Got a spare 3 minutes in your day for a little brain workout?

Of course, sometimes Wordle can be really rather fiendish.

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

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

The word is…

QUIRK.

A quirk is a lovely little word which refers to a strange trait, or an unexpected twist.

You might say that an unusual spike in a graph is a quirk.

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Or someone wearing a bright yellow suit to a funeral might be described as “quirky”.

That, or “tasteless”.

One or the other.

If you want to brag about completing today’s Wordle, then stick to Wordle’s built-in sharing functionality.

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.

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.

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.