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I almost didn't solve the last of today's puzzles, as I was staring at the four greens and noticed that all of the most obvious consonants were already used or erased. Fortunately, Wordle has no time limit, so with a short break in between, I finally saw what I had missed the first time around.

Today's answer is used to explain the short sentences often found in the back of books, usually to praise a work, draw someone's attention to it, and encourage them to open their wallet.

Yes, there are double letters in today's puzzle.

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

There is no greater time pressure than 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.

Some days the green doesn't make it; the answer to the January 21 (581) Wordle is "BLURB."

The more you stuff your memory bank with past Wordle answers, the more likely you are to be able to guess 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 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.

The second time, as a complement to the first, uses another "good" word to cover the common letter missed the last time and at the same time tries to avoid the letter that we now know for sure is not present in today's answer.

Then it is just a matter of using what you have learned to narrow down the correct word. You can try six times in all, 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).

Originally, Wordle was 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 we all communicate using only tricolor boxes.