Wordle Clues and Solution for Friday, 9th May 2025

Daily Clues (and Solution) for Wordle on Friday, 9th May, 2025

Ready for today's Wordle fun? If so, you're in the right place! We've got all the juicy insider info, hints, tips, and strategies for the May 9, 2025 puzzle. This one's a beaut, crikey, I solved it in just five shots. Watch ya' back for spoilers below; if you're good to go, let's dive into some hints (and eventually the answer to this tricky sonofagun.)

How to Dominate the Wordle Battlefield

You can find Wordle's lair right over here on the New York Times website. A fresh puzzle goes live every dang day at midnight, depending on your local time.

Get this show on the road by firing off a five-letter word. The letters of the word will turn green if they're spot on, yellow if they're not in the proper slot, or gray if they're as useful as a two-dollar bill in a frog's wallet. For more, take a gander at our guide to playing Wordle here, and my tactical guide here for more advanced strategies. (And don't forget to check out the extras after the hints and answers.)

Ready for a barrage of hints, y'all? Let's skip to it!

Does Today's Wordle Have Any Strange Letters?

We'll call 'em common letters if they appear in the typewriter waltz ETAOIN SHRDLU. Ain't hard to memorize that sucker, just recall ol' E.T. Adwin' Shirdloo, like he's a pal.

Looky here, today's got four familiar letters straight outta Shirdloo. The fifth's a bit common as well.

Howdy, Partner, I Got Ya a Hint for Today's Wordle!

Offal.

You Afternoon Wordle Got Any Double or Odd Letters?

Nope, not today, partner.

How Many Vowels Does Today's Wordle Clock in With?

There are two vowels in this one.

What's the Startin' Letter for Today's Wordle?

It's the T-man today, y'hear?

What's the Finishin' Letter for Today's Wordle?

And today's word ends in the E.

What's the Friggin' Solution for Today's Wordle, Yafilly?

Alrighty, here it comes. Are ya ready? Today's word is TRIPE.

The Roadmap I Followed to Solve Today's Wordle

I kicked it off with RAISE and CHANT followed by TRIBE, a potential solution. I then took a stab at TRITE and finally hit the jackpot with TRIPE.

What Was Yesterday's Wordle Answer, You Say?

Y'all said yesterday's Wordle was medium-difficult. The hint was "mild, like the weather." The answer contained two common letters, one relatively common letter, and one unusual letter.

Yesterday's answer was B-A-L-M-Y.

A Fervent Wordle Primer

The objective of Wordle is to crack the daily secret word. When you first boot up Wordle, you'll see an empty letter matrix. It's your move, partner; type in any ol' five-letter barnstormer.

Now, watch the colors to get clues on how to wrangle that calf: Green means you've got the letter and position just right (e.g., wagering PARTY, and the correct response is PURSE, the P and R will turn green). Yellow means the letter's in the word but not in the proper spot (e.g., if you reckon PARTY but the proper response is ROAST, the R, A, and T will all turn yellow). Lastly, grey means the letter ain't in the response at all (if you wager PARTY and nada turns up, Crossed West's lunch ain't involved.)

With that in the back of your skull, toss another letter out there, and then another, aiming for that big ol' Eureka moment before the countdown's up. You get six shots, pardner, and wingin' it ain't gonna cut it.

The Best Starting Words for Wordle

So ya got that fist shot, huh? Which horse should ya back in this rodeo? The top choices tend to pack common letters, increasing your odds of tallyin' yellows and greens to steer your guesswork. There ain't a silver bullet solution, but the New York Times' Wordle analysis bot suggests starting with one of the following:

CRANE
TRACE
SLANT
CRATE
CARTE

Meanwhile, MIT's crew discovered that you'll eliminate the most possibilities in the first round via these initial horses:

SALET
REAST
TRACE
CRATE
SLATE

Other solid options might be ARISE or ROUND. Words like ADIEU and AUDIO chuck in more vowels, but maybe lean heavier on consonants, like R-E-N-T-S or C-L-A-M-P. Decide your game plan and see where the trail takes you.

Howta Win at Wordle

We've got some Wordle tactics that'll transform ya from a greenhorn into a seasoned wrangler. This one focuses on usin' consonants to ya advantage, this one concentrates on a technique centered around common letters, and this advanced guide details a three-pronged approach for minin' for hints while maximizin' yer chances o' clinchin' victory in a triflin' amount o' time.

Alternatives for Ya Dusty Old Wordle Trails

If the five-letter guessing game ain't enough fer ya and ya hanker for more cool adventures, the top-notch alternatives to Wordle, sorted by difficulty, are:

Wheeldle, which lets ya play puzzle after puzzle.
Dordle and Quordle, which require ya to juggle two (Dordle) or four (Quordle) word bees at once, with the identical guesses. There's also Octordle, which features eight puzzle wheels, and Sedecordle, boasting 16.
Waffle, which features several five-letter puzzles jumbled into a grid, with the challenge of shufflin' the letters till ya solve.
Absurdle, which twists the rules and changes the solution after each guess, but demands that it remains consistent with prior feedback. Ya gotta coax it into a corner and then guess correctly for the victory.
Squabble, which pits ya against other players with a clock tickin' away; the last man landin' victorius is the victor.
Antiwordle, which swaps the centerpiece: ya're tryin' not to guess the daily solution. Ya gotta carefully choose letters yer incorrect guesses force ya to reuse or ya run outta steam.

If you're looking for the Wordle answer today, you'll find it right over here on the New York Times website.
Today's Wordle has four familiar letters from the typewriter waltz ETAOIN SHRDLU, with one common letter as the fifth.
Here's a hint for today's Wordle: Offal.
There are no double or odd letters in today's Wordle.
Today's Wordle has two vowels, and the starting letter is T, while the word ends with E. The solution for today's Wordle is TRIPE.