Wordle players are looking at another potential streak breaker. Today’s puzzle seems to be tripping many players up, with “Wordle 288 X” trending during the early parts of the day. We’ll dig into today’s Wordle puzzle later in the article, for those looking for some hints or clues. However, if you haven’t done the puzzle yet, you may not want to scroll to the bottom of the article as we’ll eventually discuss the answer.
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For those who somehow have missed out on the Wordle craze so far, the rules of the game are simple: players have six tries to guess a five letter word. Players receive clues based on which letters their guess shares with the correct word. A letter shaded in yellow means that letter also appears in the correct word, but in a different letter location. A letter shaded in green means that letter appears in the same spot in the correct word.
On average, it takes Wordle players about 4 tries to correctly guess a daily puzzle, although a few puzzles can be significantly trickier. The past week has featured a number of tough puzzles, with FOUND breaking streaks due to sharing a 4-letter word ending with several other words, and NYMPH eluding players due to its lack of a traditional vowel.
So, what about today’s Wordle? Well, this Wordle features an issue common to many words that have a tendency to break streaks – it has two of the same letter. It also doesn’t help that it contains two uncommon letters that many players won’t use while probing around looking for some correct answers. There are also a handful of words that share four letter placements with the correct answer, which could also potentially trip players up.
Still stumped on today’s Wordle puzzle? The answer to Wordle 288 is…FEWER.
As a sidenote, it appears that some players who got the alternative answer to Wordle 283 might be a day behind on Wordle answers. If you had HARRY as your answer a few days ago, be sure to check out yesterday’s answer instead.
Let us know if you got today’s Wordle puzzle in the comment section, and if you managed to match our score of getting it in five tries!
