Today's 'Wordle' #1,054 Clues and Answer for Wednesday, May 8 Puzzle

Some days Wordle is trickier than others, so Newsweek is here to help you figure out today's answer.

The word-based game was first created by Josh Wardle in 2013, but was discarded after his friends were unimpressed by the prototype.

However, the Brooklyn-based software engineer revisited Wordle during the COVID-19 pandemic, perfecting the game as a gift for his crossword-loving partner. When Wardle eventually uploaded the game to the web, he had no idea it would become a viral sensation.

He released Wordle to the public in October 2021, and by January 2, 2022, it had 300,000 users, according to figures by Statista. Impressed by the game's success, The New York Times purchased Wordle for a seven-figure sum, and its player base grew to millions.

Since then, the NYT has made some tweaks to the game, including removing some words from the database that could be seen as offensive. It also removed the cache of historical Wordle games online.

It also did a deep dive into some interesting trends and playing styles of the daily word puzzle by analyzing 515 million Wordle games, finding that one in every 250 games is guessed on the first attempt, which is too high a number to be explained by chance.

"This is much more often than you'd expect if you just left things to chance, although not necessarily every case is outright cheating," said writers Josh Katz and Aatish Bhatia, who work for the NYT.

"Some may be using a new window to make additional guesses after failing to solve the puzzle in six tries. Some may be re-entering a solution they found on a different device to maintain a streak, or to test a technical issue. Others may have had the answer spoiled, or, yes, may have looked it up."

If you need a hand solving today's Wordle brainteaser, Newsweek has put together a few hints to help you out. If you want to work out the answer for yourself please scroll down with caution, as the answer appears further down in the article.

'Wordle' #1,054, Clues for Wednesday, May 8

Hint #1: Today's answer is an adjective.

Hint #2: There are three vowels in this word.

Hint #3: There are no repeated letters.

Hint #4: Today's word begins with the letter "P."

Hint #5: Synonyms include "loyal" and "devout."

'Wordle' #1,054 Answer for Wednesday, May 8

The answer to today's Wordle is "Pious."

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the adjective is defined as "marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship" and "showing loyal reverence for a person or thing." The word is often used to describe someone who is very faithful to their religion.

Congratulations if you got the answer right but if you failed to guess it correctly there is no need to worry. You have another chance tomorrow as Wordle is released at midnight in your local time zone. Newsweek will also be back with another round of hints and tips for each new game.

While you wait for the next game, you can give the geography guessing game Worldle or other word puzzles like Typochondria a try?