Today’s NYT Wordle Hints & Answer – Help for May 9, #1055

In the present day’s Wordle reply might be a troublesome one. One of many letters is among the least-used in English phrases, so chances are you’ll not are likely to guess it.  We have ranked all of the letters within the alphabet by recognition if you wish to use this checklist to resolve in your greatest Wordle begin phrases.

Day-after-day, we’ll put up hints after which the reply for the present day’s Wordle, simply in case you want it.

And do you additionally play NYT Connections? We have in the present day’s Connections reply and hints too.

In the present day’s Wordle hints for Might 9

Warning: When you maintain studying, you may see the Wordle reply for Thursday, Might 9, puzzle No. 1055. That might be a devastating spoiler for some gamers. However if you happen to simply want the reply — possibly you are in your final guess and simply do not need to see an 800-game streak go poof — maintain studying. 

Wordle trace No. 1: No repeats

There are not any repeated letters in in the present day’s Wordle.

Wordle trace No. 2: Finish letter

In the present day’s Wordle reply ends within the letter Y.

Wordle trace No. 3: Begin letter

In the present day’s Wordle reply begins with the letter J. (The second-last letter on our chart of continuously used letters!)

Wordle trace No. 4: Snack time

The Wordle reply has a number of meanings. Certainly one of them is a chewy meat snack.

Wordle trace No. 5: Pranksters

In the present day’s Wordle reply can be a part of the title of a Nineties duo well-known for cellphone pranks.

TODAY’S WORDLE ANSWER FOR MAY 9

Right here comes the spoiler: In the present day’s Wordle reply is JERKY, as in beef jerky snacks, or The Jerky Boys comedy duo.

Yesterday’s Wordle reply

Yesterday’s reply, #1054, Might 8, was PIOUS.

Previous Wordle solutions

Might 4, No. 1050: VALUE

Might 5, No. 1051: DECAL

Might 6, No. 1052: SHAVE

Might 7, No. 1053: MUSTY

On a regular basis Wordle suggestions

I’ve written lots about Wordle — from overlaying its 1,000th phrase to my checklist of the greatest starter phrases to a useful two-step technique to information about controversial phrase modifications. I’ve even rounded up what I discovered taking part in the hit on-line phrase puzzle for a full yr. So if you happen to’re rethinking your want for the precise reply, you may strive suggestions from a type of tales.

Nonetheless want a starter phrase? One individual advised me they only go searching and select a five-letter object that they’ve noticed to make use of as their starter phrase — comparable to COUCH or CHAIR. I have a tendency to stay to starter phrases which have the most well-liked letters utilized in English phrases. I like TRAIN as a starter, although I’ve a pal who makes use of TRAIL. I’ve learn that folks use the monetary time period ROATE, however I like to make use of phrases I truly know.

What’s Wordle?

When you learn this far, you understand how to play. You may have six probabilities to guess a five-letter phrase, and the sport offers you suggestions as as to if the letters you’ve got guessed are within the puzzle, and in the event that they’re in the identical spot the place you guessed they’re. The New York Occasions purchased the sport from creator Josh Wardle for seven figures in 2022. Wardle famously created the sport for his companion, and let her slender down the 12,000 five-letter phrases within the English language to simply 2,500, creating the database of solutions. It was handy, too, that he has a reputation that performs off “phrase.”

A Occasions spokesperson advised me it lists the very first Wordle as showing on June 19, 2021, and the paper celebrated the sport’s 1,000th phrase on March 15. Spoiler: That 1,000th phrase was ERUPT. As in, “Dad will erupt if the Wordle is so robust he loses his streak.”

There are different enjoyable video games within the Occasions Video games secure. My newest dependancy is Connections, which I believe is trickier than Wordle. That is the sport the place you have a look at a grid of 16 phrases and attempt to put them into 4 teams of associated phrases. Typically the relationships between the phrases are fairly on the market — just like the time when it was 4 phrases that every one started with rock bands, comparable to “Rushmore” and “journeyman.” (Connections received somewhat sassy on April Fools’ Day with an all-emoji puzzle. Some players did NOT discover that humorous.)

Spelling Bee is a well-liked Occasions recreation too. And there is a new recreation that is nonetheless in beta, Strands, which I am making an attempt to grasp.