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Thursday: What a concept! And just like last Thursday, and all the other Thursdays and every other day, there's a new Wordleto play. Working it out by yourself is always fun, but if you get stuck and start to get nervous about your streak, here are some tips and hints to help you figure out the solution.
If you prefer to cut to the chase, skip to the very end of this article for the answer to the June 9 Wordle,#355. If you're avoiding spoilers, scroll down for a few tips, subtle clues, and strategies to assist you — the spoiler's clearly marked.
What's the deal here? Wordlewas created and developed by former Reddit engineer Josh Wardle as a gift for his puzzle-loving partner, but soon went mega-viral. Thousands of people around the globe now play this game each day, and fans have even created alternate Wordle versions inspired by the original. This includes battle royale format Squabble, music identification game Heardle, and variations like Dordleand Quordlethat make you guess multiple words at once.
In fact, the word puzzle game has proved so popular that the New York Times eventually bought it, and TikTok creators livestream themselves playing.
Not the day you're after? Here's the Wordleanswer for June 8.
What's the best Wordle starting word?
We have some ideas to help you select the perfect opening. Such tips include choosing a word with at least two different vowels in it, plus a few common consonants such as S, T, R, or N.
SEE ALSO: Procrastinating? Try one of these productivity apps, which we've deemed the best around.Wordle archive: What happened?
While you could once play the entire archive of past puzzles, the archive was taken down at the request of the New York Times, according to the site.
Is Wordle getting harder?
If you've been finding Wordletoo easy, there is a Hard Mode you can enable to give yourself more of a challenge. But unless you activate this mode, we can assure you that Wordle isn't getting harder.
Why are there two different Wordle answers some days?
The whole point of Wordleis that everyone's solving the same puzzle, with the same answer, no matter where you are in the world. However, occasionally the puzzle game will accept two different correct solutions on the same day, in apparent defiance of Wordlelaw.
This aberration is due to changes the New York Timesmade after it acquired Wordleearlier this year.
Here's a subtle hint for the June 9 Wordle answer:
It has something to do with measurement.
Today's Wordle is a 5-letter word that ends with...
The letter H!
SEE ALSO: Capture your summer adventures from the sky with a mini dual camera droneWhat's the answer to Wordle today?
It's your last chance to guess today's Wordle!
We're finally about to reveal the solution.
Are you ready?
The solution to Wordle #355 is...
GIRTH.
Hopefully you didn't run out the guess-clock trying BIRTH and MIRTH first!
Reporting by Caitlin Welsh, Amanda Yeo and Adam Rosenberg contributed to this article.
Not the day you're after? Here's the solution to today's Wordle.
Topics Wordle