Wordle continues to attract players to its daily English-language word puzzle following its release to the public in 2021. Have you tried it out yet?
New York-based software engineer Josh Wardle initially created the game as something for him and his partner to do during the COVID-19 lockdown and amassed a player base of millions within months. Talk about a homemade success story!
Wordle’s meteoric rise in popularity led The New York Times to step in and purchase the puzzle game for an undisclosed seven-figure sum in January 2022. It’s amazing how fast things can take off, isn’t it?
Part of Wordle’s success can be attributed to its simple gameplay loop where players try to solve the five-letter word in six attempts or fewer. It’s definitely addicting!
Players make use of a color-coded system to help them work out the word, with a green tile indicating the letter is correct and in the correct position, a yellow one means the letter is in the word but in the wrong place. If the letter is not in the word at all, the tile will turn gray. How’s your mastery of the colored tile system coming along?
The expert in applied linguistics, Erhan Aslan, gave some advice to Wordle players in a previous interview with Newsweek. So, heed the advice!
“One thing that I think is important in this game is the starting word chosen,” he said. “Starting off with words that include commonly used vowels, for example, e and a, consonants such as r and t, and sound sequences might be helpful.” Let’s apply the advice and make it a bit easier on ourselves, shall we?
“Choosing a word that starts with q, z, j, or x, for instance, may not be the best choice. As you get more feedback after a few guesses, users need to draw on some knowledge of phonics to narrow down or eliminate some words that they might be thinking.” Will those tips help you out?
Newsweek will share some clues below for today’s Wordle puzzle. The answer will be revealed at the end of the article, so please scroll down with caution if you want to work it out for yourself. Here are five hints to help you figure out today’s Wordle puzzle if you need some extra help.
Hint #1: According to Merriam-Webster, today’s answer is a noun. That narrows it down a bit, doesn’t it?
Hint #2: Today’s answer contains two other words. A multi-word answer! Let’s put on our thinking caps.
Hint #3: The answer could also be used as a name for a person. Is this starting to ring a bell?
Hint #4: You might associate this word with virtue. Could this be the clue that leads you to the right answer?
Hint #5: Today’s answer starts with a “G.” We’re getting closer!
Wordle #918 Answer for Sunday, December 24
Today’s Wordle answer is “Grace.” Did you guess the answer correctly? If not, don’t worry as Wordle will return tomorrow with the next puzzle. Better luck next time!
What Does Grace Mean?
According to Merriam-Webster grace is a “virtue coming from God,” or an “unmerited divine assistance given to humans for their regeneration or sanctification.” A virtuous word, indeed!
An example of grace used in a sentence is: “She walked across the stage with effortless grace.” A nice example of the word in action, wouldn’t you agree?
