The game tries to help players by using a color-coded system: When a tile turns green the letter is in the word, yellow means it’s in the wrong place, and if it’s grey then it’s not in the word at all.
While this can be useful it doesn’t always make it obvious what the word could be, especially if certain letters repeat themselves in a word or there are several options for a final letter.
As such, Newsweek has put together some useful hints to assist players, and the answer to April 6’s Wordle is also available—simply scroll down to the bottom of the article to see what it is.
Wordle was originally created by software engineer Josh Wardle, who made it available to the public in October 2021, and it has reached a peak of over 45 million users a day after originally starting out with just 90 active players.
The game has become so popular that it has also inspired a number of other daily puzzles, such as music-based Heardle and the math-based Nerdle.
In January 2022, Wardle sold the game to The New York Times for an undisclosed seven-figure sum, and the puzzle moved over to the publication’s platform in February.
The graph below, provided by Statista, charts the rise of Wordle prior to its sale.
‘Wordle’ #291 Hints for Wednesday, April 6
Like always, Newsweek has put together five clues that will help players reach the correct outcome in today’s Wordle.
Each hint is more revealing than the last so feel free to read them all or stop at the point where you feel most confident in the answer.
Hint #1: “Ouija” is the best starting word for Wordle on Wednesday, April 6, as it contains the vowels needed for the day’s puzzle. Hint #2: The Wordle word of the day repeats one of its letters twice. Hint #3: Wordle #291 is a punctuation mark and it can be used to indicate a pause in a sentence. Hint #4: Synonyms for Wordle on Wednesday, April 6, include an “interval” and a “pause. “Hint #5: Merriam-Webster defines Wordle #291 as “a punctuation mark, used especially as a mark of separation within the sentence. "
‘Wordle’ #291 Answer for Wednesday, April 6
The answer to today’s Wordle is “Comma.”
Wordle refreshes itself at 7 p.m. ET every day, at which point the next word will be available for players to have a go at solving.
Those who need something to keep their mind occupied as they wait for the game to refresh can try out these similar word-based puzzles.
