Let's kick off this Monday with a Wordle win. Whether you sneak a look at today's answers for the fastest success in history or take a while to read the clues for the August 19 (1157) puzzle, it's up to you. If you want to get the most out of all the clues, don't forget to read the general clues as well.

I ended up winning today's Wordle right off the bat... I did it slowly.” Well, what actually happened was that when I saw the scattered yellow and green letters, despaired and tried to guess again, I said, ”Wait a minute, if that one is here and that one is there...? Instantly, green lined up. Wonderful.

Various measuring devices are called this. The rhythm of music, the time of a cab ride, even the amount of water used in a household rely on these measuring devices.

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

If you've decided to play Wordle but don't know where to start, we're here to help you pave the way to your first winning streak. Make every guess count and become a Wordle winner with these simple tips:

There's no need to rush, as it's not a race against time. In fact, it's not a bad idea to treat this game like a casual newspaper crossword and come back to it later if you come up blank. Sometimes, by going away for a while, you can come back with a fresh perspective.

Try to win this wordle; the answer to the August 19 (1157) wordle is “METER.”

Answers to past wordls help eliminate guesswork for today's wordls. It also gives you ideas for starting words to keep your daily puzzle solutions fresh.

Here are the answers to the recent Wordle:

Each day you will be presented with 5 boxes in 6 columns, find the 5-letter words hidden in them and win the daily puzzle.

Start with strong words like ALIVE or words that have a good mix of common consonants and multiple vowels. Words that begin with repeated letters should also be avoided to avoid wasting chances to identify or delete extra letters. Type in your guess and press Enter to see which letters are correct or incorrect. If the box goes to ⬛️, it means that the character is not in the secret word at all. A 🟨 means the character is in the word but not in its position. 🟩 means that the correct letter is in the correct position.

The second guess should complement the first guess, using another “good” word to cover a common letter that may have been missed in the first line. After that, it is just a matter of using what you have learned to narrow down the correct word. In all, you can try six times, and only actual words can be used. Remember that letters can also 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 loved 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, and 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.