Today's Wordle answer for Monday, September 16

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Make sure you use our tips to give your MondayWordlethe best possible start. Keep things quick and simple with our general tips, spend some time with our clue for the September 16 (1185) puzzle, or skip the whole thing and take a cheeky peek at today’s answer instead. Whatever your preference, we’ve got it covered.

This Wordle was more elusive than difficult. I loved the way I uncovered a few green letters nice and early. I did not appreciate just how many valid options they gave me to work through. And Ireallydisliked the way that today’s answer was blindingly obvious after I’d won, and there was nothing stopping me from trying that out earlier (other than me). I’ll do better tomorrow.

Wordle today: A hint

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Wordle hint

Wordle today: A hint for Monday, September 16

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Is there a double letter in Wordle today?

No, there is not a double letter in today’s puzzle.

Wordle help: 3 tips for beating Wordle every day

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.

Today’s Wordle answer

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What is today’s Wordle answer?

Let’s get going. The answer to the September 16 (1185) Wordle isHONEY.

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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.

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Start with a strong wordlike 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 ourWordle tips, and if you’d like to find out which words have already been used you can scroll to the relevant section above.

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Wordle today: A hint

Wordle today: A hint for Monday, September 16

Is there a double letter in Wordle today?

Wordle help: 3 tips for beating Wordle every day

Today’s Wordle answer

What is today’s Wordle answer?

The biggest gaming news, reviews and hardware deals

Previous Wordle answers

The last 10 Wordle answers

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