GamesPuzzleWordleWordle today: Hint and answer #946 for Sunday, January 21When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.

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All the help you need to win today’sWordleyour way is right here. Make the most of every guess with our handy tips, find direction with a clue written especially for the January 21 (946) game, or turn your Wordle around in an instant with today’s answer. Whatever you need, we’ve got it covered.

Somehow I solved this Sunday’s Wordle so fast, my fingers had found the answer before my brain had realised I’d even started playing. I could do with another go at today’s game, just so I could actually appreciate my win properly instead of blearily staring at a row of greens and wondering how on earth I got there.

Wordle today: A hint

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Wordle today: A hint for Sunday, January 21

The answer today is the hemisphere with all the polar bears and Santa’s workshop, and the cardinal point at the top of a compass.

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Is there a double letter in Wordle today?

No, there is no double letter in today’s puzzle.

Wordle help: 3 tips for beating Wordle every day

Anyone can pick up and play Wordle, but if you want to do it well and make all of your guesses count, these quick tips will help get you started on your Wordle winning streak:

Wordle today: The answer

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What is today’s Wordle answer?

Finish the weekend with a win. The answer to the January 21 (946) Wordle isNORTH.

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Past Wordle answers can give you some excellent ideas for fun starting words that keep your daily puzzle-solving fresh. They are also a good way to eliminate guesses for today’s Wordle, as the answer is unlikely to be repeated.

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Wordle gives you six rows of five boxes each day, and you’ll need to work out which secret five-letter word is hiding inside them to keep up your winning streak.

You shouldstart with a strong wordlike ARISE, or any other word that contains a good mix of common consonants and multiple vowels. You’ll also want to avoid starting words with repeating letters, as you’re wasting the chance to potentially eliminate or confirm an extra letter. Once you hit Enter, you’ll see which ones 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.

You’ll want your next guess to compliment the first, using another “good” word to cover any common letters you might have missed last time while also trying to avoid any letter you now know for a fact isn’t present in today’s answer. After that, it’s simply 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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