Even the best Wordle players will come across a puzzle that risks their winning streak.
It’s even stumped creator Josh Wardle: he told Newsweek in 2022 that he usually needs at least four or five attempts to get the answer, while his partner is able to consistently find it in three tries.
Now a daily ritual for players all over the world, Wordle started out as something the New York-based software engineer created for his partner to play during the COVID-19 lockdown. It quickly became an online sensation after it was released to the public in October 2021.
Such was its popularity, The New York Times purchased Wordle for an undisclosed low seven-figure sum in 2022. It now remains free to play via the publication’s website and games app.
The premise is simple: one five-letter word per day and six attempts to guess it. If a correct letter is in the right place, the tile will go green. If it is in the wrong place, it turns yellow. If it is not in the word at all, the tile goes gray.
Wordle aficionados aim to guess the day’s word in as few tries as possible, and play every day to continue their win streak.
In an interview with Newsweek, Erhan Aslan, an expert in applied linguistics who teaches at the University of Reading in the U.K., said playing tactically is the best way solve the daily puzzle.
“One thing that I think is important in this game is the starting letter chosen. Starting off with letters that include commonly used vowels, for example, e and a, consonants such as r and t, and sound sequences might be helpful,” Aslan said.
“Choosing a word that starts with q, z, j, or x, for instance, may not be the best choice. As you get more feedback after a few guesses, users need to draw on some knowledge of phonics to narrow down or eliminate some words that they might be thinking.
“For example, if the second letter of the target word is l (indicated by green) and the player feels that the word starts with a consonant, they will need to know that there are only a few consonant cluster possibilities—such as bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl.”
The answer for today’s Wordle can be found at the bottom of this page, so scroll down Newsweek‘s tips and clues with caution to avoid revealing it if you want to work it out for yourself.
Wordle #1,094, Clues for Sunday, June 17
Newsweek has put together five clues to help you solve today’s Wordle puzzle.
Hint #1: The word can be an adjective or a noun.
Hint #2: There is one repeated letter.
Hint #3: There are two vowels—the third and fourth letters.
Hint #4: Synonyms include “previous” and “preceding.”
Hint #5: The word is also sometimes informally used to refer to a past arrest or conviction for a crime.
Wordle #1,094, Answer for Sunday, June 17
The answer to today’s Wordle is “prior.”
Wordle resets at midnight in your time zone. While you wait for the next game, you could give the geography guessing game Worldle or Connections, the Times‘ second most popular game, a go?
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