Take a few seconds to solve the wordle on Saturday. Also, take as much time as you need if you are looking for hints and tips to help you with the game on January 27 (952).

Today's game could have been won in just two attempts if only I had used the correct word instead of the one I chose (one letter off). I suppose this is a fancy way of blaming myself for not knowing the answer instantly and instead making a sensible guess; that's the significance of Wordle; it's a way of making sure that I know the answer to the question, and that I'm not the only one who can't figure out the answer to the question. Note to self: the game is there to play, not to win.

Thinking of reptiles will help you win Wordle today. Some are small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, others are big enough to swallow a deer whole.

There are no double letters in today's puzzle.

If there is one thing better than playing Wordle, it is playing Wordle well:

There is no pressure to complete it by midnight. So you can treat the game as a casual thing, like a newspaper crossword, and come back to it later if you come up empty.

Here's your first weekend win; the answer to the January 27 (952) Wordle is SNAKE.

The more past Wordle answers you can cram into your memory bank, the more likely you will be able to guess today's Wordle answer without accidentally choosing an already existing answer. 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 displays five boxes in six columns each day, and it is up to you to decide which five-letter word is hidden within each box.

You want to start with a strong word like ALERT, which contains multiple vowels, common consonants, and non-repeating letters; press Enter and the box will show you the correct or incorrect answer. If the box goes to ⬛️, that 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 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 can't fill 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.