All the hints you need to solve today's Wordle are here, and if you need a gentle nudge toward the answer to the December 7 (536) challenge, there's a helpful hint waiting just below. And if you need today's answer in a hurry to keep the winning streak alive, don't worry, it's here too.

Starting each day's Wordle with a row of gray boxes didn't inspire much confidence, but I'm glad I kept at it, because after that I had a steady stream of greens and was able to stack today's answers in the right places, one letter at a time. Thank goodness.

Today's wordle answer is a medieval contest term for two knights on horseback galloping toward each other with their spears pointing forward. In modern times, today's wordle may refer to any competition (physical or verbal) for superiority over another person.

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

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

I'm here to help you win; the answer to the December 7 (536) Wordle is JOUST.

The more past Wordle answers you can cram into your memory bank, the more likely you are to be able to guess today's Wordle answer without accidentally choosing an existing answer. 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 will show you five boxes in six columns each day, and it is up to you to decide which five-letter word is hidden in them.

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.