The answer to today's Wordle is only a quick click or scroll away, ready to help untangle those yellows and turn every frustrating grey a winning shade of green. If that all sounds like a bit much, our clue for the October 6 (1205) puzzle is here too, designed to give your guesses a push without spoiling your fun. No matter what sort of Wordle help you're after, you'll find it here.
Right. Lots of yellows—that's good. Yellows turning green—even better. Greens staying green for more goes than I'd like? Not brilliant, if I'm honest. This turned out to be one of those Wordles that was very, very, obvious… in hindsight. I wasn't wrong, just not as right as I could've been. Maybe I'll have a faster game tomorrow.
This drink is light-coloured, bubbly, and often served by the pint in pubs and bars. It's generally expected to contain alcohol but doesn't have to. Every letter in the answer is different from the rest.
There are no double letters in today's Wordle.
If you've decided to play Wordle but you're not sure where to start, I'll help set you on the path to your first winning streak. Make all your guesses count and become a Wordle winner with these quick tips:
You're not racing against the clock so there's no reason to rush. In fact, it's not a bad idea to treat the game like a casual newspaper crossword and come back to it later if you're coming up blank. Sometimes stepping away for a while means you can come back with a fresh perspective.
Finish the week with a win. The answer to the October 6 (1205) Wordle is LAGER.
Previous Wordle solutions can help to eliminate guesses for today's Wordle, as the answer isn't likely to be repeated. They can also give you some solid ideas for starting words that keep your daily puzzle-solving fresh.
Here are some recent Wordle answers:
There are six rows of five boxes presented to you by Wordle each day, and you'll need to work out which five-letter word is hiding among them to win the daily puzzle.
Start with a strong word like ALIVE—or any other word with a good mix of common consonants and multiple vowels. You should also avoid starting words with repeating letters, so you don't waste the chance to confirm or eliminate an extra letter. Once you've typed your guess and hit Enter, you'll see which letters you've got right or wrong. If a box turns ⬛️, it means that letter isn't in the secret word at all. ???? means the letter is in the word, but not in that position. ???? means you've got the right letter in the right spot.
Your second guess should compliment the first, using another "good" word to cover any common letters you might have missed on the first row—just don't forget to avoid any letter you now know for a fact isn't present in today's answer. After that, it's just a case of using what you've learned to narrow your guesses down to the correct word. You have six tries in total and can only use real words and don't forget letters can repeat too (eg: BOOKS).
If you need any further advice feel free to check out our Wordle tips, and if you'd like to find out which words have already been used you can scroll to the relevant section above.
Originally, Wordle was dreamed up by software engineer Josh Wardle, as a surprise for his partner who loves word games. From there it spread to his family, and finally got released to the public. The word puzzle game has since inspired tons of games like Wordle, refocusing the daily gimmick around music or math or geography. It wasn't long before Wordle became so popular it was sold to the New York Times for seven figures. Surely it's only a matter of time before we all solely communicate in tricolor boxes.
