Today's NYT Wordle Tips, Answers and Help for September 21, #1190

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There are many other online word games now, but I still play the New York Times Wordle game every day. These days, it's not only an old friend, but also a nice warm-up for Connections, Strands, and the rest.

We've also ranked all the letters of the alphabet by popularity in case you want to use this list to decide on your best starting words.

Wordle tips for every day

I've written a lot about Wordle – from discussing the 1,000th word, to my list of best starting words, to a helpful two-step strategy, to news about controversial word changes. I've even summarized what I learned from playing the hit online word puzzle for a whole year. If you're second-guessing the actual answer, you might want to try the tips from one of these stories.

Still need a starter? One person told me they just look around and pick a five-letter object they spot as a starter – like COUCH or CHAIR. I tend to stick with starters that contain the most common letters in English words. I like TRAIN as a starter, although I have a friend who uses TRAIL. I've read people use the financial term ROATE, but I prefer to use words I actually know.

What is Wordle?

If you've read this far, you know how to play. You have six chances to guess a five-letter word, and the game gives you feedback on whether or not the letters you guessed appear in the puzzle and whether they're in the same place you guessed them to be. The New York Times bought the game from its creator, Josh Wardle, for a seven-figure sum in 2022. Wardle famously created the game for his partner, and had her whittle down the English language's 12,000 five-letter words to just 2,500, creating the database of answers. It was also handy that its name has a play on “word.”

A Times spokesperson told me that the very first Wordle was released on June 19, 2021, and the newspaper celebrated the game's 1,000th word on March 15. Spoiler: The 1,000th word was ERUPT. As in, “Dad will erupt if the Wordle is so hard he loses his winning streak.”

Today's Wordle tips

Before we show you today's Wordle answer, we'll give you a few more hints. If you don't want any spoilers, look away now.

Wordle Tip #1: Repetition

Today's Wordle answer contains a repeated letter.

Wordle Hint #2: Vowels

There is a vowel in today's Wordle answer, but it is a repeated letter, so you will see it twice.

Wordle Clue #3: First Letter

Today's Wordle answer begins with the letter S.

Wordle Tip No. 4: Luck

Some consider today's Wordle answer to be a lucky charm.

Wordle Clue #5: Meaning

Today's Wordle answer is a number.

TODAY'S WORDLE ANSWER

Today’s Wordle answer is SEVEN.

Yesterday’s Wordle answer

Yesterday's Wordle answer, September 20, #1189, was “SMOKE.”

Previous Wordle Answers

16 September, No. 1185: HONEY

September 17, No. 1186: BEAUT

18 September, No. 1187: FULL

19 September, No. 1188: PRESS