The global phenomenon was originally created by Brooklyn-based software engineer Josh Wardle, for his partner Palak Shah. The game is a play on Wardle’s name, and he released the brainteaser for the public to play in October 2021, after completing the project during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Wardle sold the game to The New York Times in February, after it became a major success. Now, the game draws in tens of millions of active users.

The rules of Wordle are simple: players must solve the five-letter word in just six attempts, but the fewer attempts it takes, the better.

Wardle has offered some handy tips to help you solve the word of the day as quickly as possible. He suggests that players’ first attempts eliminate as much of the alphabet as possible.

An effective strategy would be to first choose words that contain multiple vowels, such as AUDIO, and to avoid words that contain letters such as X, W, Z, until you are clearer on what the word could be.

Wordle shows you how close you are to guessing the word of the day with its color-coded grid system.

A letter that’s in the correct position will turn a tile green, while a letter that is included in the answer, but is in the incorrect position, will turn a tile yellow. Finally, the tile will turn gray if you select a letter that is incorrect altogether, meaning that it isn’t part of the Wordle of the day at all.

You can give today’s Wordle a try for free here.

Other alternatives have also popped up since the release of Wordle, including the music-based Heardle, the math-based Nerdle, and the trickier Quordle, which asks players to guess four words at once in nine tries.

The daily Wordle for July 8 is a little tricky to solve, so Newsweek has put together five hints to nudge players in the right direction.

‘Wordle’ #384 — Five Hints for Friday, July 8, 2022

Wordle players can use the following five clues to crack puzzle #384.

Hint #1: Today’s Wordle #384 is a noun, and begins with the letter “v. “Hint #2: It contains three vowels. Hint #3: Merriam-Webster defines Wordle #384 as “sound produced by vertebrates by means of lungs, larynx, or syrinx. “Hint #4: Synonyms for Wordle #384 include “sound,” “speech,” “statement,” and “tone. “Hint #5: Today’s Wordle #384 has one syllable.

‘Wordle’ #384 Answer for Friday, July 8, 2022

The answer to today’s Wordle is “voice.”

Wordle will automatically reset at 7:00 p.m. ET. If you would like to give another puzzle a go before then, try these similar games.