Looking for help with today’s Wordle? In this guide, we have some extra hints and clues to help you on your path to Wordle victory, plus a fun Bonus Wordle to solve while you’re at it. The answer is below as well, plus some Wordle Bot analysis and plenty more.

Lazy Sunday is here, my dearest Wordlers, and I’ve decided that once again I will not be lazy, but instead take on even more projects than usual. I can’t help myself! First, though, let’s solve today’s Wordle.

If you feel like being lazy, check out my weekend streaming guide for all the best new shows and movies to watch this weekend:

Looking for Saturday's Wordle answer? Check out our guide right here . And be sure to check out the Bonus Custom Wordle at the bottom of this post for an extra challenge!

Today’s Wordle Hints & Clues

Okay, now that the bonus custom Wordle is out of the way, let’s move on to the official real deal Wordle!

  • Wordle Bot’s Starting Word: SLATE
  • My Starting Word Today: DEVIL (432 words left)1
  • The Hint : Light.
  • The Clue: This Wordle is past tense.

Hints not enough, or curious to see if you did better than me on today’s Wordle? You can find the answer and read my Wordle Bot analysis and check out the current Competitive Wordle score between me, your humble Wordle guide, and the Wordle Bot below!

“Shone” is the past tense of shine , from Old English scīnan , meaning “to give light, gleam, or be radiant.” It comes from Proto-Germanic skīnaną and is related to German scheinen (“to shine, appear”).

Today’s Wordle Bot Analysis

Every day I check Wordle Bot to help analyze my guessing game. You can check your Wordle score with Wordle Bot right here .

DEVIL was me just trying to use the word EVIL somehow, because I was thinking about the Resident Evil movie since I just wrote a review of it (and it’s great). DEVIL was a terrible opener today, however, and CRATE still left me with 21 words. Luckily, HOUSE slashed all but one away. SHONE for the win!

I just can’t catch a break this month. I get 0 points for guessing in four and -1 for losing to the Bot. The Bot gets 2 points, one for beating me and one for guessing in three. Our totals widen:

Today’s Bonus Custom Wordle

One Wordle not enough? I come up with a new custom Wordle every day for you to solve. Here’s today’s.

Today’s Bonus Custom Wordle is 7 letters long.

  • The hint : A critter. Also has to do with Resident Evil.
  • The clue: This Wordle has two double letters in a row.
  • Yesterday’s Custom Wordle Answer : TROUBLE

How To Play Competitive Wordle

  • Guessing in 1 is worth 3 points; guessing in 2 is worth 2 points; guessing in 3 is worth 1 point; guessing in 4 is worth 0 points; guessing in 5 is -1 points; guessing in 6 is -2 points and missing the Wordle is -3 points.
  • If you beat your opponent you get 1 point. If you tie, you get 0 points. And if you lose to your opponent, you get -1 point. Add it up to get your score. Keep a daily running score or just play for a new score each day.
  • Fridays are 2XP, meaning you double your points—positive or negative.
  • You can keep a running tally or just play day-by-day. Enjoy!

New Bonus Weekly NYT Games Update

The New York Times launched a new weekly suit of bonus puzzle games for subscribers this week, and the first batch has freebies for non-subscribers also. You can read all about the new twists on the beloved games here , and watch my interview with NYT Games chief, Jonathan Knight below :

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