Waking up to the face of a cat inches from your own.

It lays there with big wide eyes, maybe gives your hair a quick sniff.

Then it opens its mouth wide in a yawn and says, “shouldn’t you be playingWordle?”

A close-up of part of a Wordle grid. The letters spell “what is the answer”.

Okay, maybe that was a dream.

Check out theWordle hint and answer for Tuesday 22nd Aprilinstead!

The word is…

TIBIA.

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The tibia is part of the human skeleton.

It’s also known more informally as the shinbone.

You know, that place where it really hurts if someone kicks it?

Well actually, that doesn’t really narrow it down much.

How to play Wordle

Wordle is a very straightforward word guessing game.

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

If a letter doesn’t appear in the solution word at all, it’ll remain unhighlighted.

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.

you might do this on the Wordle site by clicking the cog icon in the top-right of the screen.

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

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 double-check 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.