Wordle is a game that challenges players to guess the five-letter word of the day.
The web game has taken the world by storm since its launch in October 2021, with many thousands playing daily.
Welsh software engineer Josh Wardle created a prototype of the game in 2013 and returned to it in January 2021, working on it during lockdown with his partner, Palak Shah.
At first, only Wardle’s family played the game. However, Wordle was released to a wider audience in October 2021 and its popularity snowballed, making it a global phenomenon.
However, the game’s essence has remained the same since the sale — and it’s as addictive as ever.
Be aware — there are spoilers ahead!
First, go to the New York Times site. You’ll find a blank grid, a keyboard and a list of rules.
The aim is to guess the five-letter word in six guesses or fewer. The fewer guesses you make, the better. Every guess you make must be a valid five-letter word, so you can’t just guess random letters.
When you make your guess, the letters will turn one of three colours: grey, yellow or green.
If the letter is grey, it is not in the word. This letter will also be greyed out on the keyboard.
If the letter is yellow, it means it is in the word but in a different position. If the letter is green, you have guessed the right letter in the right position.
Keep guessing until all letters turn green and the correct word is revealed.
There is a new Wordle word to guess every day
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Every day, there is a new word to guess. While some are fairly common (previous solutions included “cheek” and “royal”, for example), others have been controversial (knoll, anyone?).
Find out below what the answer to today’s Wordle is, along with its definition.
What was the first ever Wordle word?
The first ever Wordle was on June 19, 2021, and the answer was CIGAR — according to Try Hard Guides.
H1 Today’s word includes one vowel.
H2 It has one repeated letter.
H3 Starts and ends with the same letter.
H4 Answer describes a skill at performing a task.
Wordle answer for January 15
The Wordle answer for today (January 15) is KNACK.
The Merriam-Webster dictionary says “knack” is the “clever way of doing something”.
It also says it is “a clever trick or stratagem or a special ready capacity that is hard to analyse or teach”.