Today's Wordle clues, hints and answer for September 18 (#1552)

Published: January 01, 0001

Use today's clue to guide your mighty puzzle-solving prowess towards Thursday's winning word whenever you need a bit of a boost. Go on, have a look. It's designed to help, without spoiling all the fun—just a bit of a, well, a clue. Not enough? That's why we've got plenty of hints for the September 18 (1552) Wordle right here, as well as today's answer.

A clue for today's Wordle

If you're still just as stuck after our clue, scroll down for further hints.

Hints for the September 18 (#1552) Wordle

Our Wordle hints will start vague so as to just give you a bit of a nudge in the right direction at first.

As you scroll down, they'll offer more and more help towards figuring out today's word without fully giving it away.

Are there any repeated letters in today's Wordle?

Every space is going to need a completely different letter.

How many vowels are in today's Wordle?

You've only got a single vowel to discover this time.

What letter does today's Wordle begin with?

It's a good idea to use a "K" before anything else.

No matter how it's gone, we can still save that win streak of yours.

The September 18 (#1552) Wordle answer is…

This is it. No turning back now!

The solution to today's Wordle puzzle is...

The meaning behind today's Wordle answer

A good kitchen knife is a versatile tool capable of finely slicing fresh vegetables, squishing cloves of garlic flat, and making you worry for your fingertips. 🍅

Previous Wordle answers

Past Wordle answers can give you some excellent ideas for fun starting words that keep your daily puzzle-solving fresh. They are also a good way to eliminate guesses for today's Wordle, as the answer is unlikely to be repeated.

Here are the last 10 Wordle answers:

September 8: CHIRP
September 9: TRICK
September 10: POUTY
September 11: CHAIR
September 12: THROB
September 13: NADIR
September 14: NOISY
September 15: ALONG
September 16: LEFTY
September 17: TEETH

Learn more about Wordle

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How to play Wordle

Wordle's a daily guessing game, where the goal is to correctly uncover today's five letter word in six goes or less. An incorrect letter shows up as a grey box. A correct letter in the wrong space turns up yellow. And the correct letter in the right place shows up as green. There's no time limit to worry about, and don't forget that some letters might be used more than once.

What's the best Wordle starting word?

Generally you want to pick something with a good mix of common consonants and vowels in it as your Wordle opener, as this is most likely to return some early green and yellow letters. Words like SLATE, CHIME, and REACT [[link]] all work, but feel free to find your own favourite.

Is Wordle getting harder?

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Wordle is not getting harder!

There will always be the occasional day where the answer is the name of a body part, has a sneaky double vowel, or a word obscure enough to send everyone [[link]] rushing off to a dictionary. But the daily answers, edited by Tracy Bennett, are still a good mix of common terms and tougher challenges.

Remember that if you're craving more of a challenge, you can enable Hard Mode under the ⚙️ options menu. This option doesn't make the words themselves harder, but it requires that "any revealed hints must be used in subsequent guesses."

How did Wordle begin?

Wordle is the creation of Josh Wardle, and began life as a small personal project before its public release in 2021. From there it's gone on to become a global phenomenon, attracting a dedicated daily audience, billions of plays, [[link]] a whole host of competitors, and even a seven-figure sale to the New York Times where it's become a mainstay of daily games alongside the crosswords and Connections.

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