Whether you need a clue for today's Wordle (open in new tab), want to brush up on your game-winning techniques, or need the answer to the January 29 (589) puzzle in a hurry, this page has it all.

Today's opening pair was all gray, and I was halfway down the board before I had two yellows. I would like to say that everything turned around on the next development, but all I could do was one green and one yellow. Luckily, I used all the grays, so there were only a few letters left to use, but the answer was not so much cleverly discovered as cobbled together from leftover parts.

The word is often used to describe something suspicious or dishonest, but today's answer can also be used to refer to something that resembles a fish in some way.

There are no double letters in today's puzzle.

Anyone can play Wordle, but if you want to play Wordle well and make every guess count, these simple tips will help you start a Wordle winning streak:

Thankfully, There is no time limit on how long you have to complete the puzzle before midnight. So there is no reason why you can't treat this game like a casual newspaper crossword and come back to it later when you have a blank. Sometimes, by going away for a while, you can come back with a fresh perspective.

Keep the winning streak going; the answer to the January 29 (589) wordle is FISHY.

Past Wordle answers give great ideas for fun starting words to keep your daily puzzle solutions fresh. It is also a good way to eliminate guesswork for today's Wordle since the same answers are unlikely to be repeated.

Here are some recent Wordle answers:

Wordle offers five boxes in six columns each day, so to keep the winning streak going, you need to find the secret five-letter word hidden in them.

You should start with a strong word like ARISE (open in a new tab) or any other word with a good mix of common consonants and multiple vowels. You also do not want to start a word with repeated letters. Pressing the Enter key will tell you which one is right or wrong, because you will waste the chance to delete or check the extra letters. If the box goes to ⬛️, that means the character is not in the secret word. means the letter is in the word but not in that position. means that the correct letter is in the correct position.

The next guess complements the first guess, using another "good" word to cover a common letter that you may have missed last time, while at the same time trying to avoid a letter that you now know for sure is not present in today's answer. After that, it's just a matter of using what you've learned to narrow down the correct word. In all, you can try six times, and you can only use actual words. Remember that letters can also be repeated (e.g. BOOKS).

If you need further advice, see Wordle's tips (opens in a new tab). You can also scroll to the relevant section above if you want to know which words are already in use.

Originally, Wordle was invented by software engineer Josh Wardle (opens in new tab) as a surprise for his partner, who liked word games. From there it spread to his family and was finally released to the public. This word puzzle game then became a tremendous inspiration for games like Wordle (opens in new tab), which focused its 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.