Here are today's Wordle tips. They can help turn a difficult game around, especially when combined with the usual universal hints. Also, the answers to the questions posed on October 26 (859) are only a click away.

Today's Wordle was an almost, but thankfully complete disaster for me; it took me many attempts to get one yellow to turn green, and when it finally did, I was as clueless as the first time. After much groping in the dark, I found myself with one guess left and two words that fit perfectly into the strange gaps I had discovered. I'm glad I succeeded, but I hope I don't lose it like that for a while.

An engaging conversation, an unusual topic, anything that might get someone's attention or pique their curiosity might get them to ＿＿＿＿. Today's answer is riddled with spelling errors.

No, there are no double letters in today's puzzle.

If you are new to Daily Wordle puzzles, or if you are taking a break for a while and need a refresher, here are some simple tips for a must-win. Nothing makes the rest of your day better than a small victory.

There is no timer, so there is plenty of time to find the winning word. If you get stuck, there is no shame in going back to the puzzle later that day and finishing it when your head is clear.

Reward yourself with another win; the answer to the October 26 (859) Wordle is PIQUE.

Keeping track of Wordle's last handful of answers helps eliminate the current possibilities. It is also useful for inspiring opening words and subsequent guesses if you are short on ideas for the day.

Here are the last 10 answers in Wordle:

Wordle displays five boxes in six columns each day, where the goal is to figure out the correct five-letter word by entering a guess and deleting or checking individual letters.

Getting off to a good start with a strong word like ARISE (one that contains multiple vowels, common consonants, and non-repetitive letters) is a good tactic; pressing Enter will display the correct or incorrect answer in the box. If the box goes to ⬛️, it means the letter is not in the secret word at all. A ? 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.

Then it is just a matter of using what you have learned to narrow down the correct words. You can try six times in all, and you can only use actual words (you cannot fill in the box with EEEEE to see if there is an E). Letters may 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.