It’s time for your daily round of Wordle hints, expertly crafted to help you keep your streak going even on the toughest of days.
You might think that you don’t need any clues for Wordle today, but remember: failure in this game is only ever six guesses away.
Below, you’ll find a selection of Wordle hints to guide you in the right direction. You don’t have to use them all, but there are five in total should you need them, covering vowels, starting letter, ending letter and more. And if you don’t have time to play at all, you can see the answer, too.
Want more word-based fun? My Quordle today page contains hints and answers for that game, which remains the best of all the main Wordle alternatives.
SPOILER WARNING: Wordle hints and today’s answer are below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to see them.
Marc is TechRadar’s UK Editor in Chief and has been playing Wordle for more than a year. He’s authored dozens of articles on the game for TechRadar and its sister site Tom’s Guide, including a detailed analysis of the most common letters in every position. His Wordle streak just reached the 500 mark and he’ll be inconsolable if he loses it. Yes, he takes it all too seriously.
Wordle hints (game #721) – clue #1 – Vowels
How many vowels does today’s Wordle have?
• Wordle today has vowels in three places*.
* Note that by vowel we mean the five standard vowels (A, E, I, O, U), not Y (which is sometimes counted as a vowel too).
Wordle hints (game #721) – clue #2 – first letter
What letter does today’s Wordle begin with?
• The first letter in today’s Wordle answer is A.
A is a reasonably common starting letter in Wordle: 140 games begin with this letter. It ranks 6th among starting letters, behind S, C, B, T and P.
Wordle hints (game #721) – clue #3 – repeated letters
Does today’s Wordle have any repeated letters?
• There is one repeated letter in today’s Wordle.
Repeated letters are quite common in the game, with 748 of the 2,309 Wordle answers containing one. However, it’s still more likely that a Wordle doesn’t have one.
Wordle hints (game #721) – clue #4 – ending letter
What letter does today’s Wordle end with?
• The last letter in today’s Wordle is N.
N is a pretty common ending letter in Wordle: it’s the seventh most likely in that position and features in 130 solutions.
Wordle hints (game #721) – clue #5 – last chance
Still looking for more Wordle hints today? Here’s an extra one for game #721.
- Today’s Wordle answer is a repeat.
If you just want to know today’s Wordle answer now, simply scroll down – but I’d always recommend trying to solve it on your own first. We’ve got lots of Wordle tips and tricks to help you, including a guide to the best Wordle start words.
If you don’t want to know today’s answer then DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER BECAUSE IT IS PRINTED BELOW. So don’t say you weren’t warned!
Today’s Wordle answer (game #721)
Today’s Wordle answer (game #721) is… AGAIN.
Yesterday (see below) we had a Wordle answer with a repeated ‘A’ that proved quite tricky to solve. Today, we have a Wordle answer with a repeated ‘A’ that is nowhere near as bad.
Good news, eh?
WordleBot says people are solving it in an average of 3.9 guesses, compared to 4.4 yesterday, and that feels about right – if you take 4.0 as the standard Wordle score, then AGAIN probably does belong just slightly on the easier side of that divide.
Four of the five letters are common, though G is less so; it only ranks 17th out of 26 overall, and it’s much more likely to be found at the start of a Wordle answer than it is in position #2 as it is here.
A repeated ‘A’, meanwhile, occurs 69 times on Wordle’s 2,309 original solutions list, meaning you’d only expect to see one every 33 games or so. The fact that we’ve had two in a row is therefore somewhat surprising.
But that’s it as far as complicating factors go. AGAIN is otherwise a straightforward Wordle to solve, and one for which some of the best Wordle starting words will have made the task easier still. For instance, CRANE and SLANT left just 12 possible solutions, while ADIEU was at 13.
My own STARE was not quite so helpful: 43 remaining for that one. But no matter, because my second word was very fortunate and reduced that tally to a single answer in one go.
My choice was CLING, an answer I’ve had success with before in this scenario. You’ll have noticed that I didn’t even attempt to get the answer here, leaving out the E – but that’s because I knew I’d be very unlikely to solve it on the second guess. Narrowing it down further then scoring a 3/6 was my ambition (not something that would be possible if I played on Hard mode, admittedly).
So I went with CLING and it gave me three more letters: I, N and G. Coupled with the A there was really only way in which they could be arranged, and that was AGAIN, Simple!
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday’s Wordle hints (game #720)
In a different time zone where it’s still Friday? Don’t worry – I can give you some clues for Wordle #720, too.
- Wordle yesterday had vowels in two places.
- The first letter in yesterday’s Wordle answer was B.
- There was one repeated letter in yesterday’s Wordle.
- The last letter in yesterday’s Wordle was A.
- Yesterday’s Wordle answer is a light modeling material.
Yesterday’s Wordle answer (game #720)
Yesterday’s Wordle answer (game #720) was… BALSA.
This is a model (pun intended) Wordle answer: it has a repeated letter, an S where you might not expect it and is not the most obvious word in the dictionary. It’s moderately difficult (WordleBot gives it an average score of 4.4) but not the kind of word that will necessarily lead to too many lost streaks, because it doesn’t have multiple answers that are spelled similarly. It’s a good test of your mettle, and not horribly reliant on luck. I like it!
All of the letters in BALSA are common in the game; B is the third most likely letter to start a Wordle answer, after S and C, while A is the second most frequently used overall. L and S are both in the top 10 letters list (6th and 8th respectively), but S is found a lot less often outside of the opening slot, so that might have tripped you up a little today.
The repeated A may have proved tricky, too – it’s common among repeats (it ranks 4th in this regard), but still uncommon compared to getting just a single A. There’s plenty to keep you on your toes, here.
You will have found the challenge a lot easier if you used certain of the best Wordle starting words; if you didn’t use one, or you went with something popular but not actually that good (ie ADIEU), you’ll have found it harder.
For instance, SLATE, WordleBot’s favorite starter, left just seven possible solutions. Wow! SLANT (11) and my pick, STARE (22), were also pretty good. LEAST left just three! But ADIEU? Well, that was at 352. Good luck narrowing all those down.
Yes, I’m being harsh on the use of ADIEU, but come on. Either use a good start word or don’t use one at all. Wordle is possible more fun without one; it’s certainly more challenging and has more variety. Picking a good one gives you a better chance of a good score. Picking ADIEU – or worse still, AUDIO or OUIJA, is the worst of both worlds, removing the unpredictability but without improving your chances very much. Rant over.
Right, so what happened to me today? I got lucky, that’s what. STARE left me just 22 options, but I only found about half of them: AMISS, NASAL, LASSO, BALSA, USUAL, GASSY, BASIC, BASIS, ALIAS and BASIL.
I decided to go with NASAL because I wanted to include two As; I didn’t necessarily think the answer would have two As, but it would help me to find out which position it was in. This is something I’ve seen WordleBot do a few times, although today the ‘bot preferred BASIL as the second guess.
It turned out either would have worked. NASAL gave me a green A, a yellow second A and a yellow L to go with the already-yellow S. And, it transpired, it left me with just one answer. That was BALSA and I played that next for a 3/6.
Wordle answers: The past 50
I’ve been playing Wordle every day for more than a year now and have tracked all of the previous answers so I can help you improve your game. Here are the last 50 solutions starting with yesterday’s answer, or check out my past Wordle answers page for the full list.
- Wordle #720, Friday 9 June: BALSA
- Wordle #719, Thursday 8 June: CRUMB
- Wordle #718, Wednesday 7 June: HATER
- Wordle #717, Tuesday 6 June: SCOUT
- Wordle #716, Monday 5 June: ENNUI
- Wordle #715, Sunday 4 June: BEAST
- Wordle #714, Saturday 3 June: NANNY
- Wordle #713, Friday 2 June: HUMID
- Wordle #712, Thursday 1 June: JAZZY
- Wordle #711, Wednesday 31 May: AGILE
- Wordle #710, Tuesday 30 May: KNEEL
- Wordle #709, Monday 29 May: MOUSE
- Wordle #708, Sunday 28 May: SKIMP
- Wordle #707, Saturday 27 May: RAMEN
- Wordle #706, Friday 26 May: SWINE
- Wordle #705, Thursday 25 May: BAGEL
- Wordle #704, Wednesday 24 May: UTTER
- Wordle #703, Tuesday 23 May: CLERK
- Wordle #702, Monday 22 May: IGLOO
- Wordle #701, Sunday 21 May: BRASH
- Wordle #700, Saturday 20 May: FLASK
- Wordle #699, Friday 19 May: GRIEF
- Wordle #698, Thursday 18 May: SHORN
- Wordle #697, Wednesday 17 May: PLANK
- Wordle #696, Tuesday 16 May: LATTE
- Wordle #695, Monday 15 May: CANOE
- Wordle #694, Sunday 14 May: SCARF
- Wordle #693, Saturday 13 May: ACRID
- Wordle #692, Friday 12 May: SNACK
- Wordle #691, Thursday 11 May: BROOM
- Wordle #690, Wednesday 10 May: ETHIC
- Wordle #689, Tuesday 9 May: COCOA
- Wordle #688, Monday 8 May: AGLOW
- Wordle #687, Sunday 7 May: GHOUL
- Wordle #686, Saturday 6 May: ANGER
- Wordle #685, Friday 5 May: BELOW
- Wordle #684, Thursday 4 May: GUPPY
- Wordle #683, Wednesday 3 May: HORDE
- Wordle #682, Tuesday 2 May: SULKY
- Wordle #681, Monday 1 May: RANGE
- Wordle #680, Sunday 30 April: PLAZA
- Wordle #679, Saturday 29 April: CEDAR
- Wordle #678, Friday 28 April: CIRCA
- Wordle #677, Thursday 27 April: LOGIC
- Wordle #676, Wednesday 26 April: METRO
- Wordle #675, Tuesday 25 April: JOKER
- Wordle #674, Monday 24 April: DITTO
- Wordle #673, Sunday 23 April: UNZIP
- Wordle #672, Saturday 22 April: BROKE
What is Wordle?
If you’re on this page then you almost certainly know what Wordle is already, and indeed have probably been playing it for a while. And even if you’ve not been playing it, you must surely have heard of it by now, because it’s the viral word game phenomenon that took the world by storm last year and is still going strong in 2023.
We’ve got a full guide to the game in our What is Wordle page, but if you just want a refresher then here are the basics.
What is Wordle?
Wordle challenges you to guess a new five-letter word each day. You get six guesses, with each one revealing a little more information. If one of the letters in your guess is in the answer and in the right place, it turns green. If it’s in the answer but in the wrong place, it turns yellow. And if it’s not in the answer at all it turns gray. Simple, eh?
It’s played online via the Wordle website or the New York Times’ Crossword app (iOS / Android), and is entirely free.
Crucially, the answer is the same for everyone each day, meaning that you’re competing against the rest of the world, rather than just against yourself or the game. The puzzle then resets each day at midnight in your local time, giving you a new challenge, and the chance to extend your streak.
What are the Wordle rules?
The rules of Wordle are pretty straightforward, but with a couple of curveballs thrown in for good measure.
1. Letters that are in the answer and in the right place turn green.
2. Letters that are in the answer but in the wrong place turn yellow.
3. Letters that are not in the answer turn gray.
4. Answers are never plural.
5. Letters can appear more than once. So if your guess includes two of one letter, they may both turn yellow, both turn green, or one could be yellow and the other green.
6. Each guess must be a valid word in Wordle’s dictionary. You can’t guess ABCDE, for instance.
7. You do not have to include correct letters in subsequent guesses unless you play on Hard mode.
8. You have six guesses to solve the Wordle.
9. You must complete the daily Wordle before midnight in your timezone.
10. All answers are drawn from Wordle’s list of 2,309 solutions. However…
11. Wordle will accept a wider pool of words as guesses – some 10,000 of them. For instance, you can guess a plural such as WORDS. It definitely won’t be right (see point 4 above), but Wordle will accept it as a guess.
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