I’m in Seattle, and my teen doesn’t start back to school till after Labor Day. But I know people whose children started back today, on August 1. Today’s Wordle answer is kind of school-related, though I wonder how many schools use this product anymore. Read on for more hints and the answer.
If you ever find yourself stumped, check CNET. Our home page always has the answers for Wordle, Connections and Strands.
Here’s the Connections answer for today, and here’s the answer for Strands. Do you solve the NYT Mini Crossword? Here’s today’s answer for that, as well.
Also, we’ve ranked all the letters in the alphabet by popularity, if you want to use this list to decide on your best start words.
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: Repeats
Today’s Wordle answer has no repeated letters.
Wordle hint No. 2: Vowels
There is one vowel in today’s Wordle answer.
Wordle hint No. 3: First letter
Today’s Wordle answer starts with the letter C.
Wordle hint No. 4: Play on
Today’s Wordle answer is a substance often used in sports, such as gymnastics.
Wordle hint No. 5: School days
Today’s Wordle answer used to be used often in schools, but not so much anymore
TODAY’S WORDLE ANSWER
Today’s Wordle answer is CHALK.
Yesterday’s Wordle answer
Yesterday’s Wordle answer, July 31, No. 1138, was PENNE
Past Wordle answers
July 27, No. 1134: JUICE
July 28, No. 1135: SMOCK
July 29, No. 1136: SUPER
July 30, No. 1137: FERAL
Everyday Wordle tips
I’ve written a lot about Wordle — from covering its 1,000th word to my list of the best starter words to a helpful two-step strategy to news about controversial word changes. I’ve even rounded up what I learned playing the hit online word puzzle for a full year. If you’re rethinking your need for the actual answer, you might try tips from one of those stories.
Still need a starter word? One person told me they just look around and choose a five-letter object that they’ve spotted to use as their starter word — such as COUCH or CHAIR. I tend to stick to starter words that have the most popular letters used in English words. I like TRAIN as a starter, though I have a friend who uses TRAIL. I’ve read that people use the financial term ROATE, but I like to use words I actually know.
What is Wordle?
If you read this far, you know how to play. You have six chances to guess a five-letter word, and the game gives you feedback as to whether the letters you’ve guessed are in the puzzle or not, and if they’re in the same spot where you guessed they are. The New York Times bought the game from creator Josh Wardle for seven figures in 2022. Wardle famously created the game for his partner, and let her narrow down the 12,000 five-letter words in the English language to just 2,500, creating the database of answers. It was convenient, too, that he has a name that plays off “word.”
A Times spokesperson told me it lists the very first Wordle as appearing on June 19, 2021, and the paper celebrated the game’s 1,000th word on March 15. Spoiler: That 1,000th word was ERUPT. As in, “Dad will erupt if the Wordle is so tough he loses his streak.”
