If you need today's Wordle answer in a hurry, here's a hint for December 2 (531), plus a guide and general tips for Wordle newbies.

Today you were lucky enough to find a strong green in the opening.

The answer you are looking for today is a word used to describe something that rubs enough to cause irritation or wear, like a tight or badly fitting garment made of stiff or rough fabric. The Friday vocabulary can also be used when something less specific is irritating. These include a conversation that drags on for nothing in particular, or an unjustified order from an ungrateful boss.

If there is anything better than playing Wordle, it is using Wordle well:

There is no pressure to complete it by midnight. So don't treat this game as a casual one, like a newspaper crossword, and just come back to it later if you come up blank.

Struggling to find enough greens, the answer to the December 2 (531) Wordle is CHAFE.

If you remember more past Wordle answers, you have a better chance of guessing today's Wordle answer without accidentally choosing an answer that has already been used. Also, looking at past Wordle solutions can give you great ideas for fun starting words to keep your daily puzzles fresh.

Here are some recent Wordle solutions:

Wordle shows five boxes in six columns each day, and it is up to you to decide which five-letter word is hidden in each box.

You will want to start with a strong word like ALERT (opens in a new tab)-one that contains multiple vowels, common consonants, and non-repeating letters Press Enter and the box will show correct or incorrect. If the box goes to ⬛️, that means the letter is not in the secret word at all. means the letter is in the word but not in that position. means that the correct letter is in the correct position.

Then, the answer is to use another "good" word to cover a common letter that was missed last time, while trying to avoid a letter that we now know for certain is not present in today's answer.

Then just use what you have learned to narrow down the correct word. You can try a total of 6 times, and you can only use actual words (so you cannot fill the box with EEEEE to see if there is an E). Letters can be repeated (e.g. BOOKS).

If you need further advice, see Wordle's tips (opens in new tab).

Wordle was originally invented by software engineer Josh Wardle (opens in new tab) as a surprise for his partner, who loved word games. From there it spread to his family and was finally released to the public. The word puzzle game has since provided tremendous inspiration for games like Wordle (opens in new tab), focusing the daily gimmicks on music, math, and geography It wasn't long before Wordle became so popular that it was sold to the New York Times for a seven-figure price! (opens in new tab). Indeed, it will only be a matter of time before all of us will be communicating solely through the Tricolor box.