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 #727) – clue #1 – Vowels
How many vowels does today’s Wordle have?
• Wordle today has a vowel in one place*.
* 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 #727) – clue #2 – first letter
What letter does today’s Wordle begin with?
• The first letter in today’s Wordle answer is S.
S is the most common starting letter in the game, featuring in 365 of Wordle’s 2,309 answers. In fact, it’s almost twice as likely to begin an answer as the next most common starting letter, C.
Wordle hints (game #727) – clue #3 – repeated letters
Does today’s Wordle have any repeated letters?
• There are no repeated letters 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 #727) – clue #4 – ending letter
What letter does today’s Wordle end with?
• The last letter in today’s Wordle is P.
P is a middling end letter in Wordle. It features in 56 answers, which places it 12th in the alphabet. Don’t expect it to appear at the end of a Wordle as regularly as the likes of E, Y and T.
Wordle hints (game #727) – clue #5 – last chance
Still looking for more Wordle hints today? Here’s an extra one for game #727.
- Today’s Wordle answer secures.
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 #727)
Today’s Wordle answer (game #727) is… STRAP.
This is a far, far easier Wordle than yesterday’s (see below). WordleBot says people are solving it in an average of just 3.5 guesses – so a full guess fewer than for MAYBE.
That’s hardly a surprise when you look at the letters; it starts with an S, the most common of all starting letters, and contains three other very common letters in T, R and A. P is a bit more uncommon – it ranks 15th overall and 12th at the end of a word – but it’s not like getting an X, Z or a J.
Connected to that letter selection is the fact that almost all of the best Wordle starting words will have got players off to a brilliant beginning today. My choice, STARE, left just three possible solutions. Three! SLATE (8), SLANT (10), CARTE (5) and CARET (6). STALE was another that left just three.
So, I was on easy street. I had a green ST and a yellow A and R. There were indeed only three possible solutions for me: STRAP, STRAY and STRAW. I could have guaranteed a 3/6 by playing a throwaway word next – something like WORRY, which contained a W and Y, would have done the trick. But there was no real need to do that. I had a very good shot at a 2/6 and would be left with a 50/50 for a 3/6 even if I didn’t get lucky first time. A 4/6 was the worst I could do.
Why did I go with STRAY first? No reason, it was just a guess. It was wrong – so be it. But STRAP was right and I walked away with a 3/6 after all.
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Yesterday’s Wordle hints (game #726)
In a different time zone where it’s still Thursday? Don’t worry – I can give you some clues for Wordle #726, too.
- Wordle yesterday had vowels in two places.
- The first letter in yesterday’s Wordle answer was M.
- There were no repeated letters in yesterday’s Wordle.
- The last letter in yesterday’s Wordle was E.
- Yesterday’s Wordle answer is a possibility.
Yesterday’s Wordle answer (game #726)
Yesterday’s Wordle answer (game #726) was… MAYBE.
You wouldn’t necessarily know it to look at it, but today’s Wordle word is one of the most difficult to solve this year. Seriously – WordleBot says it’s taking people an average of 4.5 guesses to complete it, which means it’s the joint 10th hardest so far in 2023. Compare that to 3.6 for yesterday’s CRIME (see below) and it’s in a different league.
It’s not an obscure word, though, and doesn’t contain any repeated or uncommon letters. So what’s the deal? Well, my guess is that it’s all down to that misplaced Y.
Y is a fairly common letter in Wordle overall – it ranks 12th – but 85% of its appearances come at the end of a word, where it’s the second most common letter after E. You don’t generally expect to see one elsewhere, and if – as happened with me – you had a green E at the end of the answer early on, you’d almost certainly not think to play the Y until late on.
It’s also a word with lots of other options. It took me four guesses to narrow it down, for instance, and it’s hard to see how I could I have done it any more quickly without a lot more luck. There are just too many words that have that consonant-A-consonant-consonant-E structure.
Things started off fairly well for me, with a green E and yellow A from STARE, my pick of the best Wordle starting words, but it didn’t take me long to see there were actually many possible directions for my second guess. In fact, WordleBot told me after the game that I still had 46 possible solutions to pick from. That was a fair few more than SLATE (37) and CARTE (28), but far fewer than ADIEU (217) at least.
I decided not to even attempt a 2/6 and played CANDO next. Yes, CANDO. No, that’s not a word I thought would be accepted, but I wanted to put the A in the second position while including another vowel and several common consonants, and it allowed me to do so. Wordle allowed it, so I played it!
In hindsight, it wasn’t the best choice; it merely turned the A green, although by ruling out those other letters it did reduce my possible answers list to just 16. I didn’t know that at the time, and indeed I didn’t come up with that many: I had EAGLE, VALVE, VALUE, VAGUE, GAUGE, GAUZE, FABLE, WAIVE, GAFFE, MAPLE, MAYBE, MAIZE and PAYEE, but missed MAUVE, GABLE and HALVE.
Lots of mine contained an L, U and M, with B and P also cropping up, so I decided to play PLUMB – a word which Wordle described as “solid” and “lucky”. I’ll take that – not least because it gave me yellow M and yellow B to join my green A and E. I could now only see one solution – MAYBE – and played that next for a 4/6.
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 #726, Thursday 15 June: MAYBE
- Wordle #725, Wednesday 14 June: CRIME
- Wordle #724, Tuesday 13 June: PLUNK
- Wordle #723, Monday 12 June: WRONG
- Wordle #722, Sunday 11 June: GUARD
- Wordle #721, Saturday 10 June: AGAIN
- 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
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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