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Today’s Wordle puzzle shouldn’t be too tough, although the first letter isn’t super popular in the starter words I use for Wordle. If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which letters show up the most in English words. If you need hints and the answer, read on.
Today’s Wordle hints
Before we show you today’s Wordle answer, we’ll give you some hints. If you don’t want a spoiler, look away now.
Wordle hint No. 1: Repeats
Today’s Wordle answer has no repeated letters.
Wordle hint No. 2: Vowels
There are two vowels in today’s Wordle answer.
Wordle hint No. 3: First letter
Today’s Wordle answer begins with the letter Y.
Wordle hint No. 4: Baking time
Today’s Wordle answer is often associated with baking bread.
Wordle hint No. 5: Meaning
Today’s Wordle answer can refer to a necessary ingredient for bread dough to rise.
TODAY’S WORDLE ANSWER
Today’s Wordle answer is YEAST.
Yesterday’s Wordle answer
Yesterday’s Wordle answer, May 9, No. 1,420, was TRIPE.
Recent Wordle answers
- May 5, No. 1,416: SHUSH
- May 6, No. 1,417: SUITE
- May 7, No. 1,418: MACHO
- May 8, No. 1,419: BALMY
What’s the best Wordle starting word?
Don’t be afraid to use our tip sheet ranking all the letters in the alphabet by frequency of uses. In short, you want starter words that lean heavy on E, A and R, and don’t contain Z, J and Q.
Some solid starter words to try:
ADIEU
TRAIN
CLOSE
STARE
NOISE
