For a worldwide sensation, Wordle has remarkably humble origins; It was first invented during the coronavirus lockdown by New York software developer Josh Wardle, who simply wanted a game “that me and my partner would enjoy.”

In October 2021, Wardle released Wordle to the general public, after which it quickly became a worldwide sensation, with some players sharing their answers as well as hints and tips on social media daily. The game’s popularity was such that it was purchased by in January 2022 The New York Times for an undisclosed low seven-figure sum, but it remains free for players.

In conversation with NewsweekErhan Aslan, who teaches applied linguistics at the University of Reading in the United Kingdom, offered some advice to Wordle players. He said: “One thing I think is important in this game is the starting word chosen. It might be helpful to start with words that contain common vowels like e and a, consonants like r and t, and sound sequences.” . Choosing a word that starts with q, z, j, or x, for example, may not be the best choice.

“Because you get more feedback after a few guesses, users need to draw on some knowledge of phonetics to narrow down or eliminate some of the words they’re thinking of,” Aslan said. “For example, if the second letter of the target word is l (shown in green) and the player feels that the word begins with a consonant, he needs to know that there are only a few possibilities for consonant clusters (such as bl, cl , fl, gl, pl, sl).

The answer to Sunday’s puzzle is revealed at the end of this article. So scroll down carefully if you want to find out for yourself.

“Wordle” #1,275, Notes for Sunday, December 15th

Newsweek has put together five clues to help you solve today’s Wordle puzzle.

Note #1: There are no repeated letters.

Note #2: The answer contains two vowels, one of which acts as a consonant in another word structure.

Note #3: Synonyms for Sunday’s Wordle are “fashionable” and “hip”.

Note #4: One of the last three letters in the alphabet.

Note #5: There is no “I” in the team. The same applies to today’s Wordle puzzle.

‘Wordle’ #1,261, reply for Sunday December 1st

The answer to today’s Wordle puzzle is “funky”.

Well, that was fun! Did you get the correct answer? If so, congratulations, but please don’t worry if not. One of the best things about Wordle is seeing if you can improve your results over time Newsweek We’re back on Monday with another round of Wordle hints and tips.

What does “funky” mean?

The Cambridge Dictionary defines “funky” as “to describe a style of music, usually used for dancing, with a strong rhythm based on jazz and a melody that repeats.”

For example: “Have you heard her new album? It’s really funky.”