Wordle Clues (and Solution) for the Tenth of May, 2025

Wordle Clues (and Solution) for May 13, 2025 Tuesday

Looking for the day's Wordle answer? Stepping right up! We've got some juicy clues, strategies, and tips to help you crack this one. Today's puzzle is a real brain tickler; it took me five tries to figure it out. Spolier alert - if you want to breeze through today's Wordle without any hints, scroll past this section!

How's Wordle played?

Get your word on here on the New York Times website. A fresh puzzle pops up every day at midnight, your local time.

Kick things off by guessing a five-letter word. The letters you pick will change color if they match the mystery word: green = correct and in the right spot, yellow = correct but in the wrong position, and gray = flat-out wrong. Get the lowdown on Wordle's rules by checking out our detailed guide here and my advanced tactics guide here. You can also find more juicy info at the bottom of this post.

Ready for some hints? Let's get this show on the road!

Is today's Wordle an oddball?

We consider common letters as those in the old printer's phrase: ETAOIN SHRDLU[3]. (Memorize it! Say it like "Edwin Shirdloo" and picture him as a pal. Makes it easier, we promise.)

For today's game, we have four common letters, and one uncommon one.

Need a general nudge for today's Wordle?

Politically, environmentally, or any other -ally, for that matter.

Anyone see double letters in today's Wordle?

The trickster has thrown in a repeater today.

How many vowels does today's Wordle have?

There are two vowels, one of them doubled.

What's the opening move for today's Wordle?

The beginning is A.

We're wrapping up at the W, what's the ending move?

E is the ending note for today's tune.

Drumroll, please. What is today's Wordle answer?

Got your expectations in check? A - W – A – R – E is today's winner.

How I solved today's Wordle

I hucked RAISE at the board and followed up with CHANT, then threw out PLUGS to rule out potential consonants. Next, BRAVE felt right, leaving AWARE as the victor.

Yesterday's Wordle answer, a quick recap

Yesterday's round was a medium-difficulty contest. The hint was "used to curl" and the answer sported two common and three fairly common letters.

Yesterday's winning word was BICEP.

A crash course on Wordle basics

The aim of Wordle is to guess the day's secret word. When you first dive in, you'll see an empty grid of letters. It's your call to make the first play: type in any five-letter word.

Now, based on the colors that appear, you can deduce the word: Green means you hit the bullseye with the letter and its position, yellow indicates the letter is somewhere in the word but in the wrong spot, and gray tells you the letter isn't in the solution at all.

Use these hints to guess wisely, and you'll have a shot at winning before you run out of chances. You get six tries, and then it's a wrap.

Starters worth a shot in Wordle

Wondering what word to pick first? Look for options containing common letters to boost your chances of landing on yellow and green tiles to guide your next moves. There isn't a single "perfect" opening word, but the New York Times' Wordle analysis bot digs CRANE, TRACE, SLANT, and CRATE. MIT's analysis shows that the most effective first picks are SALET, REAST, TRACE, CRATE, and SLATE. Others you might like include ARISE or ROUND. The key is to build your strategy and go wild!

Winning Wordle ain't rocket science

Want to learn how to master Wordle? Check out our strategies guides. This one concentrates on using consonants to your advantage, this one zeroes in on a common letters approach, and this advanced guide outlines a three-pronged attack to catch the hidden word while boosting your chances of scoring a swift victory.

The biggest difference between Wordle winners and losers is that winners use their guesses to gather information about what letters are in the secret word. If you know the word must end in -OUND, for example, be more strategic than wasting four guesses on MOUND, ROUND, HOUND, and SOUND; combine those consonants and guess MARSH instead. If the H lights up in yellow, you've scored a bullseye.

The secret sauce that sets Wordle apart from its original formulation is the human editor who picks the words. Sometimes they can be tricky, and sometimes they're topical. For instance, on Thanksgiving, FEAST was the answer. So don't be surprised if there's a theme lurking behind the scenes!

Wordle wannabes worth a gander

Satiated with five-letter guessing games? The top Wordle alternatives, in order of difficulty, include:

Wheeldle, where you can play one round after another
Dordle and Quordle, which ask you to tackle two (Dordle) or four (Quordle) games at once, with the same set of guesses. There's also Octordle, with eight grids to conquer, and Sedecordle, sporting 16 jigsaws.
Waffle, which shows you a scrambled grid of five-letter words; you solve them by rearranging the letters.
Absurdle, in which the solution changes after each guess, but it must stay consistent with its feedback. You have to be strategic and push it into a corner until there's only one possible word left; then you guess it, and you win.
Squabble, where you compete against other players with a timer ticking down. You take damage if you linger too long between turns; the last player remaining is dubbed the victor.
Antiwordle, in which you try not to guess the day's solution. You must reuse any letters you correctly guessed, so the longer it takes, the better you fare in the game.

Step up your Wordle game by sharing your five-letter guesses on social media and engaging in entertaining discussions with fellow players. When the Wordle puzzler hits the social-media stage, it becomes an entertaining form of social engagement, turning the daily word game into a source of shared entertainment.

Moreover, delve deeper into the world of Wordle by mastering advanced tactics and strategies found in our comprehensive guides. Turn your daily dose of Wordle into a thrilling brain teaser that keeps you guessing, learning, and having fun, elevating it from a simple word game to an engrossing form of entertainment.