Uncover the answer to today's Wordle (open in new tab) in a flash. If you'd like to take the daily Wordle challenge at your own pace, take the time to browse the clues and archives, or check out the February 8 (599) clue below.

Nice try. The pair of greens I found early on caused a bit of confusion, as the yellow I found seemed to fit nowhere. Luckily the greys showed the way and I was able to find the answer today on my last guess.

The word you are looking for today means to swing something wildly, for example an arm. It is also the name of an old-fashioned threshing tool, a short stick with a wooden handle.

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

Playing Wordle well is like getting a small victory every day:

There is no time pressure. If you struggle to find the answer or find the tactical words for your next guess, there is no harm in coming back later.

Get the green: the answer to the February 8 (599) wordle is "FLAIL."

Knowing the answers to past wordls helps eliminate the possibility of the present. The same word is unlikely to be repeated, which can give us clues for guessing and finding words we don't know.

Here are some recent Wordle solutions:

Wordle gives you six columns of five boxes each day, and your job is to eliminate or identify which five-letter word is hidden and which letter it contains.

You may want to start with a strong word (opens in a new tab) such as LEASH (contains multiple vowels, common consonants, and non-repeating letters) Press Enter and the box will show correct or incorrect. If the box goes to ⬛️, it means the letter 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 second time around, you will need to compliment the starting word, using another "good" guess to cover the common letter you missed last time, while avoiding the letter you now know for sure is not present in today's answer. After that, you simply 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 can't fill in the box with EEEEE to see if there is an E). Remember that letters can be repeated (e.g. BOOKS).

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

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 inspired games like Wordle (opens in new tab) to focus their daily gimmicks on music, math, and geography. (opens in new tab). Indeed, it will only be a matter of time before we all communicate using only tricolor boxes.