Wordle Today: Answer and Clue #1147 for August 9

Whether you’re off to a flying start or desperately need a little (or a lot) help, we’ve got all the Wordle tips and tricks you could ever need to make sure you win Friday’s game. Head over to the August 9 clue (1147) if you’d like a little direction, or click straight through to today’s answer if you just want the word “hurt” to stop. Congratulations, you’ve solved another puzzle.

Technically, I had everything. Two green letters. Three yellow ones. What else could I do? Except pray that my brain would come back from its unplanned vacation as soon as possible. I think I spent more time wondering where to put the letters I had than I did finding them. Let’s keep this between us, okay?

Wordle clue of the day

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Wordle Today: A Clue for Friday, August 9

Today’s answer refers to a non-decimal unit of measurement and is often used in recipes. You will need to find three different vowels to win this Wordle.

Is there a double letter in Wordle today?

There are no double letters in today’s Wordle.

Wordle Help: 3 Tips to Win at Wordle Every Day

A good starting word can be the difference between victory and defeat with the daily puzzle, but once you have the basics down, it’s much easier to land those wins on Wordle. And since there’s nothing like a small victory to set you on the right path for the rest of the day, here are some tips to help you get on the right track:

A good opening should contain a mixture of unique consonants and vowels.
Quickly reduce the number of letters with a tactical second guess.
Pay attention to letters appearing more than once in the answer.

With Wordle, you don’t have to rush to find the answer. Treating the game like a classic crossword puzzle can be a good tactic. That way, you can come back to it later if you haven’t found anything. Stepping away for a moment can be the difference between a win and a row of gray squares.

Today’s Wordle Answer

Wordle Answer

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What is today’s Wordle answer?

Hey, do you need anything? The answer to the August 9th Wordle (1147) is OUNCE.

Previous Wordle Answers

The last 10 Wordle answers

Answers to previous Wordle puzzles can give you great ideas for fun starter words that will make solving daily puzzles feel fresh. They are also a good way to eliminate guesswork for today’s Wordle puzzle, since the answer is unlikely to be repeated.

Here are some recent Wordle answers:

August 8: GRIVOISE
August 7: ARA
August 6: ANVIL
August 5: RESULT
August 4: LOWER
August 3: LADDER
August 2: FLAKE
August 1st: CHALK
July 31: PENS
July 30: SAVAGE

Learn more about Wordle

Today's Wordle is played on a phone

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Wordle gives you six rows of five squares each day, and you’ll have to figure out what secret five-letter word is hidden inside to keep your winning streak going.

You should start with a strong word like ARISE, or any other word that has a good mix of common consonants and multiple vowels. You’ll also want to avoid starting words with repeated letters, as you lose the chance to potentially eliminate or confirm an extra letter. Once you hit enter, you’ll see which ones you got right or wrong. If a box changes to ⬛️, that means that letter isn’t in the secret word at all. 🟨 means the letter is in the word, but not in that position. 🟩 means you got the right letter in the right place.

Your second guess should complete the original word, using another “good” word to cover common letters you missed last time while trying to avoid any letters you now know are not present in today’s answer. With any luck, you should have some colored boxes to work with and get you on the right track.

After that, all you have to do is use what you’ve learned to refine your guesses to the correct word. You have six tries in total and can only use real words (so don’t fill in the boxes with EEEEE to see if there’s an E). Remember that letters can also repeat (e.g. BOOKS).

If you need further advice, please feel free to consult our Wordle Tipsand if you want to know which words have already been used, you can scroll down to the corresponding section above.

Wordle was originally conceived by a software engineer Josh Wardleas a surprise for his partner who loves word games. From there, it spread throughout his family, and eventually became public knowledge. The crossword puzzle has since inspired tons of games like Wordlerefocusing the everyday gadget around music, math or geography. It wasn’t long before Wordle became so popular that it was sold to the New York Times for seven figuresIt’s probably only a matter of time before we’re all communicating only in tri-colour boxes.