The premise of it is quite simple. The online puzzle refreshes daily, so every day Wordle players must guess a five-letter word using a color-coded system that shows how close they are to getting the right answer.
And if you haven’t tried it yet, you can do so here.
When a letter is in the right position it will turn green. Any letters that are in the word but have been placed in the wrong position will turn yellow. Letters that aren’t in the word will become gray.
Josh Wardle originally developed the online brainteaser for his puzzle-loving partner, Palak Shah, but it soon took the world by storm.
Wardle first began working on the game in 2013, and he completed it during the pandemic. In October 2021, he officially released the game to the public.
It became such a phenomenon that The New York Times Company bought Wordle from its original creator in January 2022 for an undisclosed seven-figure sum.
Other Wordle-inspired puzzles include the music-based Heardle, the math-based Nerdle, and the challenging Quordle, which requires players to solve four words in just nine attempts.
‘Wordle’ #423 Hints and Clues for Tuesday, August 16
Whether you’re new to the game or a seasoned professional, we recommend that your first guesses be words with plenty of vowels. You should avoid consonant-heavy words such as “fuzzy” or “puzzle.” Josh Wardle, the game’s developer likes to spend his first few tries eliminating as much of the alphabet as he can.
The word of the day for August 16 will be revealed at the end of this article.
Newsweek has listed four hints to help you solve Wordle #423:
Hint #1: The word starts with the letter “G”
Hint #2: It contains two vowels
Hint #3: It ends with the letter “L”
Hint #4: It is a type of meal
‘Wordle’ #423 Answer for Tuesday, August 16
The answer to Wordle #423 is “GRUEL.” Merriam-Webster describes the word as:
“a thin porridge”
“[from to get one’s gruel to accept punishment], chiefly British : PUNISHMENT”
“something that lacks substance or significance, as in: The argument was thin gruel”
Wordle updates every day at 7 p.m. ET, so it won’t be long until you can have another attempt at the brainteaser. While you’re waiting for the game to refresh, why not try another similar puzzle, such as the geography guessing game Worldle or one of these word games?
