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Today’s Wordle puzzle has pretty common letters, so you might guess it right away. If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which letters show up the most in English words. If you need hints and the answer, read on.
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Today’s Wordle hints
Before we show you today’s Wordle answer, we’ll give you some hints. If you don’t want a spoiler, look away now.
Wordle hint No. 1: Repeats
Today’s Wordle answer has no repeated letters.
Wordle hint No. 2: Vowels
Today’s Wordle answer has two vowels.
Wordle hint No. 3: First letter
Today’s Wordle answer begins with D.
Wordle hint No. 4: Last letter
Today’s Wordle answer ends with R.
Wordle hint No. 5: Meaning
Today’s Wordle answer can refer to the furnishing and decoration of a room.
TODAY’S WORDLE ANSWER
Today’s Wordle answer is DECOR.
Yesterday’s Wordle answer
Yesterday’s Wordle answer, Dec. 29, No. 1654 was FRUIT
Recent Wordle answers
Dec. 25, No. 1650: PRISM
Dec. 26, No. 1651: SPEED
Dec. 27, No. 1652: BATCH
Dec. 28, No 1653: ABBOT
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What’s the best Wordle starting word?
Don’t be afraid to use our tip sheet ranking all the letters in the alphabet by frequency of uses. In short, you want starter words that lean heavy on E, A and R, and don’t contain Z, J and Q.
Some solid starter words to try:
ADIEU
TRAIN
CLOSE
STARE
NOISE
