How to solve today’s Wordle.
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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.
Saturday! Woohoo! Time to party like it’s 2026, because it is 2026 and I don’t party anymore. But I do play puzzle games every day, and that’s more my speed. Let’s solve today’s Wordle!
Looking for Friday’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: POKEY (209 words left)
- The Hint: Pretty neat.
- The Clue: My fifth letter was green.
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!
Today’s Wordle Answer
Today’s Wordle
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Today’s Wordle Etymology
“Nifty” appeared in American English in the 19th century, meaning “stylish, clever, or excellent.” Its origin is uncertain, though it may derive from older slang nift or nifty meaning something smart or attractive. Its deeper etymology remains unknown.
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.
POKEY was only decent because it gave me with “Y” but at least TRAIN cut my 209 words down to just 3. Alas, I guessed MINTY instead of NIFTY, but then so did the Wordle Bot!
Competitive Wordle Score
Wordle Bot
Screenshot: Erik Kain
We tied for 4 each so 0 points all around. I remain far, far behind the evil Bot.
Erik: 1 point
Wordle Bot: 10 points
Today’s Bonus Custom Wordle
Now that we can create our own custom Wordles, I’m including a bonus Wordle with each daily Wordle guide. These can be 4 to 7 letters long. Hopefully this is a vfun extra challenge. Click the link below to play the Wordle I hand-crafted for you today.
Today’s Bonus Custom Wordle is 6 letters long.
- The hint: Shiny.
- The clue: This Wordle is impossible to rhyme.
- Yesterday’s Custom Wordle Answer: SORROW
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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