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Most players find today's Wordle answer pretty easy to figure out. According to the New York Times' WordleBot, the average player will complete Wordle #1,313 in 3.4 moves in easy mode, or 3.3 if playing by hard rules.
Each day, we will update this article with Wordle hints and tips to help you find today's answer. And if the hints aren't enough, we'll even give you the answer, in case you're really stuck or just haven't had time to complete today's puzzle. Plus, we are also including an analysis of yesterday's puzzle, #1,312, in case you're reading this in a different time zone.
So be warned: spoilers lie ahead for game #1,313. Only read on if you want to know today's Wordle answer!
Today's Wordle answer — hints to help you solve it
Our first tip is that you should use one of the best Wordle start words for every game you play. But if you want some more specific clues to today's Wordle answer, then here you go:
- It contains two of the five vowels.*
- There are no repeated characters.
- It features three of the five most common Wordle letters.
* By vowel, we mean A, E, I, O, U. There are other letters that are sometimes considered to be vowels, depending on how they are used.
Those hints should get you at least some of the way towards finding today's Wordle answer. If not, then you can read on for bigger clues; or, if you just want to know the answer, then skip down further for that.
Alright then, here's a larger hint: Today's Wordle answer is a stretch.
What does today's Wordle start with?
The answer to Wordle #1,313 starts with R, so combined with the hints above you should now have all the clues you need to get the answer and not break a Wordle streak.
OK, it's now time to scroll down for the answer…
Today's Wordle answer
So, what is today's Wordle answer for game #1,313?
Drumroll, please — it's REACH.
Hello Wordlers. A nice easy one today, given REACH contains three of the five most common Wordle letters.
That meant that my opener of ORATE found three: a green 'A' and two yellows in 'R' and 'E'. Just ten options were left in play, according to WordleBot*.
That's objectively a great start, but some of WordleBot's best Wordle start words were even more effective. CARET leaves five answers and CARTE lowers that to three. If you opened with CRATE, TRACE or REACT, only the right answer would be left over.
The aim on my second turn is always to play as many of 'L', 'I', 'S', 'N' and 'C' as possible, but with three confirmed characters, my options were limited.
REACH was the first word I thought of. Fortunately, I didn't think of the more efficient LEARN first, because it turned out REACH was right, leaving me celebrating a two-turn win!
Hopefully you breezed through today's puzzle, Wordlers. See you tomorrow.
* These were: BEARD, LEARN, WEARY, PEARL, YEARN, READY, REALM, REARM, REACH and HEARD.
Yesterday's Wordle answer
Reading this in a later time zone? The Wordle answer for game #1,312 was ICING.
Hello Wordlers. Today's puzzle is rather tricky: not only does it not contain any of the five most common Wordle letters, but 'I' appears twice. Notably, this is one of just 34 Wordle answers to start with that particular vowel.
ORATE, my usual go-to start word struck out, with no characters turning yellow or green. That left a massive 253 possible answers in play, according to WordleBot.
The Bot's best Wordle start words improved on this, but mostly not by all that much. That said, there were some great exceptions with 'C' in: CRISP leaves 14 answers, while SLICE lowers that to nine. If you opened with CRANE, only the right answer would be left over.
I usually try and play a mix of 'L', 'I', 'S', 'N' and 'C' on my second go. But without any vowels, I prioritize 'U' as well.
That meant for the second day running, I was playing LUCID next. It was less effective than yesterday ("SQUID"), but still gave me two yellow characters: 'C' and 'I'. That meant I was down to nine answers, according to WordleBot*.
Still trying to target characters from my hit list, I opted for CHINS next. It was very effective, with 'I' and 'N' going green, and 'C' being ruled out in a second spot. In other words, the answer was either ?CIN? or ??INC.
It took me a while, but I eventually got there! The answer had to be ICING.
Hopefully you got it too, Wordlers. See you tomorrow.
* These were: PINCH, WINCH, FINCH, CHICK, CHIMP, SPICY, WHICH, ICING and CINCH.
Previous Wordle answers
If you're looking for a list of older Wordle answers, we can also help. Here's a list going back 20 games.
- Wordle #1,312: ICING
- Wordle #1,311: SQUID
- Wordle #1,310: ROWER
- Wordle #1,309: SILLY
- Wordle #1,308: PROSE
- Wordle #1,307: FLINT
- Wordle #1,306: KNACK
- Wordle #1,305: FANCY
- Wordle #1,304: CLOAK
- Wordle #1,303: TOTAL
- Wordle #1,302: DINGY
- Wordle #1,301: CRAWL
- Wordle #1,300: WAFER
- Wordle #1,299: DRAFT
- Wordle #1,298: ATLAS
- Wordle #1,297: SPRIG
- Wordle #1,296: CYBER
- Wordle #1,295: RELAX
- Wordle #1,294: CHEAP
- Wordle #1,293: CHOSE
Wordle tips — how to win at Wordle
The best tip I can give is to use one of the best Wordle start words. I can't stress this enough — it makes a massive difference.
Without one, you'll be scrabbling around in the dark trying (and possibly failing) to find the right five letters (or possibly fewer) out of the 26 possibles. But clever people (not me) have done the math and identified the best start words based on both frequency in English and frequency among Wordle answers. So use them!
Secondly, think about combinations, especially at the start and end. Some options are far more common than others — for instance, SH, ST, CR and CH all feature frequently.
Vowels obviously need consideration too: not all Wordle answers will contain more than one, but plenty do, and some even have three. A good Wordle start word should have used a couple, but if they don't feature you might well want to try another one or two on your next go. Plus, remember the Y — this sometimes acts as a surrogate vowel, and is easy to forget. It also appears at the end of plenty of words.
Finally, try out possibilities. So long as you don't press 'Enter' you can try possible answers to see how they look on screen. Put in likely letters plus any you know are definitely in the word, then mentally change one to the other available options. This technique has worked for me multiple times, and it's particularly helpful when the word in question is not an obvious one (like FJORD or ISLET).
But if you're still struggling with Wordle, check out how Tom's Guide's Wordle experts have honed their strategy after playing a lot of Wordle after it first launched.
We also have plenty of Wordle tips and tricks to share, like how we've analyzed every Wordle answer used to look for trends and have some further advice for you there. And if you're new to the game you should also take a look at our What is Wordle? guide.
What else should I know about Wordle?
Wordle officially launched in October 2021, but it was actually started earlier in June of that year and celebrated its first birthday on June 19, 2022. (You can read my thoughts on the 5 things Wordle needs to improve if it's to keep us playing on into another year.)
However, it only grew in popularity towards the end of the year, then went viral in January as the world woke up to its charms. In fact, it proved so successful that The New York Times bought Wordle for a seven-figure sum in early February and the game is now part of NYT Games.
It's played via the NYT Games website here, and is entirely free. Both the NYT and the game's creator, Josh Wardle, have stated that it will remain free. Some people think that Wordle has got harder since the NYT takeover, but it really hasn't.
Wordle is a simple game in which your challenge is to guess a five-letter word in six attempts. Each time you guess, you're told which of your chosen letters are in the target word, and whether they are in the right place.
If a letter is in the correct place, it turns green. If it's in the word but in the wrong place, it turns yellow. And if it's not in the word at all, it turns gray.
There's just one puzzle a day, and everyone completes the same one. It resets at midnight each day. You'll find more information about the game in our What is Wordle? article.
NYT Strands answer
If you've solved Wordle and need help with other games from the New York Times, we suggest you check out our guide on today's NYT Strands answer, which will give you some hints as well as the full answer to today's puzzle.
Wordle Alternatives
If you're eager for another game to pass the time while you wait, we've put together a list of the best Wordle alternatives.
Other Wordle alternatives to try are the ultra-stressful (but very good) Squabble and the soccer-themed, Who Are Ya?. We also like the geography-based Wordle clone Worldle, the Star Wars-themed SWordle and the math-based Mathler.
There are certainly plenty of options once you've finished Wordle for the day!
