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‘Wordle’ today: Here’s the answer, hints for August 15
Monday, Monday! Whether it’s your favorite day or your least favorite, like any other, with it comes a new Wordle to solve. Our daily Wordle help is here as well, just in case you need a nudge or two in the right direction.
The answer to the August 15 Wordle, puzzle #422, can be found at the end of this article. Before you get there, though, there are a couple of subtle clues to help you narrow it down, and as you scroll down, you’ll see we’ve gathered a selection of the best tips and strategies from our previous reporting to help you every day.
Where did Wordle come from?
Former Reddit engineer Josh Wardle came up with the game in 2021 as a bit of fun for him and his word game-loving partner. It eventually became a staple of their family WhatsApp messaging, and that’s when Wardle started to suspect he might have something special enough to merit a wider release.
Thousands of people around the globe now play this game each day, and fans have even created alternatives to Wordle inspired by the original format. This includes music identification game Heardle, Hollywood nerd faves Actorle and Framed, and variations like Dordle and Quordle that make you guess multiple words at once.
Not the day you’re after? You’ll find the Wordle answer for August 14 here.
What’s the best Wordle starting word?
We have some ideas to help you pick the perfect first move. Such tips include choosing a word with at least two different vowels to rule those building blocks in or out, plus a few common consonants such as S, T, R, or N.
Also, even if you’re attached to your mathematically sound starter, once it’s been the answer on any given day it won’t be the answer again for a few years — so if you happen to get the elusive 1/6 result, celebrate by swapping out your starting five.
What happened to the Wordle archive?
While you could once play the entire archive of past puzzles, the archive was taken down at the request of the New York Times, according to the site’s creator.
Is Wordle getting harder?
If you’ve been finding Wordle too easy, there is a Hard Mode you can enable to give yourself more of a challenge. But unless you activate this mode, we can assure you that Wordle isn’t getting harder.
Why are there two different Wordle answers some days?
The whole point of Wordle is that everyone’s solving the same puzzle, with the same answer, no matter where you are in the world. However, occasionally the puzzle game will accept two different correct solutions on the same day. This aberration is due to changes the New York Times began making after it acquired Wordle earlier this year, excising words form Wardle’s original list that the team considers obscure or potentially offensive.
To make sure you’re always getting the same puzzle as everyone else, refresh your browser before you play — don’t worry, the site will keep your streak.
A subtle hint for the Wordle answer on August 15
There are several kinds. One is from Texas.
Wordle today is a 5-letter word that starts with…
…the letter P!
Does today’s Wordle word have a double letter?
Not today!
Wordle today: What’s the answer?
Ready?
It’s time to reveal the solution.
It’s…
POKER.
Reporting by Caitlin Welsh, Sam Haysom, Amanda Yeo and Adam Rosenberg contributed to this article.
Today’s Wordle 421 answer and hint: Sunday, August 14
‘Wordle’ today: Here’s the answer, hints for August 14
Sunday can only mean one thing, and that’s a fresh Wordle to solve — which means our daily Wordle help is here for you just in case you need an extra, end-of-the-week nudge in the right direction.
The answer to the August 14 Wordle, puzzle #421, can be found at the end of this article. Before you get there, though, there are a couple of subtle clues to help you narrow it down, and as you scroll down, you’ll see we’ve gathered a selection of the best tips and strategies from our previous reporting to help you every day.
Where did Wordle come from?
Former Reddit engineer Josh Wardle came up with the game in 2021 as a bit of fun for him and his word game-loving partner. It eventually became a staple of their family WhatsApp messaging, and that’s when Wardle started to suspect he might have something special enough to merit a wider release.
Thousands of people around the globe now play this game each day, and fans have even created alternatives to Wordle inspired by the original format. This includes music identification game Heardle, Hollywood nerd faves Actorle and Framed, and variations like Dordle and Quordle that make you guess multiple words at once.
Not the day you’re after? You’ll find the Wordle answer for August 13 here.
What’s the best Wordle starting word?
We have some ideas to help you pick the perfect first move. Such tips include choosing a word with at least two different vowels to rule those building blocks in or out, plus a few common consonants such as S, T, R, or N.
Also, even if you’re attached to your mathematically sound starter, once it’s been the answer on any given day it won’t be the answer again for a few years — so if you happen to get the elusive 1/6 result, celebrate by swapping out your starting five.
What happened to the Wordle archive?
While you could once play the entire archive of past puzzles, the archive was taken down at the request of the New York Times, according to the site’s creator.
Is Wordle getting harder?
If you’ve been finding Wordle too easy, there is a Hard Mode you can enable to give yourself more of a challenge. But unless you activate this mode, we can assure you that Wordle isn’t getting harder.
Why are there two different Wordle answers some days?
The whole point of Wordle is that everyone’s solving the same puzzle, with the same answer, no matter where you are in the world. However, occasionally the puzzle game will accept two different correct solutions on the same day. This aberration is due to changes the New York Times began making after it acquired Wordle earlier this year, excising words form Wardle’s original list that the team considers obscure or potentially offensive.
To make sure you’re always getting the same puzzle as everyone else, refresh your browser before you play — don’t worry, the site will keep your streak.
A subtle hint for the Wordle answer on August 14
It has to do with clothes.
Wordle today is a 5-letter word that starts with…
…the letter K!
Does today’s Wordle word have a double letter?
It does. This one’s not easy, either.
Wordle today: What’s the answer?
Ready?
It’s time to reveal the solution.
It’s…
KHAKI.
Reporting by Caitlin Welsh, Sam Haysom, Amanda Yeo and Adam Rosenberg contributed to this article.
Today’s Wordle 420 answer and hint: Saturday, August 13
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Today’s Wordle 418 answer and hint: Thursday, August 11
‘Heardle’ today: Correct answer and song hints for August 11
We’re almost through this week. It’s Thursday. Everything is going fine, but the answer to today’s Heardle is a song you can’t quite pin down. There’s no way you can finish out the workweek in this kind of suspense. Thankfully, we’re here to help.
The answer will be spoiled below, and you can even play the song. But first, here’s some strategy, a few hints, and a little information about the game itself to help jog the answer loose from your brain before we just blurt out the solution.
What is Heardle?
Heardle is a song-guessing game along the lines of Worldle, mixed with the TV gameshow Name That Tune. The game presents a song introduction in the form of six short clips, and the player must guess the song. Clips start at one second, and get progressively longer, eventually totaling a maximum of 16 seconds.
The fewer clips it takes a player to guess the song, the more bragging rights they have when they share their success on social media or in a group chat. So far, the vast majority of the songs have been popular on U.S. and U.K. radio, and all are from the 1960s or later.
Does Heardle have the same creator as Wordle?
No. Heardle was created by a London-based designer named Glenn Angelo, during the February 2022 boom in Wordle derivatives. After its initial viral success, it was acquired by Spotify in July of 2022 for an undisclosed amount. Game functionality was not noticeably different after the change in ownership.
How is Heardle pronounced?
It’s pronounced “hurdle,” which would seem to explain why our research indicates many people find it online by searching something like “hurdle game,” or “hurdle wordle.”
Are there any strategies for becoming good at Heardle?
The only way to up your Heardle game is to listen to a lot of pop music. Unlike Wordle, which can reward players for strategy, Heardle is almost a pure trivia game — meaning one either knows the answer or they don’t. It may seem like some Heardle puzzles are harder to solve — perhaps because the answer is on the tip of your tongue and you still lose, or because after learning the answer, you feel you could not have been expected to know it. Nonetheless, every Heardle puzzle is equally “hard,” because knowing or not knowing something is a binary.
What kinds of songs does Heardle feature?
If you have a look at the complete list of Heardle answers at Pro Game Guides, you’ll see some patterns emerge. Answers can be from any decade from the 60s to the present, but recent songs are a little better represented. In the past, perhaps due to being the creation of a U.K.-based music fan, there were occasionally artists most Americans probably have not heard, like Kevin Lyttle. After the Spotify acquisition, artists like Carrie Underwood, who probably aren’t well-known to the British, started to appear. But these are by no means clear trends. The only universal criteria seem to be that the songs are all hits, and that they’re sung in English.
And now, here come the hints.
What decade is today’s Heardle answer from?
The 1970s.
Is today’s Heardle answer by a band or a solo artist?
A solo artist.
What genre is today’s Heardle answer?
Rock.
Is today’s Heardle answer a song from any particular subgenre?
This one qualifies as soft rock, and might even be considered “yacht rock.”
For today’s Heardle answer, who is the artist?
Eric Clapton
What is today’s Heardle answer?
“Wonderful Tonight” by Eric Clapton.