Wordle challenges players daily to guess a five-letter word within six attempts, relying on contextual clues from each guess. To assist those aiming to maintain their winning streaks, this guide provides hints and reveals the answer for the September 23rd puzzle.
Today's Wordle Hint
The hint for today's Wordle is: "What comes after 'back'."
Wordle Puzzle Details for September 23
Today's Wordle word begins with the letter 'F' and ends with the letter 'H'. It contains only one vowel and all five letters are unique.
A good starting word for this puzzle is "thorn," which will reveal four yellow letters. This means those letters are present in the word but not in their current positions.
The Wordle Answer for September 23
The answer to today's Wordle puzzle is FORTH.
Word Meaning
'Forth' means to move onward or forward. It is commonly used in the phrase "back and forth," indicating repeated movement in opposite directions.
Sharing Wordle Results
Wordle includes a built-in feature to share results without spoiling the answer for others. After completing a puzzle, tap the "SHARE" button in the statistics panel. This will copy a spoiler-free representation of your game grid to your clipboard, which can then be shared via messages or social media. On mobile devices, you can also share directly to other apps.
How to Play Wordle
The objective of Wordle is to guess a five-letter word in six tries. After each guess, letters are color-coded: green for correct placement, yellow for correct letter in the wrong spot, and gray for letters not in the word.
Origins of Wordle
Wordle was initially created by software engineer Josh Wardle as a personal game for him and his partner. Its popularity grew rapidly after its public release in October 2021, reaching two million daily players by the end of that year. The New York Times acquired Wordle in January 2022.
Word Restrictions
While players can input many five-letter words, the daily answers are selected from a more common subset of words. Obscure or politically charged words are generally avoided as answers. For instance, "FETUS" was changed to "SHINE" following news regarding Roe v. Wade. Similarly, offensive words are not used as answers, though they can be used as guesses.
Increasing Wordle Difficulty
For those finding Wordle too easy, Hard Mode can be enabled via the cog icon on the Wordle site. In Hard Mode, any revealed letters must be used in subsequent guesses. An even stricter approach, "Ultra-Hard" rules, requires every guess to be a potential answer, adhering to all previously revealed clues.