Wordle is a game about words, but numbers can help you beat it. We've delved into the data to find the most useful patterns.

Wordle is released at midnight in your time zone. In order to accommodate all time zones, there will be two Wordle Reviews published every day, dated based on Eastern Standard Time. If you find yourself reading the wrong review, check the number of your puzzle and go to this page to find the corresponding review.

That number was whittled down to 2,309 by the NYT after it bought Wordle in January 2022, and then increased by an unknown amount over the next couple of years, with the addition of solutions such as SNAFU (game #659) and OOMPH (#1662).

Wordle represents a rare phenomenon in the digital age: a simple, minimalist game that achieved global popularity without aggressive marketing,

Today's Wordle answer on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, is CRUEL. -If you missed it, catch up with the answer to yesterday’s Wordle. This story was originally published by Parade on Jan 28, 2026, where it first appeared in the Life section. Add Parade as a Preferred Source by clicking here.