Wordle is a simple-to-play word puzzle game that pits players against a mystery five-letter word once a day. Today's secret word is quite the challenge, and some players might be seeking out some help with it.

How To Play Wordle

Wordle is a word puzzle game that went viral in early 2022. In spite of its massive popularity earlier this year, there are still some players that have yet to try it out. If anyone is new to the game, they will probably need a breakdown of the rules.

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While originally made by a small indie dev, it was purchased by the New York Times Games in February. Wordle is now playable through the New York Times Games app and website. So in order to play the original, players will have to head to one of those places.

  • Choose a starting Wordle word. It should be five-letters long and a real English word.
  • Type it into the first row of the Wordle 5x6 grid and press enter.
  • The letter will change colors to give players some clues.
  • Green letters are right.
  • Gray letters are wrong.
  • Yellow letters are right but in the wrong location in the word.
  • Using these clues, players need to keep guessing and checking out the new clues from the colors of the letters of each word.
  • Players get a total of six guesses.
  • Puzzles reset daily at midnight local time.

Since there is only one puzzle per day, some fans might want to scratch their Wordle itches with some of the many clones out there. There are direct copies, copies with more letters or more words to guess, and even themed versions for niche interests, like the Pokemon-themed version called Squirdle or the fun Fortnite-themed Wordle called Fortle.

Hints for the Wordle 438 for August 31, 2022

This mystery Wordle word is quite a difficult one, so here are some hints to help without spoiling the whole thing.

  • Today's word contains no duplicated letters.
  • It contains one P.
  • There are two vowels in this word.
  • There is one I in the Wordle word of the day.
  • This word is usually a noun.
  • It rhymes with HIGHS.

Answer for Wordle 438 for August 31, 2022

Since the five-letter Wordle word of the day is pretty challenging, some players may want the full answer to today's puzzle. Here's the spoiler right below the image.

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The answer to Wordle puzzle 438 is PRIZE.

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