The puzzle game does try and help players by using a color-coded system that turns letters green if they’re in the right place in the word, yellow if they’re in the wrong place, and grey if they’re not in the word at all.
When this isn’t enough to solve the daily brainteaser then a hint or two might be needed, and Newsweek has put several together to help users reach the correct outcome.
The answer to Thursday’s Wordle is also below, 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 went on to reach a peak of over 45 million users a day after originally starting out with only 90 active players.
The game has become so popular that it has 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 Company for an undisclosed seven-figure sum, and the puzzle moved over to the publication’s platform in February.
The graph below, provided by Statista, shows Wordle’s rise in popularity when Wardle originally owned the game.
‘Wordle’ #292 Hints for Thursday, April 7
As per usual, Newsweek has put together five clues that will help players reach the correct outcome in today’s Wordle.
Each hint makes the answer more obvious than the last so feel free to read them all or stop at the point where you feel most confident in what the word is.
Hint #1: The best starting word for Wordle on Thursday, April 7 is “Ouija. “Hint #2: Today’s Wordle can describe the act of groups from the past traveling to foreign countries to plunder the land, like the Vikings. Hint #3: There are not many words that rhyme with the Wordle word on Thursday, April 7, but the name of French commune Auray does. Hint #4: Synonyms for today’s Wordle include an “invasion” or a “raid. “Hint #5: Merriam-Webster defines Wordle #292 as “a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils” or “an initial and often tentative attempt to do something in a new or different field or area of activity. "
‘Wordle’ #292 Answer for Thursday, April 7
The answer to today’s Wordle is “foray.”
Wordle refreshes at 7 p.m. ET every day, at which point the next word will be available for players to try and solve.
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.
