Today's Wordle Clue (and Answers) for Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Today's Wordle Hints and Solution for December 13, 2023

If you're searching for Today's Wordle answer, stick around. We'll provide some hints and strategies, followed by the solution. However, be warned that there will be spoilers for Wordle #907 on December 13, 2023! If you'd like a few tips and answers for today's game, keep scrolling.

How to Play Wordle

Wordle can be found on the New York Times website. Every day at midnight (depending on your local time), a new riddle is released.

Start by guessing a five-letter word. If you've guessed correctly, the words' letters will turn green; if you've used the correct letter but in the wrong position, they'll turn yellow; and if the letter doesn't appear in the secret Wordle word of the day, it'll turn gray. For more information, check out our Wordle play guide here, and our advanced tips guide here. Additionally, you can check out more tips and answers at the end of this article.

Is There Anything Unusual about Today's Wordle?

By "unusual," we mean the presence of any uncommon letters in the Wordle word. Let's define "usual" as those letters found in the phrase "typewriter": AOEIU. No unusual letters to be found here.

Do I Have Any Tips for Today's Wordle?

Think about how you feel after a challenging task, like running a race or having a long workday.

Does Today's Wordle have any repeating or double letters?

No, today's Wordle contains five distinct letters.

How many vowels does Today's Wordle have?

Today's Wordle only has one vowel.

What letter does Today's Wordle start with?

Today's Wordle starts with an S.

What letter does Today's Wordle end with?

Today's Wordle ends with a T.

What is Today's Wordle answer?

Are you ready for the answer? Today's Wordle is shattered.

How I Solved Today's Wordle

SCARE gave me yellow S and A; TOUCH gave me a yellow T. I guessed STOP, but the T wasn't in the second spot, and we only have one E.

The second letter should probably be something like C or P. I might also write an N somewhere. My next guess was "SPENT," and that worked.

Wordle Basics for Beginners

Wordle's goal is to guess the secret Wordle word of the day. When you open Wordle for the first time, you'll see a blank grid with letters. Your first task is to input a word.

Use the colors to receive hints:

• Green means you've guessed correctly and it's in the right position.
• Yellow means the letter is correct but in the wrong spot.
• Gray means the letter doesn't exist in the secret word.

As you continue to guess, aim to reveal more green and yellow tiles, eliminating the gray ones as you go. You only have six tries before the game ends.

Best Wordle Starter Words

What should you use for your first guess? Ideally, your word should contain common letters to increase the likelihood of receiving green and yellow tiles. (Even if you only receive gray tiles, it's still valuable information that helps you eliminate possibilities.)

There's no one-size-fits-all best starting word, but the Wordle guidebot of the New York Times recommends using the following words:

• Crane
• trace
• tilt
• box
• Menu

Additionally, a MIT study found that starting with one of these options reduces unnecessary eliminated possibilities in your first round:

• Sales
• Pause
• Trail
• Boxes
• Shingle

Other decent options would be ARISE or ROUND. Words with more vowels like ADIEU and AUDIO have more potential, but it might be better to focus on consonant-based words with prefixes like RENTS and CLAMP. Choose a strategy and see how it works out.

Winning at Wordle

We have a few Wordle tip guides that you might find interesting if you take the game seriously:

• Our Konsonanten guide focuses on how to strategically use consonants to your advantage.
• Our Guide to Common Letters concentrates on strategies related to utilizing the most commonly occurring letters.
• Our Advanced Guide offers a three-pronged approach to gaining hints while maximizing your chances of a successful game.

The main difference between Wordle winners and Wordle losers lies in their effective utilization of guesses to gain information about the letters in the secret word. If you know that the word must end in -OUND, for example, don't waste four guesses on MOUND, ROUND, SOUND, and HOUND; instead, you'd integrate the consonants and guess MARSH. If the "H" turns yellow, you've found the solution.

One final tip: The original Wordle used a list of approximately 2,300 solutions, but since the game was purchased by the New York Times, the solution is chosen manually by an editor. Sometimes, the solution is a challenging word that doesn't appear on the initial list, and sometimes it's a popular phrase or idiom. Remember that the solution might have a theme.

Wordle Alternatives

If Wordle’s five-letter game isn't enough for your taste, here are some alternatives, sorted by difficulty level:

1. Wheeldle
2. Difficulty: Easy
3. Gameplay: Solve multiple word riddles sequentially, with more difficult riddles becoming available as you progress.
4. Link:
5. Dordle
6. Difficulty: Slightly more challenging than Wordle
7. Gameplay: Guess two five-letter words simultaneously within seven tries, requiring strategic alignment of letters between both words.
8. Link:
9. Quordle
10. Difficulty: More challenging than Wordle
11. Gameplay: Solve four five-letter words simultaneously within nine tries, requiring careful tracking and coordination of letter placement between all four words.
12. Link:
13. Octordle
14. Difficulty: More challenging than Quordle
15. Gameplay: Solve eight five-letter words at once within 13 attempts, requiring efficient tracking and clever letter use.
16. Link:
17. Sedecordle
18. Difficulty: Extremely challenging
19. Gameplay: Solve 16 five-letter words within 21 attempts, necessitating exceptional memory and deduction skills.
20. Link:

These alternative games offer varying levels of complexity, but they all employ the central concept of guessing words within a limited number of attempts, making them suitable alternatives to Wordle for people seeking a new challenge.

Enrichment Data:

If you're looking for alternative games that share a similar difficulty level to Wordle, check out the following options:

1. Quordle:
2. Difficulty level: Moderate to challenging.
3. Gameplay: Guess four five-letter words simultaneously within seven attempts. Each guess will appear in all four words, requiring careful word placement. Quordle is a popular Wordle alternative with two primary gameplay mechanic differences. First, instead of a single answer per round, you'll have to guess and solve four words at once. Second, since all guesses apply to each of the four words, you'll have to practice careful word placement, not just to eliminate letters but also to predict and plan which tiles will appear in other words.
4. Dordle:
5. Difficulty level: Slightly more challenging than Wordle.
6. Gameplay: Similar to Quordle, Dordle presents the challenge of solving two five-letter words simultaneously within seven attempts. However, it significantly increases the difficulty by requiring dual tracking of letter positions. You'll need to maintain enough memory to account for where the same letters appear in both words, ensuring that you're not just focusing on each word individually. In Dordle, you'll have to think about which letters belong to both words, not just which ones belong to a single target.
7. Octordle:
8. Difficulty level: More challenging than Quordle.
9. Gameplay: Octordle is a worthy challenger to any experienced Wordle fan. In this game, you'll solve eight five-letter words within 13 attempts. Due to the higher difficulty, Octordle is a great choice for people who want to exercise their minds and push their Wordle skills to the next level. Solving eight words at once will force you to effectively utilize each letter repeatedly. Your reused letters will help eliminate guesses for other words, making you a more efficient solver.
10. Sedecordle:
11. Difficulty level: Very challenging.
12. Gameplay: Are you ready for the ultimate Wordle confrontation? Sedecordle takes Wordle to a whole new level, requiring you to solve 16 five-letter words simultaneously within 21 attempts. This game is truly a test of mental agility, demanding exceptional memory and deduction skills. If you think you're a master of Wordle, give Sedecordle a shot to fight against other Wordle veterans and challenge your mental limits.
13. Duotrigordle:
14. Difficulty level: Extremely challenging.
15. Gameplay: In Duotrigordle, you'll face the most challenging version of Wordle so far. Solve a staggering 32 five-letter words in 37 attempts. If you consider yourself a seasoned Wordle pro, this is the ultimate test. Duotrigordle is exciting for hardcore Wordle fans who want to show off their expertise and mastery of this popular word game. Curious to see if you're ready for the ultimate Wordle challenge? Give Duotrigordle a try right now!

While these games offer varying levels of complexity, they all share the core concept of guessing words within a limited number of attempts, making them suitable alternatives to Wordle for people seeking a new challenge.