Here are hints and the answer for today’s Wordle, No. 1,566, for Thursday, Oct. 2.
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Today’s Wordle puzzle only has one vowel, so if you’re the kind of Wordle player who begins with ADIEU or AUDIO, you may be frustrated with your first guess. If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which letters show up the most in English words. If you need hints and the answer, read on.
Today’s Wordle hints Before we show you today’s Wordle answer, we’ll give you some hints. If you don’t want a spoiler, look away now.
Wordle hint No. 1: RepeatsToday’s Wordle answer has no repeated letters.
Wordle hint No. 2: VowelsToday’s Wordle answer has one vowel.
Wordle hint No. 3: First letterToday’s Wordle answer begins with W.
Wordle hint No. 4: AssociationToday’s Wordle answer is often associated with “length.”
Wordle hint No. 5: MeaningToday’s Wordle answer can mean a side-to-side measurement of something.
TODAY’S WORDLE ANSWERToday’s Wordle answer is WIDTH.
Yesterday’s Wordle answerYesterday’s Wordle answer, No. 1,565 for Oct. 1, was SPOIL.
Recent Wordle answersSept. 27, No. 1,561: FRITZ
Sept. 28, No. 1,562: GOOEY
Sept. 29, No. 1,563: CIVIL
Sept. 30, No. 1,564: GEESE
Quick tips for Wordle#1: Check our list ranking the popularity of all the letters in the alphabet and choose your starter words accordingly. (TRAIN, STERN and AUDIO are good.)
#2: Don’t forget that letters can be used more than once.
#3: Many words are similar. You don’t want to use up multiple guesses that don’t advance your cause. So if the puzzle is STA_E, don’t guess STARE, STATE and STALE. Guess something that uses that R, T and L, like TWIRL.
