Today’s Wordle: Hint & Answer (August 16)
A Wordle a day keeps the… word doctor away?
It’s a new day and that means there’s a fresh Wordle answer to be resolved. It’s a Tuesday, so you might be attempting today’s Wordle puzzle on your commute into work or on your lunch break. In this guide, we’ll be giving you today’s Wordle hint and answer for August 16, 2022, so you can keep that winning streak going.
What’s the Best Word to Start with in Wordle?
Often, the best words to start a Wordle with are any that have two or more vowels, as this can drastically reduce the amount of words the solution can be.
We’re a big fan of using ‘audio’ as our first Wordle guess, as it has four of the five vowels in it straight away, plus the letter ‘d’ tends to be a pretty common letter to pop-up, too.
You can check out our recommendations for the best words to start with in Wordle here.
Today’s Wordle Hint
Not looking for a complete giveaway of the answer for today’s word-based conundrum? Well, good news, that’s what this section’s for. We’ve provided a little bullet point list of hints specific to today’s Wordle answer, so you can use as many, or as few as you like to help you keep that streak going, without just completely cheating.
- The word is a noun.
- Today’s Wordle solution hasn’t got a repeating letter.
- There is two vowels in today’s answer.
- It begins with the letter G.
- It ends with the letter L.
What Is Today’s Wordle? (August 16, 2022: Game #423)
What is today’s Wordle? Ready for it? It’s…
Gruel
Gruel is a noun for a thin liquid food of oatmeal or other meal boiled in milk or water. It’s more liquidy than porridge, and as such is cheaper to make and as a result was commonly associated with poorer families in the 1700s.
Previous Wordle Answers
- #422: Poker
- #421: Khaki
- #420: Hunky
- #419: Label
- #418: Glean
- #417: Cling
- #416: Patty
- #415: Unfit
- #414: Smear
- #413: Alien
- #412: Buggy
- #411: Rhyme
- #410: Youth
- #409: Coyly
- #408: Quart
- #407: Cramp
- #406: Bluff
- #405: Upset
- #404: Stomp
- #403: Motto
- #402: Cinch
- #401: Elope
- #400: Power
- #399: Midge
- #398: Tryst
- #397: Aphid
- #396: Trite
- #395: Angry
- #394: Flock
- #393: Wacky
- #392: Roomy
- #391: Wedge
- #390: Liver
- #389: Bland
- #388: Night
- #387: Madam
- #386: Berth
- #385: Stead
- #384: Voice
- #383: Agape
- #382: Fluff
- #381: Field
- #380: Sever
- #379: Lilac
- #378: Egret
- #377: Pinto
- #376: Hutch
- #375: Gawky
- #374: Droll
- #373: Retro
- #372: Rusty
- #371: Beady
- #370: Smite
- #369: Brink
- #368: Awful
- #367: Gloat
- #366: Input
- #365: Loser
- #364: Cacao
- #363: Blown
- #362: Apron
- #361: Primo
- #360: Atone
- #359: Donor
- #358: Float
- #357: Goose
- #356: Piety
- #355: Girth
- #354: Trait
- #353: Flood
- #352: Gloom
- #351: Depth
- #350: Froth
- #349: Phase
- #348: Showy
- #347: Creak
- #346: Manor
- #345: Atoll
- #344: Bayou
- #343: Crept
- #342: Tiara
- #341: Asset
- #340: Vouch
- #339: Album
- #338: Hinge
- #337: Money
- #336: Scrap
- #335: Gamer
- #334: Glass
- #333: Scour
- #332: Being
- #331: Delve
- #330: Yield
- #329: Metal
- #328: Tipsy
- #327: Slung
- #326: Farce
- #325: Gecko
- #324: Shine
- #323: Canny
- #322: Midst
- #321: Badge
- #320: Homer
- #319: Train
- #318: Hairy
- #317: Story
- #316: Forgo
- #315: Larva
- #314: Trash
- #313: Zesty
- #312: Shown
- #311: Heist
- #310: Askew
- #309: Inert
- #308: Olive
- #307: Plant
- #306: Oxide
- #305: Cargo
- #304: Foyer
- #303: Flair
- #302: Ample
- #301: Cheek
- #300: Shame
- #299: Mince
- #298: Chunk
- #297: Royal
- #296: Squad
- #295: Black
- #294: Stair
- #293: Scare
- #292: Foray
- #291: Comma
- #290: Natal
Did you get today’s Wordle answer? Did you get today’s Wordle without our hint? Let us know down in the comments below and share your longest streak with your fellow players.
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