If today’s Wordle felt a little trickier than the simplicity suggests, you’re not alone. The answer is a common word, but there’s a catch: one letter repeats, and that can make your early guesses wobble. Here are a few spoiler-forward nudges to get you to the finish line.
Hints
1) Repeats: The word includes exactly one repeated letter. Once you find which letter shows up twice, the rest tends to click into place.
2) Vowels: There’s just one vowel in the answer. If your guesses keep creating multiple vowel candidates, consider narrowing your vowel choices to a single option.
3) First letter: The answer begins with C.
4) Last letter: It ends with K.
5) Meaning: Think of a timepiece—something that measures hours and minutes.
And if you’re in the mood to keep solving after Wordle, today’s Connections will likely scratch the same logic itch that puzzle players love.
Answers
Today’s Wordle answer: CLOCK
Yesterday’s Wordle answer (May 11): NEWLY
Recent Wordle answers: May 7: BUDGE · May 8: UMBRA · May 9: SATIN · May 10: PARKA
If you didn’t get CLOCK on the first try, a useful tactic is to treat the “one vowel” hint as a steering wheel: pick guesses that force you to confirm whether you’re looking at one-vowel patterns. With a repeating letter plus a fixed first and last character, the solution often becomes a short path rather than a long gamble.
