If you’re stuck on today’s Wordle and don’t want to lose your streak (or just want to start one), we’ve got your back with these tips to help you do just that. Wordle Answer for Today, September 9, 2024.
For the uninitiated, the goal of Wordle is to guess a daily five-letter word in six tries. The fewer guesses you make, the better, and if you fail to guess it, you end your streak.
It is for this last reason that physical exercise Today’s Wordle Answer is a top priority, as players pride themselves on maintaining their winning streak. So why risk a risky final guess when you can learn a few clues and, failing that, get the definitive answer? This page can help.
Once you have today’s word, learn more about Wordle and how the New York Times got interested in games in this interview with Jonathan Knight, head of games for the NYTimes. In keeping with the word theme, we also talked about why the NYTimes Mini Crossword is a reliable joy.
Clues for today’s Wordle answer
Instead of jumping straight to the answer, you may just need a few clues to help you cross the line:
- Today’s word contains two vowels.
- There are no repeated letters in this word.
- This word begins with “D”.
- There is a version of Monopoly where you pay with this.
Still not sure? Read the answer below.
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Wordle answer for word 1178 on September 9, 2024
Even with the above clues, are you still not sure and want to keep going?
The Wordle answer today is SPEED.
I started today’s Wordle by trying the very unhelpful “PORCH”. After that, I tried “GAMES”, which only gave me one yellow letter. From there, I changed things around a lot and tried “YIELD”, which gave me enough information to try “DEBIT” after much thought.
Now you have the answer, don’t reveal it to others! Remember that you can share your results without spoilers in the form of a grid.
Of course, no one needs to know that you came to this page to know that. Maybe you can start by making a couple of false assumptions to throw them off track, perhaps?
The etymology of today’s Wordle
The word “debit” comes from the Middle French “debet”, which comes from the Latin “debitum”, meaning that which is owed.
Past Wordle Answers for this week
And now, our “Previously on Wordle” segment! (I know “in” works better, but leave it to me…) Last week’s Wordle ended with the following word:
- Sunday September 8th – DRAWN
If you’d like to know all the words that have graced Wordle in the past, check out our archive of past Wordle answers.
What to play after Wordle
Once you’ve completed your daily Wordle, the question is: what will you play next?
You can, of course, try the other word games offered by the New York Times, like Spelling Bee, Mini Crossword, and Letter Boxed. You can also try Connections, Daily Sudoku, and Tiles, a rather addictive pattern-matching game.
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There are also a range of games that have put their own spin on the Wordle formula. Squaredle challenges you to find a series of words by connecting letters in a four-by-four grid. Dordle, Quorodly, Octordly and Sedecordle, meanwhile, all stick to the standard Wordle, while increasing the number of words to find. The challenge lies in how your guesses count towards all the words, so you have to decide whether you’re going to focus on a specific word or try to solve multiple words at once. Thankfully, the number of guesses you’re offered increases depending on the number of words you have to solve.
If you want a break from spelling, try GeoGuessr. Here, you’ll be given a picture of a location, anywhere, in the world, and you’ll have to place a marker where you think that location is. There’s even an Old School RuneScape version.
Hope you enjoyed playing Wordle today!
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