The popular puzzle Wordle is fun to play and share your results, but not every game is a breeze to solve.
Wordle was invented by engineer Josh Wardle as a game to play with his partner who loved word puzzles. He decided to release it publicly in 2021 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, and it quickly went viral.
The rules of the game are simple enough to understand. A mystery five-letter word appears at midnight in users’ local time zone, and players must solve it in six attempts or fewer. They are helped by a color-coded system, with green tiles telling players they got a letter right, and yellow showing that it appears in the word but is in the wrong spot. Finally, a gray tile indicates that the letter does not appear in the word at all.
Linguistics expert and Babbel Live teacher, Noël Wolf, told Newsweek some methods to ensure your Wordle winning streak. Firstly, she recommends “familiarizing yourself with more words,” so that you can think outside the box if the game calls for it.
“Expanding your vocabulary for Wordle is particularly useful because the game often includes words that aren’t used in everyday conversation,” Wolf said.
“Aside from reading widely to expose yourself to less common words, playing other fun word games like Scrabble, word searches and crossword puzzles can be a great way to widen your vocabulary.”
If all else fails, remember the proverbial phrase “patience is a virtue,” and “step away from the screen,” added Wolf.
“At times, constantly staring at your phone can make the game feel harder to solve. Try taking a piece of paper and writing out the word with the blank letters, and see if any words jump out at you that way,” she said.
Below are some hints to help you solve today’s Wordle, but the answer appears further down, so please scroll with caution.
‘Wordle’ #1,246, Clues for Saturday, November 16
Newsweek has put together five hints to help you figure out the answer to today’s Wordle puzzle.
Hint #1: Today’s answer contains two vowels.
Hint #2: “V” is the first letter of today’s word.
Hint #3: There are no repeated letters.
Hint #4: Today’s answer is an noun.
Hint #5: One meaning for today’s word is that it is the front part of a helmet.
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‘Wordle’ #1,246, Answers for Saturday, November 16
Today’s Wordle answer is “Visor.”
Wordle updates every day at midnight, at which point the next puzzle becomes available. Newsweek will be back with another round of hints and tips for each new game.