Daily Wordle Suggestions and Solution for Friday, 23rd May 2025
Looking for the solution to today's Wordle game on May 23, 2025? Read on for some hints and the final answer. Today's puzzle is slightly easier; our editor managed to solve it in three guesses.
Warning: The following contains spoilers for May 23, Wordle #1,434! Proceed with caution if you wish to avoid the answer ahead of time.
How to Play Wordle
Wordle can be found on the New York Times website. A new puzzle is released every day at midnight, local time. Players start by guessing a five-letter word. The letters will change color to indicate the correct placement and inclusion of the guessed letters in the word of the day. More information on how to play, strategies, and hints can be found here, here, and at the end of this post.
Today's Wordle Hints
- Unique Letters: The word contains four common letters (ETAOIN SHRDLU) and one uncommon letter.
- Association: A word related to the process of opening oysters.
- Repeated Letters: There are no repeated letters in the word.
- Vowels: The word contains only one vowel.
- Starting Letter: The word begins with the letter "S."
- Ending Letter: The word ends with the letter "K."
The Answer to Today's Wordle
Have you exhausted all your guesses? The solution to today's Wordle is SHUCK.
Solving Today's Wordle
Our editor started with RAISE and TOUCH, leaving only SHUCK as the answer.
Yesterday's Solution
Yesterday's puzzle was considered medium difficulty. The hint was "made of paper, usually," and the answer contained four common letters and one somewhat common letter.
The answer to yesterday's Wordle was FOLIO.
Basics of Wordle
The objective of Wordle is to guess the secret word of the day within six guesses. When first opening the game, players see an empty grid of letters. They are responsible for making the first move by inputting any five-letter word. Secondary colors will appear to provide clues about the secret word: green indicates a correct guessed letter in the correct position, yellow means the letter is in the word but in a different spot, and gray suggests the letter is not present in the solution word.
Strategies for Winning at Wordle
To improve your chances of winning, use guesses to gather information about the letters in the word. For instance, if you know the word must end in "-OUND," do not waste guesses on MOUND, ROUND, SOUND, and HOUND; instead, combine the consonants and guess MARSH. If the H lights up in yellow, you have discovered the solution.
For more strategies and guides, check out our introductory guide, a guide on using consonants here, and an advanced three-pronged approach for searching for hints here.
Alternatives to Wordle
For those who enjoy five-letter guessing games, several alternatives to Wordle are available, with varying levels of difficulty. Some popular options include:
- Wheeldle: enables players to move through multiple puzzles non-stop
- Dordle and Quordle: allow for the simultaneous completion of two (Dordle) or four (Quordle) puzzles with the same guesses
- Waffle: presents several five-letter words scrambled in a grid, to be unscrambled via letter swapping
- Absurdle: changes the solution after each guess but requires consistency with prior feedback
- Squabble: turns Wordle into a multiplayer game with a running timer
- Antiwordle: aims to deter players from guessing the day's solution by imposing the requirement to reuse all previously guessed correct letters
Stuck on a different day? Find yesterday's Wordle solution here.
- Engaging in Wordle, a popular daily entertainment on social media, provides an opportunity to solve a new five-letter word each day, with the Wordle answer today being SHUCK.
- For those seeking alternatives to Wordle, there are numerous other games available in the same genre, with options such as Dordle, Quordle, and Squabble offering additional challenges and variations.
- Aside from Wordle, movies and TV shows also offer a rich source of entertainment, allowing individuals to escape into captivating narratives and engaging characters.
