When Josh Wardle, a Welsh software engineer living in Brooklyn, New York, created Wordle for his puzzle-loving girlfriend, he never imagined that the game he had made “for an audience of one” would get so big, so quickly.
Wordle, a five-letter word guessing game that gives users six tries to guess the word of the day correctly and is changed daily, is after all an amazingly simple idea. And yet—nobody had had quite the same idea before.
And over two years after Wardle sold the game to the New York Times for an undisclosed sum, millions of people are still playing with the same passion as when we were all bored by the pandemic lockdown.
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Day after day, the game presents a new challenge. If you’re struggling with guessing today’s word, Newsweek has your back. Carefully scroll down for a series of hints that could help you figure this out on your own, or get to the bottom of the piece for the solution.
Wordle #1,150, Clues for Monday, August 12
Newsweek has put together five clues to help you solve today’s Wordle brainteaser.
Hint #1: The answer contains only one vowel.
Hint #2: There is one repeated letter.
Hint #3: It’s a noun.
Hint #4: It indicates an object that floats on water.
Hint #5: It’s something you might spot at this year’s Olympics.
Wordle #1,150, Answer for Monday, August 12
The answer to today’s Wordle puzzle is “skiff.”
Readers who love water sports might be a little more familiar with this word and might have had an easier time solving today’s puzzle. Did you get it? If you did, well done you! And if you didn’t, rejoice in the fact that you’re very likely in good company.
As Scarlett O’Hara famously said, “after all, tomorrow is another day,” and the same is true for Wordle. On Tuesday, you’ll get another chance at the elusive little puzzle and it might go a little better than today. Or a little worse. In either case, Newsweek will be here to help you through it.
What Does ‘Skiff‘ Mean?
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines “skiff” as “any of various small boats,” especially “a flat-bottomed rowboat.”
“These are a faster and more dynamic kind of dinghy, identifiable by their flat and narrow hulls,” the official website for the Olympics writes in its description of a skiff, adding that there are two types of such boats being used at this year’s Games: the 49er and the 49erFX.
The 49er “gets its name from its hull, which is 4.99 meters in length. The 49er carries three sails: a main sail, a jib, and an asymmetrical spinnaker,” the website reports.
“The 49erFX is used by all female athletes, and as such is a redesigned version of the 49er. It was first used for the women’s skiff for Rio 2016.”