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.

Yesterday was Wordle Wednesday and I gave you the following riddle. Now, I’ll give you the answer. This was the riddle:

Raise me if your words are sharp. Drop me if they hit their mark. What am I?

The Answer: A mic! As in “Mic drop!”

Looking for Wednesday’s Wordle answer? Check out our guide right here .

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: SPADE (22 words left)
  • The Hint : Slow-witted.
  • The Clue: This Wordle ends with a vowel.

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!

“Dunce” comes from the name of John Duns Scotus (c. 1266–1308), a brilliant Scottish philosopher and theologian whose followers were called Dunsmen. During the Renaissance, opponents of his medieval scholastic philosophy mocked his followers as stubborn and backward-thinking. By the 16th century, dunce had come to mean a stupid or slow-witted person.

Ironically, the word for a fool derives from the name of one of the Middle Ages’ greatest intellectuals.

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 .

SPADE was a surprisingly good first guess today, leaving me with just 22 words. GUILT slashed that down to just one: DUNCE for the win! Take that, Wordle Bot!

Once again, I get 1 point for guessing in three and another for beating the Bot. The Bot gets 0 points for guessing in four and -1 for losing to me. My very large October lead embiggens further:

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 6 letters long.

  • The hint : What you do when you watch things that used to be on TV.
  • The clue: This Wordle has a double letter.
  • Yesterday’s Custom Wordle Answer : HILL

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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