It’s the weekend, so there is no judgment if your brain isn’t firing on all cylinders, so Newsweek is here to help with today’s Wordle.
The game exploded from 90 users on November 1, 2021 to 300,000 on January 2, 2022, according to figures by Statista. In January 2022, The New York Times purchased Wordle for an undisclosed low seven-figure sum, though the word-based puzzle remained free to play.
Part of its popularity lies in its simplicity. Players need to solve 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.
Erhan Aslan, an expert in applied linguistics who teaches at the University of Reading in the U.K., previously provided some useful advice for Wordle players in an interview with Newsweek.
“One thing that I think is important in this game is the starting word chosen,” Aslan said. “Starting off with words that include commonly used vowels, for example, e and a, consonants such as r and t, and sound sequences might be helpful.
“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.”
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According to research conducted by WordsRated, the most common starting letter used by Wordle players is S, with 15.81 percent of answers beginning with it.
The next most common starting letter is C, with 8.58 percent of Wordle answers starting with the consonant, although S is the starting letter for 167 more words than its nearest rival. B is in third place with 7.49 percent.
The answer to Saturday’s Wordle will be revealed at the end of this article, so please scroll down with caution if you want to work it out for yourself.
‘Wordle’ #1,120 Hints for Saturday, July 13
Newsweek has put together five hints to help you figure out today’s Wordle puzzle.
Hint #1: Today’s answer is a verb.
Hint #2: It contains two vowels.
Hint #3: There are no repeated letters.
Hint #4: Today’s Wordle answer begins with one of the vowels present.
Hint #5: Synonyms include “pass” and “approve.”
‘Wordle’ #1,120 Answer for Saturday, July 13
Today’s Wordle answer is “Enact.”
According to Merriam-Webster, the noun is defined as “to establish by legal and authoritative act.”
Congratulations if you got it right, but no worries if you didn’t, Wordle updates every day at midnight in your local time zone, at which point the next puzzle becomes available. Newsweek will be back with another round of hints and tips for each new game.
Players who would like something to keep themselves busy while they wait can have a go at other word-based puzzles such as Typochondria and Spellspire.
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