At this time’s NYT Wordle Hints & Reply – Assist for Could 9, #1055

At this time’s Wordle reply may very well be a troublesome one. One of many letters is likely one of the least-used in English phrases, so it’s possible you’ll not are inclined to guess it.  We have ranked all of the letters within the alphabet by reputation if you wish to use this record to resolve in your greatest Wordle begin phrases.

Every single day, we’ll put up hints after which the reply for the present day’s Wordle, simply in case you want it.

And do you additionally play NYT Connections? We have right now’s Connections reply and hints too.

At this time’s Wordle hints for Could 9

Warning: For those who hold studying, you will see the Wordle reply for Thursday, Could 9, puzzle No. 1055. That may very well be a devastating spoiler for some gamers. However should you simply want the reply — perhaps you are in your final guess and simply do not wish to see an 800-game streak go poof — hold studying. 

Wordle trace No. 1: No repeats

There are not any repeated letters in right now’s Wordle.

Wordle trace No. 2: Finish letter

At this time’s Wordle reply ends within the letter Y.

Wordle trace No. 3: Begin letter

At this time’s Wordle reply begins with the letter J. (The second-last letter on our chart of incessantly used letters!)

Wordle trace No. 4: Snack time

The Wordle reply has a number of meanings. Certainly one of them is a chewy meat snack.

Wordle trace No. 5: Pranksters

At this time’s Wordle reply can be a part of the title of a Nineteen Nineties duo well-known for cellphone pranks.

TODAY’S WORDLE ANSWER FOR MAY 9

Right here comes the spoiler: At this time’s Wordle reply is JERKY, as in beef jerky snacks, or The Jerky Boys comedy duo.

Yesterday’s Wordle reply

Yesterday’s reply, #1054, Could 8, was PIOUS.

Previous Wordle solutions

Could 4, No. 1050: VALUE

Could 5, No. 1051: DECAL

Could 6, No. 1052: SHAVE

Could 7, No. 1053: MUSTY

On a regular basis Wordle suggestions

I’ve written rather a lot about Wordle — from masking its 1,000th phrase to my record of the greatest starter phrases to a useful two-step technique to information about controversial phrase adjustments. I’ve even rounded up what I discovered enjoying the hit on-line phrase puzzle for a full 12 months. So should you’re rethinking your want for the precise reply, you may attempt suggestions from a type of tales.

Nonetheless want a starter phrase? One individual instructed me they only go searching and select a five-letter object that they’ve noticed to make use of as their starter phrase — reminiscent of COUCH or CHAIR. I have a tendency to stay to starter phrases which have the most well-liked letters utilized in English phrases. I like TRAIN as a starter, although I’ve a buddy who makes use of TRAIL. I’ve learn that folks use the monetary time period ROATE, however I like to make use of phrases I truly know.

What’s Wordle?

For those who learn this far, you understand how to play. You’ve six possibilities to guess a five-letter phrase, and the sport provides you suggestions as as to if the letters you’ve got guessed are within the puzzle, and in the event that they’re in the identical spot the place you guessed they’re. The New York Occasions purchased the sport from creator Josh Wardle for seven figures in 2022. Wardle famously created the sport for his associate, and let her slim down the 12,000 five-letter phrases within the English language to simply 2,500, creating the database of solutions. It was handy, too, that he has a reputation that performs off “phrase.”

A Occasions spokesperson instructed me it lists the very first Wordle as showing on June 19, 2021, and the paper celebrated the sport’s 1,000th phrase on March 15. Spoiler: That 1,000th phrase was ERUPT. As in, “Dad will erupt if the Wordle is so powerful he loses his streak.”

There are different enjoyable video games within the Occasions Video games secure. My newest dependancy is Connections, which I feel is trickier than Wordle. That is the sport the place you have a look at a grid of 16 phrases and attempt to put them into 4 teams of associated phrases. Generally the relationships between the phrases are fairly on the market — just like the time when it was 4 phrases that each one started with rock bands, reminiscent of “Rushmore” and “journeyman.” (Connections acquired a bit of sassy on April Fools’ Day with an all-emoji puzzle. Some players did NOT discover that humorous.)

Spelling Bee is a well-liked Occasions recreation too. And there is a new recreation that is nonetheless in beta, Strands, which I am attempting to grasp.