledge of phonics to narrow down or eliminate some words that they might be thinking.
“For example, if the second letter of the target word is l (indicated by green) and the player feels that the word starts with a consonant, they will need to know that there are only a few consonant cluster possibilities—such as bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl.”
The answer for Monday’s Wordle can be found at the bottom of this page, so scroll down Newsweek‘s tips and clues with caution to avoid revealing it if you want to work it out for yourself.
Wordle #1,108, Clues for Monday, July 1
Newsweek has put together five clues to help you solve today’s Wordle puzzle.
Hint #1: The word is a noun.
Hint #2: There is one repeated letter.
Hint #3: There are three vowels—the first, third and fifth letters.
Hint #4: Synonyms include axiom, motto and proverb.
Hint #5: “Don’t judge a book by its cover” is an example of this word.
Wordle #1,108 Answer for Monday, July 1
The answer to today’s Wordle is “adage.”
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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