Wordle started out with famously humble origins, being created by New York-based software engineer Josh Wardle who wanted to design a game "for me and my partner to enjoy."
Within months of its release to the public in October 2021, Wordle went from a player base of a few dozen to millions. The incredible popularity of the game led The New York Times to purchase it for a low seven-figure sum in January 2022, although it remains free to play.
Part of Wordle's success can be explained by its simple gameplay, where players use a color-coded system to work out the five-letter word.
A green tile indicates the selected letter is correct and in the right place, while a yellow tile means the letter is correct but in the wrong place. A gray tile means the letter is not in the word at all.
Erhan Aslan, an associate professor of applied linguistics at the University of Reading in the U.K. provided some advice for Wordle players.
"One thing that I think is important in this game is the starting letter chosen. Starting off with letters that include commonly used vowels, for example, e and a, consonants such as r and t, and sound sequences might be helpful," he previously told Newsweek.
"Choosing a word that starts with q, z, j, or x, for instance, may not be the best choice. As you get more feedback after a few guesses, users need to draw on some knowledge of phonics to narrow down or eliminate some words that they might be thinking.
"For example, if the second letter of the target word is l (indicated by green) and the player feels that the word starts with a consonant, they will need to know that there are only a few consonant cluster possibilities (such as bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl)."
The answer to today's puzzle will be revealed at the end of this article, so scroll down with care if you want to try to solve it yourself.
Wordle #881, Clues for Sunday, November 19
Newsweek has put together five clues to help you solve today's Wordle puzzle.
Hint #1: Today's answer can be used as a noun or a verb, according to Merriam-Webster.
Hint #2: The British are stereotypically famous for orderly forming these.
Hint #3: The answer has two sets of repeating letters.
Hint #4: Today's Wordle puzzle contains four vowels.
Hint #5: The answer ends with an e.
Wordle #883, Answer for Sunday, November 19
The answer to today's Wordle puzzle is "queue."
Did you solve it? It's something that many people do every single day and was a fairly good brainteaser.
Don't be put off if you struggled with today's answer. One of the best things about Wordle is seeing if you can improve on your previous performance and Newsweek will return with another set of hints and tips tomorrow.
What Does 'Queue' Mean?
Merriam-Webster defines "queue" as "a waiting line, especially of persons or vehicles."
For example: "I was waiting in the entry queue at Fiumicino Airport in Rome."
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