Wordle Hint and Answer of the Day #769: Friday, July 28

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Wordle Hint and Answer of the Day #769: Friday, July 28

PC Gamer lets you get as much help as you need in your daily Wordle. Whether you want to find today's answer in one easily accessible place, need someone to provide you with fresh tips for your July 28 (769) game, or just wanted to read some tips to improve your game every time, it's all here.

I solved this problem in four puzzles, and the path to today's Wardle answer felt more like a real battle than a pleasant walk. The key for me was to remember to remain flexible and not get too flustered when a possible letter turned gray (again).

Today's answer to Wardle is a word used to describe the character of a person or the core beliefs of a group of people. No, it is neither pathos nor logos. The word hides two different vowels.

No letter is used twice in today's puzzle.

A good starting word can make the difference between winning or losing a daily puzzle. There is nothing like a small victory to make the rest of your day more fulfilling:

There is no race against time in Wordle, so there is no need to rush through the answers. Treating the game like a casual newspaper crossword is also a good way to go. Going away for a while may be the difference between winning and losing. [7/28 (769) Wordle's answer to ETHOS.

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

Here's a recent Wordle answer:

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 strong words like ARISE or other words that have a good mix of common consonants and multiple vowels. You also do not want to start with words that begin with repeated letters, as this wastes the chance to delete or check for extra letters; pressing Enter will tell you which ones are right or wrong. If the box goes to ⬛️, it means that 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 second guess should complement the starting word, using another "good" word to cover the common letter missed last time, while avoiding the letter that we now know for sure is not present in today's answer. With any luck, a few colored squares will be created and you will be on the right track.

After that, it is just a matter of using what you have learned to narrow down the correct words. You can try a total of 6 times, and you can only use actual words (you cannot fill in 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. Also, if you want to know which words are already in use, scroll to the relevant section above.

Wordle was originally conceived by software engineer Josh Wardle as a surprise for his partner, who liked word games. From there it spread to his family and was finally released to the public. Since then, the word puzzle game has spawned a slew of Wordle-like games, 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 sum. Indeed, it would only be a matter of time before we would be communicating solely through tricolored boxes.

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