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Looking for today's Wordle hints and answers? Fret not, both will be available at the bottom of this article.
First, let’s explore the game’s humble origins and Wordle emoji-sharing feature to make the game more exciting.
Wordle Wordle is a popular NYT puzzle game that gives a player six chances to guess a five-letter word. The game gives feedback after each guess. The feedback will help a player know whether the letters guessed are in the puzzle and if they're in the same position as guessed.
The New York Times bought the game from creator Josh Wardle for seven figures in 2022. Wardle famously created the game for his partner Palak Shah during the COVID-19 pandemic. She helped Wardle narrow down the 12,000 five-letter words in the English language to just 2,500, creating the database of Wordle answers. The game’s name is a pun on its creator’s name.
There are countless other online word games out there these days, but I still do the New York Times Wordle daily. Nowadays it's not just an old familiar, but it's also a great prep for Connections, Strands, and so forth.
Need a strong starter word? Use starter words that have the most popular letters used in English words like TRAIN or TRAIL.
A player can share the outcome of a Wordle puzzle in a grid of colored blocks with emoji. These blocks denote letters that are guessed. Gray for letters that are incorrect, yellow for correct letters in incorrect positions, and green for correct letters in the correct position.
The emoji grid, since its introduction, has been an iconic way to share results on social media platforms like X (Formerly known as Twitter). Players can boast about their gaming performance without revealing the actual word, thus avoiding spoilers for others.
For instance, the following is a Wordle emoji grid shared by a player on X, showcasing their results and today’s puzzle’s difficulty level:
https://x.com/calvin_web/status/1862057639737225617
Wordle has certainly become a cultural phenomenon, especially known for its unique way of sharing results using emojis. Here are some more interesting facts about the use of emojis in Wordle:
Although a fun feature, Wordle emojis are not without their fair share of drawbacks:
Challenges for Visually Impaired Users: Wordle emojis provide accessibility issues for a visually impaired player. Screen readers for such players will usually speak out the emojis in terms of ‘green square,’ ‘yellow square,’ or ‘gray square’. This can sometimes be confusing and exclude these users from participating in the social aspect of the game.
Potential Solutions: There are ways to overcome such problems, such as using applications like Wordle Accessibility. This tool will convert emoji results into plain text, thus making it easier for everyone to understand the result of a game.
Community Inspiration: The emoji-sharing feature was inspired by a Twitter user named Elizabeth S., who first shared her Wordle results using emojis. This idea caught the attention of Josh Wardle, who then incorporated it into the official game25.
Inspired by the original game, variations like Emoji Wordle have emerged, where players guess words based on emoji clues. This adds a fun twist to the traditional Wordle gameplay, appealing to fans of both word games and emojis.
These aspects highlight how Wordle fosters social connections and a feeling of community among players worldwide.
Here are some helpful hints to guide one to the correct answer:
Wordle hint No. 1: Today's Wordle answer has one repeated letter.
Wordle hint No. 2: There is one vowel in the word.
Wordle hint No. 3: The word begins with the letter ‘C’.
Wordle hint No. 4: The repeated letter in today's Wordle answer also begins the word.
Tip 1: The answer is a term that can be used to describe a wedge or block placed against a wheel to stop its movement.
Tip 2: Starting with ‘BLOCK’ will turn three letters green.
Still can’t figure it out? Scroll down to check out today’s Wordle answer.
Today's Wordle answer is ‘CHOCK’.
Don’t forget to come tomorrow for more Wordle tips, fun facts, hints, and answer.
Happy guessing!
