There are many other word games online now, but I still play the New York Times word game every day. Today, it’s not only an old friend, but also a great warm-up for Connections, Strands, and others. Usually, I can get the Wordle answer in five attempts, but sometimes I get stuck and worry that I might lose my streak. If you find yourself stumped, check out CNET. Our home page always provides answers to Wordle, Connections and Strands.
This is today’s answer to Connections, this is the answer to Strands.
Additionally, if you want to use this list to decide on the best starting words, we’ve also ranked all letters of the alphabet by popularity.
Today’s Wordle Tip
Before we show you today’s Wordle answers, we will give you some tips. If you don’t want spoilers, look away now.
Wordle Tip 1: Repeat
Today’s Wordle answer does not have repeated letters.
Wordle Tip 2: Vowels
There are two vowels in today’s Wordle answer.
Wordle Tip 3: The First Letter
Today’s Wordle answer starts with the letter S.
Wordle Tip 3: The Pronunciation Debate
Americans and British have different ways of saying this word.
Wordle Tip 5: Meaning
Today’s Wordle answer refers to a small biscuit-like cake that is often eaten with tea.
Today’s answer
Today’s Wordle answer is SCONE. Americans tend to pronounce it to rhyme with “loan,” while British people tend to pronounce it with “con.”
Yesterday’s Wordle Answers
Yesterday’s Wordle reply (August 10, No. 1148) was MEDIC.
Past Wordle Answers
August 6, No. 1144: ANVIL
August 7, Issue 1145: MACAW
August 8, Issue 1146: SAUCY
August 9, No. 1147: Ounces
Daily Wordle Tips
I’ve written a lot about Wordle – from covering the 1,000th word to my list of the best words to get started, to helpful two-step strategies, to news about controversial word changes. I even summarized what I learned from playing the popular online word puzzle for an entire year. If you’re reconsidering your need for real answers, you can try the prompts in one of the stories.
Do you still need an opening statement? One person told me that they just looked around and chose a five-letter object they found as their starting word—like a couch or a chair. I tend to stick to starting words with the most common letters in English words. I like TRAIN as a launcher, although I have a friend who uses TRAIL. I’ve read people use the financial term ROATE, but I like to use a single word I actually know.
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 as to whether the letters you guessed are in the puzzle and whether they are in the same position as you guessed. The New York Times bought the game from creator Josh Wardle in 2022 for seven figures. 12,000 five-letter words were narrowed down to 2,500 and an answer database was created. It’s also convenient that his name echoes the word “mono”.
A Times spokesperson told me it listed the first Wordle on June 19, 2021, and celebrated the game’s 1,000th word on March 15. ERUPT. For example, “If Wordle gets too tough and loses his streak, Dad will explode.”
