However, it can often be difficult to solve—and the latest offering is definitely a challenge.
Thankfully, Newsweek is here to provide some hints and tips to ensure you keep that streak going, and help you solve the brainteaser.
If you’ve never played it before, you can do so for free here. The premise of it is quite simple: you have to guess a five-letter word in six attempts or fewer.
The game is color-coded, a letter that is in the right position will turn green, while a letter that is part of the word but in the wrong position will turn yellow. If you’ve guessed a letter that isn’t part of the word at all, it’ll turn gray.
The Origins of Wordle
The online puzzle was created by software engineer Josh Wardle, who initially intended it to be played by him and his partner, Palak Shah.
Wardle first started working on it back in 2013, but returned to it during the pandemic, perfecting it and finishing it.
Wordle was officially launched to the public in October 2021.
It was then sold to The New York Times for an undisclosed seven-figure sum in January 2022 and the puzzle moved over to the publication in February.
‘Wordle’ #396 Hints and Clues for Wednesday, July 20
The game’s developer, recommends you spend your first few attempts eliminating as much of the alphabet as possible.
We also suggest that your first attempt be a word with plenty of vowels, such as AUDIO, as well as avoiding less common letters such as X, W or Z, until you have a better understanding of what the word is.
We’ve got four tips for you below to help you solve Wordle #396. Each clue brings you closer to the answer, so if you only need a bit of help, stop reading before the final hint.
Hint #1: Today’s Wordle contains two vowels.
Hint #2: The word starts with the letter “T.”
Hint #3: The word ends with the letter “E.”
Hint #4: It is an adjective.
Still stumped?
The answer to Wordle #396 is “TRITE.”
Cambridge Dictionary describes “TRITE” as “expressed too often to be interesting or seem sincere: His lyrics about love and peace are too trite for me to take them seriously. I know it will sound trite, but I’ve loved being part of this club.”
Wordle refreshes every day at 7 p.m., while you’re waiting for the game to refresh, why not try other similar online puzzles, such as the geography guessing game Worldle or some of these alternative word puzzles instead?
