Yawn, stretch, grab your phone and start Wordle-ing… it’s Sunday, so let’s have a relaxed time before giving away the Wordle answer, OK?
After all, just throwing the solution at you seems a bit redundant. You clearly haven’t lost yet, otherwise you wouldn’t be searching for the answer. Maybe you’re down to the last guess and don’t want to blow your streak… we can help.
(And if you do want answer #253, then you can just scroll straight down. No judgement).
Other Wordle tips
And it’s not just this page that can help you – check back tomorrow when we’ll see the return of Lance Ulanoff, a professionally-gifted writer, giving his daily diary on how to play like a pro. He’s being all lazy and having a weekend off at the moment.
Today’s Wordle hint from TechRadar
We won’t lie, today was a good day for Wordle in the TechRadar household – we managed to get it in three from this heavily inauspicious start.
Our strategy morphs from day to day, as our goal is not to get the word as quickly as possible but to train the brain into thinking about word construction – which is why we were so pleased to use previously-learned processes today to get the answer.
Today’s tip – you’ve probably found there’s an ‘H’ in the mix, and that’s always a trickster. The most likely way that’s used will be as part of ‘TH’, but we know that’s unlikely here as few words end in T and use TH.
H has other bedfellows too, as it can combine with P, S or even G – but we’re going for the more common C here.
So… if you’re stuck, think about CH as a combo. The screenshot above shows you where the T goes, and CHT isn’t an oft-used combo (unless you’re German).
Good luck… and if you’re still unsure, head to the answer.
Other ways to find Wordle’s 5 letter words
Look, we’re going to make one final plea before we give you the answer – why not try a 5 letter word generator? There are loads of great tools online that can help you learn a bit more about the world of Wordle and how to get the right letters first – how about you check one of those out?
One of our favorites is WordFinderX, which allows you to put in letters at the start and the end if you know them and, crucially: allows you to enter any letters that don’t fit.
Started to take advantage of the Words with Friends craze, this website has blatantly had a huge rise in traffic of late, but it really does do the job.
You can also try WordTips, which does the same thing but with a slightly kinder UI. We also like The Free Dictionary, but that only lets you use ‘contains’, ‘ends with’ or ‘starts with’ – as well as ‘unscramble’.
Right, now you can have the Wordle answer for today…
Today’s Wordle Answer #253 (Feb 27)
OK, today’s answer if you want it: CHANT.
A different move compared to yesterday – we’d say this was more of your ‘standard’ entry. Great letter combinations, A and T both being in there, off you go.
What’s the definition of chant, we hear you cry? Well, as a noun it’s a phrase repeated rhythmically, often in unison by a crowd – ie ‘Play up Pompey, Pompey play up’ (if you’re a fan of a currently frustratingly inconsistent football / soccer team’).
In music, it’s a set of phrases repeated with ‘unmetrical’ words (as in, not sing-song in nature). And we all know how it works as a verb, chanting the same set of words or phrases over and over.
How did you do yesterday?
If you’ve been playing regularly and keeping that ol’ streak extended, then you’ve probably already worked out yesterday’s answer, which was SKILL.
What about the day before that, when #251 VIVID was the tricksy answer? Well, if you did it in under 5 guesses, call yourself a Wordle Wizard. But if you failed… well, then you’ve only got 4% of players to keep you company.
#Wordle 251 2022-02-25255,907 results found on Twitter.11,687 hard mode players.1: 1%2: 2%3: 🟩🟩 10%4: 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 29%5: 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 33%6: 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 21%X: 🟩 4%#Wordle251February 26, 2022
What about if you fancy a little bit of something else? Check back daily to see our growing list of alternatives you should try.
Wordle Unlimited
Love a bit of Wordle but annoyed it only lasts one day? Well, why don’t you try Wordle Unlimited, the hugely unofficial game where you can play as many times as you like – and we’ve got all you need to know on how to use and play Wordle Unlimted ready for you.
Nerdle
Such a different game to Wordle, but it gives your brain a different workout. Consider Wordle your long, steady state run and then Nerdle being the HIIT workout you (inexplicably) do next.
You’re asked to enter a sum of 8 numbers or symbols long… and apart from knowing it has to have some numbers and an equals in there, that’s all you get.
It’s a great play – plus there’s an ‘Instant Nerdle’ that shows you one line of semi-correct entries in the wrong place… and it’s up to you to get it. Lovely.