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It’s time to reveal the answer to today’s Wordle.

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The word is…

PIXIE.

Wow, what a tough Wordle word!

c’mon, don’t be downtrodden if you didn’t quite arrive at today’s Wordle answer.

A screenshot of the Wordle sharing panel, with the sharing button highlighted and an example on the right of the spoiler-free sharing format which is copied to the clipboard when a user clicks the sharing button.

This one’s a real stinker.

What does the Wordle answer today mean?

“PIXIE” is the name of a supernatural creature in British folklore.

A Wordle grid with punctuation instead of letters for most of the tiles, and a red cross over the whole image.

In such lore, pixies are generally thought of as small spirit-like creatures, often with wings.

In more recent times the word “PIXIE” has also come to refer to a style of haircut.

A pixie cut consists of short hair on the back and sides but slightly longer on the top.

Notice the connection between that description and the pixie of folklore?

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So we highly encourage you to use it!

How to play Wordle

Wordle is wonderfully simple.

The aim is to guess the correct five-letter word within six guesses.

Using these clues you might start to narrow down the correct word.

Head over to theWordlesite to try it for yourself!

How did Wordle begin?

Wordle began life as a little family game created by software engineer Josh Wardle.

So after a bit of refinement, Wardle released it to the public on his website,Power Language.

Well done, Mr Wardle.

Are any Wordle words not allowed?

However, the answer is picked each day from a much smaller list of more common five-letter words.

Is Wordle getting too easy for you?

The first choice is to turn on Hard Mode.

Hard Mode means that any highlighted lettersmustbe used in all future guesses.

you could take it up another notch by playing by what we call “Ultra-Hard” rules.

This means that every guess you entermustpotentially be the answer.

If you play by “Ultra-Hard” rules, that’s not allowed.

You must adhere to every clue, and check that every single word you enter is potentially the answer.

you could also check out our archive ofpast Wordle answersto see which words have been chosen previously.

Use ourWordle Solver toolto help you figure out the answer to any Wordle in moments!

Just pop your current guesses in the grid and watch the tool instantly give you all the potential answers.