If you find Tuesday’s Wordle a bit tricky, then you’ve come to the right place. Our general tips can give a new angle to your guesses, and our hint for the November 12 puzzle (1242) will undoubtedly help. If all else fails, or you just like the sound of a lightning victory, today’s answer is here too.

You would think that finding a good selection of yellow letters early on would have helped me figure out today’s Wordle quickly, but they only added to my confusion. They just wouldn’t turn green, and if they did, it was in the “wrong” places, as far as I was concerned. This one only started to make sense when I was scraping the bottom of the board.

Today’s Wordle tip

Wordle today: A hint for Tuesday, November 12