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There are plenty of other online word games now, but I still play the New York Times Wordle game every day. These days it’s not only an old friend, it’s also a great warm-up for Connections, Strands, and the rest.

In addition, we have ranked all the letters of the alphabet by popularity. You can use this list to determine which words are best to start with.

Daily Wordle Tips

I’ve written a lot about Wordle — from tackling the 1,000th word to my list of the best starter words to a handy two-step strategy to news about controversial word changes . I’ve even compiled what I learned from playing the popular online word puzzle for an entire year. If you’re reconsidering your need for the real answer, you can try some tips from one of those stories.

Still need a starter? Someone told me they simply looked around and picked a five-letter object they saw to use as a starter — like COUCH or CHAIR. I usually stick to starters with the most common letters used in English words. I find TRAIN to be a good starter, although I have a friend who uses TRAIL. I’ve read people use the financial term ROATE, but I prefer to use words I’m actually familiar with.

What is Wordle?

If you’ve read this far, you know how to play. You have six chances to guess a five-letter word, and the game gives you feedback on whether or not the letters you guessed are in the puzzle, and whether they’re in the same place you guessed them. The New York Times bought the game from creator Josh Wardle for seven figures in 2022. Wardle famously created the game for his partner, having her narrow down the 12,000 five-letter words in the English language to just 2,500, which he used to create the database of answers. It was also helpful that it had a name that alluded to “word.”

A Times spokesperson told me the very first Wordle would be released 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 strong that he loses his streak.”

Today’s Wordle Tips

Before we show you today’s Wordle answer, we’ll give you a few hints. If you don’t want a spoiler, look away now.

Wordle hint #1: Repetitions

Today’s Wordle answer contains no repeated letters.

Wordle hint #2: Vowels

There is one vowel and also one “sometimes vowel” in today’s Wordle answer.

Wordle hint #3: First letter

Today’s Wordle answer starts with the letter H.

Wordle hint #4: Meaning hint

Today’s Wordle answer contains the word for a body part.

Wordle hint #5: Meaning

Today’s Wordle answer may refer to something that is close by or accessible, or to a person who is skilled in a particular field.

TODAY’S WORLD WAR RESPONSE

Today’s Wordle answer is HANDY.

Yesterday’s Wordle Answer

Yesterday’s Wordle answer, September 23, #1192, was STEAM.

Answers from the past

September 19, No. 1188: PRESS

September 20, No. 1189: SMOKE

September 21, No. 1190: SEVEN

September 22, No. 1191: EDUCATION