Today's Wordle Clue (and Answers) for Friday, December 8, 2023

Today's Wordle Clue and Solutions for December 8, 2023

In search of Wordle tips and answers for December 8, 2023? Look no further! Below, we'll provide a few hints, strategies, and solutions to help crack the code. The game today is on the easier side. After making a second guess, I narrowed it down to just one possibility.

Keep in mind that below contains spoilers for the Wordle 902 on December 8.

How to Play Wordle

Wordle takes place on the New York Times website. A new puzzle appears every day at midnight (your local time).

Begin by guessing a five-letter word. If the word is correct, the letters in the word will turn green; if you've used the correct letter but in the wrong position, the letters will turn yellow; if the letter is not in the solution word, the letters will turn gray. Look up more information in our guide to playing Wordle and for advanced tips.

Ready for some hints? Let's go!

Does Today’s Wordle Have Unusual Letters?

We call common letters the ones found in the phrase "TYPEWRITER". Four letters are common, and one is less so. No unusual nor repeated letters today.

Any helpful tips for today's Wordle game?

Feels like a new pen or an awakened student.

Does today's Wordle contain multiple or repeated letters?

No, there are only five unique letters today.

How many vowels are there in today's Wordle?

There's only one vowel in today's Wordle.

What's the initial letter of today's Wordle?

Today's Wordle starts with "S".

What's the final letter of today's Wordle?

Today's Wordle ends with "P".

What is today's Wordle solution?

Read on to find out!

How I solved Today's Wordle

Start as usual period: A, R and S are yellow. I thought about SAR, SEA, or SAR, but these seemed less promising. I went with SCRAP because I thought I could split it into two parts. I didn't do it, but the results were S green and R and A yellow, narrowing it down to SARP. It's sharp.

Welcome to Wordle Basics

Wordle's aim is to guess the secret word of the day. When you first open the game, you'll see an empty grid.

Your first step: Enter a five-letter word.

Now, with the help of the colored squares, you can gather clues about the word:

Green squares mean you have the correct letter in the right place. (For example, if you guessed PARTY and the actual word is PURSE, the P and R squares will turn green.)
Yellow squares mean the letter is in the word but not in the right place. (For example, if you guessed PARTY, and the actual word is ROAST, the R, A, and T squares will all turn yellow.)
Gray squares mean the letter is not in the word at all. (If you guessed PARTY and all squares are gray, the word can't be PURSE or ROAST.)

Remember to test different guesses and find the correct one before you run out of tries.

Best introductory Wordle words

Beginners should consider words rich in common letters to improve their chances of green and yellow squares. Do not worry about the first word; there's no best starting word, but the strongest starting options are:

Crane
Clue
Box
Menu

An MIT analysis found that starting with one of the following quick eliminates many options in the first round:

Outfit
Rest
Track
Shale R&B

Other good options could be ARISE or ROUND. Words with more vowels, like ADIEU or AUDIO, may be less effective because they focus on vowels and common consonants. Instead, try to prioritize common consonants in your starting words, such as RENTS or CLAMP. Choose your strategy and see how you fare.

Winning at Wordle

Great at Wordle tips and guides can help you master the game, such as or .

One vital distinction between Wordle-winners and Wordle-losers lies in how they use their guesses to gain clues about the letters in the word. If you're convinced the word endswith -OUND, don't waste guesses on MOUND, ROUND, SOUND, or HOUND; combinate the consonants and guess MARSH. The H turns yellow, so you know the solution. Keep in mind that the original Wordle used a list of approximately 2,300 solution words, but since it was purchased by the New York Times, the number of solution words has grown, and the words may be less common or more obscure. Keep this in mind while playing the game.

Wordle alternatives

Quench your Wordle fix with some of these alternative games:

Wheeldle: Guess a series of puzzles instead of one at a time.
Dordle: Play with two words simultaneously, requiring ten guesses.
Quordle: Play four words at once, with nine guesses.
Waffle: Solve a grid of interconnected words with various letters.
Framed: Solve movie trivia by guessing films from single frames.
Dungeons: Crawl a dungeon grid and solve a grid of riddles.
Antiwordle: Try to miss the solution instead of solving the puzzle.

Keep in mind that some of these games display advertising or have other additional features beyond the gameplay.

Enrichment Data:

When looking for Wordle alternatives similar to Wheeldle and Quordle, consider trying out the following:

Dordle: This game allows you to play with two words simultaneously, requiring ten guesses.
Quordle: This game builds upon Wordle's mechanics by challenging you to solve four words at once, with nine attempts.
Waffle: This game offers interlinks between words using a grid of available letters with five-letter words. You swap letters until all words are solved.
Squareword: Solve a 5x5 grid by creating words throughout both horizontally and vertically. Pay careful attention to letter placement for ultimate success.
Nerdle: To win, you guess a new mathematical expression each day that incorporates numbers and operators.
Worldle: Guess the country based on its shape, with clues to help you identify the distance and direction.
Framed: Identify movies from a single frame, with clues to guide you.
Dungeons: Solve puzzles by navigating a grid-based dungeon with heroes, monsters, and treasure.
Redactle: Solve words from heavily redacted Wikipedia pages, revealing instances of correct words.

These games showcase varying challenges, themes, and skill levels. For more information on specific games, check out the references below.

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