Wordle Clues (and Solution) for Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Wordle Answer for May 28, 2025: Clues, Strategy, and Solution
If you're seeking today's Wordle solution for May 28, 2025 (puzzle #1439), you've come to the right place. We've gathered some hints, tips, and strategies to help you decipher the answer.
Wordle can be found on the New York Times website, and a fresh puzzle is released daily at midnight, according to your local time. To play, select a five-letter word and watch the letters change color as feedback: green indicates a correct letter in its right position, yellow signifies the correct letter but in a different position, and gray means the letter doesn't appear in today's word at all. For more guidance, check out our guides on playing Wordle here and advanced tips here.
Ready for some hints? Let's dive in:
- Today's Wordle has a fairly common letter that's not part of the old typesetters' phrase "ETAOIN SHRDLU." (Memorize this phrase, pronounce it "Edwin Shirdloo" for easier recall.)
- Today's Wordle is a type of vortex.
- There are no repeated letters in today's Wordle.
- Today's Wordle has exactly two vowels.
- Today's Wordle starts with P and ends with R.
Ready for the solution? Here it is: Today's word is POLAR.
Here's a breakdown of how I solved today's Wordle: I began with RAISE, TOUCH, and BLAND followed by MORAL as possibilities. Only POLAR was the correct answer.
Yesterday's Wordle was slightly challenging, and the hint was "involves competition." The Wordle contained four common letters and one fairly common letter. Yesterday's Wordle was SPORT.
To play Wordle, simply aim to guess the daily secret word. Upon opening the game, you'll see an empty grid of letters. Choose any five-letter word to make the first move.
When you guess a word, pay close attention to the colors that appear to help guide your guesses: green means the letter is correct and in the right position, yellow indicates the correct letter but in a different position, and gray implies the letter is not in today's word at all. Use this information to eliminate possibilities and narrow down the answer. You have six guesses, and the game ends when you've found the solution or run out of guesses.
To increase your chances of success, it's a good idea to start with words that contain common letters, as this improves your chances of getting yellow and green squares to aid your guessing. The New York Times' Wordle analysis bot recommends starting with one of these words: CRANE, TRACE, SLANT, CRATE, or CARTE. MIT analysis suggests these words will eliminate the most possibilities in the first round: SALET, REAST, TRACE, CRATE, or SLATE. Other good starter words could be ARISE or ROUND. Experiment with different strategies and find what works best for you.
To win at Wordle, focus on gathering information about the letters in the word. If you know that the word must end in -OUND, for example, don't waste guesses on MOUND, ROUND, SOUND, and HOUND; instead, guess MARSH if the H is yellow. This strategy will help you eliminate possibilities and WIN the game.
Keep in mind that the NYT has editorially curated the Wordle solutions, so some of the solutions may be slightly tricky words that wouldn't have been included in the original list, and occasionally they may be topical. For instance, one Thanksgiving, FEAST was the solution.
If you need alternatives to Wordle, check out the best Wordle alternatives, ranked by difficulty, including Wheeldle, Dordle, Quordle, Octordle, Sedecordle, Waffle, Absurdle, Squabble, and Antiwordle.
Not the day you're looking for? Here's the solution to yesterday's Wordle. 1 2
- For those seeking entertainment beyond Wordle, consider other popular online games like Wheeldle, Dordle, Quordle, and other word-based entertainment found on social media and various websites.
- Books containing challenging word puzzles offer an engaging alternative to online games, providing hours of offline entertainment for word enthusiasts.
- While the solution to today's Wordle is POLAR, it's always fun to test your word knowledge in different contexts, such as books and various online games on social media platforms.
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