When New York-based software developer Josh Wardle first created Wordle he surely had no idea he was about to launch a global sensation. Indeed, Wardle said he initially only developed the word puzzle “for me and my partner to enjoy.”
However, after being released to the public in October 2021 Wordle soon acquired a passionate following across the English-speaking world. It was sold to The New York Times in January 2022 for an undisclosed low seven-figure sum.
In an interview with Newsweek Erhan Aslan, an associate professor of applied linguistics at the University of Reading in the U.K., gave some advice for playing Wordle.
He said: “One thing that I think is important in this game is the starting word chosen. 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.
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“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 to today’s puzzle will be revealed at the end of this article, so scroll down with caution if you want to work it out for yourself.
Wordle #1,184, Clues for Sunday, September 15
Newsweek has put together five clues to help you solve today’s Wordle brainteaser.
Hint #1: The answer contains two vowels.
Hint #2: One letter appears twice.
Hint #3: Synonyms for Sunday’s Wordle include “persist” and “reappear.”
Hint #4: The second letter is a vowel.
Hint #5: There is no ‘I’ in team. The same applies to today’s Wordle puzzle.
Wordle #1,184, Answer for Sunday, September 15
The answer to today’s Wordle puzzle is “recur.”
Well that was a fun one! Did you figure it out? If so congratulations, but please don’t worry if not. One of the best things about Wordle is seeing if you can improve your score over time. The next Wordle puzzle will be released on Monday and Newsweek will of course be back with another round of hints and tips to help you figure it out.
What Does “Recur” Mean?
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines “recur” as “to occur again after an interval.”
For example: “I was going to go on vacation but got worried my health problems would recur.”