Hi! It’s a day that ends in “y”, so there is a new series of Word to be checked. If you need a helping hand with the latest game, here’s our daily Word guide with some tips and the answer to Tuesday’s riddle (#1,242).

Maybe you are a Word newcomer and you don’t really know how to play. We are also here to help you.

What is Wordle?

Word is a deceptively simple daily word game that first saw the light of day in 2021. The gist is that there is one five-letter word to be deduced each day by process of elimination. Daily speech is the same for everyone.

Word exploded in popularity in late 2021 after creator Josh Wardle made it easy for players to share an emoji-based grid with their friends and followers that detailed how they were doing each day. The success of the game stimulated dozens of clones across a multitude of categories and formats.

The New York Times bought Word early 2022 for an undisclosed sum. The post states that players played collectively Word 4.8 billion times in 2023. It is therefore not surprising that Word is one of the best online games and puzzles that you can play daily.

How to play Wordle

To start playing WordAll you need to do is enter a five-letter word. The game will tell you how close you are to the secret word of the day by highlighting the letters that are in the correct position in green. Letters that appear in the word but are not in the correct place will be highlighted in yellow. If you guess letters that are not in the secret word, the game will gray them out on the virtual keyboard.

You’ll only have six guesses to find each day’s word, although you can always use shaded letters to help narrow things down. It is also worth remembering that letters can appear several times in the secret word.

Word is free to play on the New York Timess website and applications, as well as on Meta Quest Helmets. The game refreshes at midnight local time. If you sign in to a New York Times account, you can track your statsincluding the all-important winning streak.

How to play Wordle more than once a day

If you have a New York Times subscription which includes full access to the publication’s games, you don’t have to stop after just one round of Word. You will have access to an archive more than 1,000 previous ones Word games. So if you are a newcomer, you can go back and catch up on previous editions.

In addition, paying New York Times Games members have access to a tool called the Wordlebot. This can tell you how you performed in each day’s match.

Previous answers from Wordle

Before today’s Word clues, here are the answers to recent riddles you may have missed:

Monday November 12 — STOIC

Sunday November 11 — INTERIOR

Saturday November 9 — SWELL

Friday November 8 — READY

Thursday November 7 — EVENT

Today’s Wordle Tricks Explained

Every day we will try to do Word a little easier for you. First, we will offer a clue describing the meaning of the word or how it could be used in a phrase or sentence. We’ll also tell you if there are double (or even triple) letters in the word.

In case you haven’t quite figured it out yet, then we’ll provide you with the first letter of the word. Those who are still perplexed after this can continue to find the answer to today’s question. Word.

This should go without saying, but be sure to scroll slowly. Spoilers are ahead.

Wordle clue of the day

Here’s a hint for today Word answer:

“_____ in”, used to describe something that has been transported by air.

Are there any double letters in today’s Wordle?

There are no repeated letters in today’s text Word answer.

What is the first letter of today’s Wordle?

The first letter of today Word the answer is f.

Wordle answer of the day

It’s your final warning before revealing today’s Word answer. No positions taken. Don’t blame us if you scroll too far and accidentally ruin the game for yourself.

Today Word the answer is…

STOLEN

Don’t worry if you don’t understand what’s happening today Word word. If you’ve made it this far, I hope you’ve at least continued your streak. Well: there’s always another match tomorrow.