NYT Wordle today — answer and my hints for game #1384, Thursday, April 3
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SPOILER WARNING: Today's Wordle answer and hints are below, so don't read on if you don't want to see them.
Wordle hints (game #1384) - clue #1 - Vowels
How many vowels does today's Wordle have?
• Wordle today has vowels in two places*.
* Note that by vowel we mean the five standard vowels (A, E, I, O, U), not Y (which is sometimes counted as a vowel too).
Wordle hints (game #1384) - clue #2 - first letter
What letter does today's Wordle begin with?
• The first letter in today's Wordle answer is S.
S is the most common starting letter in the game, featuring in 365 of Wordle's 2,309 answers. In fact, it's almost twice as likely to begin an answer as the next most common starting letter, C.
Wordle hints (game #1384) - clue #3 - repeated letters
Does today's Wordle have any repeated letters?
• There are no repeated letters in today's Wordle.
Repeated letters are quite common in the game, with 748 of the 2,309 Wordle answers containing one. However, it's still more likely that a Wordle doesn't have one.
Wordle hints (game #1384) - clue #4 - ending letter
What letter does today's Wordle end with?
• The last letter in today's Wordle is R.
R is a very common letter to end a Wordle answer – it's actually the 4th most common there, behind E, Y and T.
Wordle hints (game #1384) - clue #5 - last chance
Still looking for more Wordle hints today? Here's an extra one for game #1384.
- Today's Wordle answer is to remove hair.
If you just want to know today's Wordle answer now, simply scroll down – but I'd always recommend trying to solve it on your own first. We've got lots of Wordle tips and tricks to help you, including a guide to the best Wordle start words.
If you don't want to know today's answer then DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER BECAUSE IT IS PRINTED BELOW. So don't say you weren't warned!
Today's Wordle answer (game #1384)
- NYT average score: 3.8
- My score: 4
- WordleBot's score: 4
- My start word performance: UNCUT (1,110 remaining answers)
- WordleBot's start word performance: CRANE (87)
Today's Wordle answer (game #1384) is… SHEAR.
I might start a petition for WordleBot to remember past Wordle answers.
Right now, it doesn't do that, and while I'm sure that makes sense in terms of it treating every guess on its own merits for a more objective analysis, it can make for some ridiculously unfair assessments.
For instance, today I faced a choice of four words on my third guess: SWEAR, SPEAR, SHEAR and SMEAR.
As everyone will surely remember, SPEAR was the answer to game #1,353 exactly one month ago, so I immediately ruled that out and played SHAME next. This would guarantee me the answer in four, because the H would indicate SHEAR, the M would point to SMEAR and if neither of those two letters changed color than it would have to be SWEAR.
But this was not good enough for WordleBot. It awarded me only for 70 for skill and complained that "Although SHAME left only one possible solution, some of this was luck: If the solution had been SWEAR, there still would have been two words to choose from."
Which is true, of course, UNLESS YOU REMEMBERED THAT SPEAR WAS AN ANSWER ONLY A FEW WEEKS AGO, which everyone will have done. I deserved a 99 for skill there and I want the NYT to fix this, please, or I will continue to whinge.
As it happened, SMEAR had also been a past answer (game #414), but I didn't remember that. If I had done, I'd potentially have scored a three here instead, because I would have had a straight 50/50 between SWEAR and SHEAR and who knows which I would have chosen…
Anyway, that's irrelevant – and I'm happy enough with my four. SHEAR has an average of 3.8, but given that my opening UNCUT left more than 1,000 possible solutions, the fact that I narrowed it down in three more guesses is not terrible.
Now, if only I can convince the 'Bot of that too…
How did you do today? Send me an email or let me know in the comments.
Yesterday's Wordle hints (game #1383)
In a different time zone where it's still Wednesday? Don't worry – I can give you some clues for Wordle #1383, too.
- Wordle yesterday had vowels in two places.
* Note that by vowel we mean the five standard vowels (A, E, I, O, U), not Y (which is sometimes counted as a vowel too).
- The first letter in yesterday's Wordle answer was C.
C is a very common starting letter in Wordle – in fact, it's the second most common of all, behind only S.
- There were no repeated letters in yesterday's Wordle.
Repeated letters are quite common in the game, with 748 of the 2,309 Wordle answers containing one. However, it's still more likely that a Wordle doesn't have one.
- The last letter in yesterday's Wordle was E.
E is the most common letter to end a Wordle answer by far. That's one of the reasons why many of the best start words, including SLATE, CRANE, CRATE and STARE, all end with one.
Still looking for more Wordle hints? Here's an extra one for game #1383.
- Yesterday's Wordle answer is a casting of evil on someone.
Yesterday's Wordle answer (game #1383)
- NYT average score: 3.6
- My score: 3
- WordleBot's score: 2
- My start word performance: PLUSH (16 remaining answers)
- WordleBot's start word performance: CRANE (3)
Yesterday's Wordle answer (game #1383) was… CURSE.
I don't think I'm an evil person, but I will happily admit that I want WordleBot to do badly. I get a little jolt of pleasure when I beat it. I yearn for the day when it fails entirely.
This is, obviously, entirely irrational; it's mere computer code and doesn't know me or care whether I beat it. But nobody ever said we messy sacks of flesh and blood had to be rational, so there you have it: I want WordleBot to do badly.
Unfortunately, today, it scored a two – and in the process completely destroyed my good spirits after I'd finished in three.
I was so pleased with myself, too; after successive fours for BOOTY and JEWEL, here was a classic Wordle 3/6. But the 'Bot had to spoil my party.
That said, it had a massive advantage today because its start word, CRANE, left a mere three answers. With STARE leaving 12 and RAISE leaving nine, among others, it's unsurprising that the average is a low 3.6. This is not a hard Wordle.
I was fortunate with my start word too – just not as lucky as the 'Bot was. My random word generator served up PLUSH, which gave me a yellow U and green S, and duly cut my possible answers list to 16. Not bad at all.
I came up with about half of those, mostly based around a T or E at the end: BURST, GUEST, QUEST, GUISE, CURSE and NURSE. I also found GUESS and FUSSY.
Based on those words I decided to play GUEST – it might have left me a 50/50 between CURSE and NURSE, but would otherwise point the way to all of my answers (and it would even give me a two if correct).
Inevitably, the 50/50 scenario played out. But here I had some more luck, guessing CURSE and scoring that three. I was delighted, too – well, until I saw WordleBot's score.
Wordle answers: The past 50
I've been playing Wordle every day for more than three years now and have tracked all of the previous answers so I can help you improve your game. Here are the last 50 solutions starting with yesterday's answer, or check out my past Wordle answers page for the full list.
- Wordle #1383, Wednesday 2 April: CURSE
- Wordle #1382, Tuesday 1 April: JEWEL
- Wordle #1381, Monday 31 March: BOOTY
- Wordle #1380, Sunday 30 March: QUOTA
- Wordle #1379, Saturday 29 March: SORRY
- Wordle #1378, Friday 28 March: VERSE
- Wordle #1377, Thursday 27 March: SHEET
- Wordle #1376, Wednesday 26 March: ELBOW
- Wordle #1375, Tuesday 25 March: SHELF
- Wordle #1374, Monday 24 March: ANGLE
- Wordle #1373, Sunday 23 March: DOPEY
- Wordle #1372, Saturday 22 March: AMBLE
- Wordle #1371, Friday 21 March: NUDGE
- Wordle #1370, Thursday 20 March: BASTE
- Wordle #1369, Wednesday 19 March: SPARK
- Wordle #1368, Tuesday 18 March: TIMER
- Wordle #1367, Monday 17 March: LASSO
- Wordle #1366, Sunday 16 March: STAMP
- Wordle #1365, Saturday 15 March: LADLE
- Wordle #1364, Friday 14 March: PIECE
- Wordle #1363, Thursday 13 March: CHASE
- Wordle #1362, Wednesday 12 March: MANGO
- Wordle #1361, Tuesday 11 March: TRACK
- Wordle #1360, Monday 10 March: SPITE
- Wordle #1359, Sunday 9 March: GREED
- Wordle #1358, Saturday 8 March: NAVEL
- Wordle #1357, Friday 7 March: TROOP
- Wordle #1356, Thursday 6 March: ALERT
- Wordle #1355, Wednesday 5 March: SCRUM
- Wordle #1354, Tuesday 4 March: CHECK
- Wordle #1353, Monday 3 March: SPEAR
- Wordle #1352, Sunday 2 March: DEITY
- Wordle #1351, Saturday 1 March: HOVER
- Wordle #1350, Friday 28 February: FUZZY
- Wordle #1349, Thursday 27 February: LODGE
- Wordle #1348, Wednesday 26 February: AWARD
- Wordle #1347, Tuesday 25 February: DRYER
- Wordle #1346, Monday 24 February: GLAND
- Wordle #1345, Sunday 23 February: OTTER
- Wordle #1344, Saturday 22 February: CREAM
- Wordle #1343, Friday 21 February: CLOVE
- Wordle #1342, Thursday 20 February: ROACH
- Wordle #1341, Wednesday 19 February: MADLY
- Wordle #1340, Tuesday 18 February: INDIE
- Wordle #1339, Monday 17 February: TRAIL
- Wordle #1338, Sunday 16 February: SUAVE
- Wordle #1337, Saturday 15 February: CROOK
- Wordle #1336, Friday 14 February: DITTY
- Wordle #1335, Thursday 13 February: RUMBA
- Wordle #1334, Wednesday 12 February: RAPID
- Wordle #1333, Tuesday 11 February: SCORE
What is Wordle?
If you're on this page then you almost certainly know what Wordle is already, and indeed have probably been playing it for a while. And even if you've not been playing it, you must surely have heard of it by now, because it's the viral word game phenomenon that took the world by storm last year and is still going strong in 2024.
We've got a full guide to the game in our What is Wordle page, but if you just want a refresher then here are the basics.
Wordle challenges you to guess a new five-letter word each day. You get six guesses, with each one revealing a little more information. If one of the letters in your guess is in the answer and in the right place, it turns green. If it's in the answer but in the wrong place, it turns yellow. And if it's not in the answer at all it turns gray. Simple, eh? It's played online via the Wordle website or the New York Times' Crossword app (iOS / Android), and is entirely free. Crucially, the answer is the same for everyone each day, meaning that you're competing against the rest of the world, rather than just against yourself or the game. The puzzle then resets each day at midnight in your local time, giving you a new challenge, and the chance to extend your streak. The rules of Wordle are pretty straightforward, but with a couple of curveballs thrown in for good measure. 1. Letters that are in the answer and in the right place turn green. 2. Letters that are in the answer but in the wrong place turn yellow. 3. Letters that are not in the answer turn gray. 4. Answers are never plural. 5. Letters can appear more than once. So if your guess includes two of one letter, they may both turn yellow, both turn green, or one could be yellow and the other green. 6. Each guess must be a valid word in Wordle's dictionary. You can't guess ABCDE, for instance. 7. You do not have to include correct letters in subsequent guesses unless you play on Hard mode. 8. You have six guesses to solve the Wordle. 9. You must complete the daily Wordle before midnight in your timezone. 10. All answers are drawn from Wordle's list of 2,309 solutions. However… 11. Wordle will accept a wider pool of words as guesses – some 10,000 of them. For instance, you can guess a plural such as WORDS. It definitely won't be right (see point 4 above), but Wordle will accept it as a guess.What is Wordle?
What are the Wordle rules?
