Updated: 25 May 2026 · Reading time: 5 minutes You won today’s Wordle® in six guesses. That counts as a win, but barely. If you’ve been losing your streak more than once a month, or routinely sweating through guesses five and six, the problem isn’t bad luck — it’s almost always one of seven common … Read more
Updated: 25 May 2026 · Reading time: 5 minutes You’ve narrowed it down to a five-letter word that means a hue, you’ve used four guesses, and you’re staring at COLOR vs COLOUR wondering which one Wordle® will accept. We’ve all been there. The short version: Wordle® uses American English for both its answers and accepted-guess … Read more
Updated: 25 May 2026 · Reading time: 5 minutes Three guesses is the Wordle® gold standard. Get there consistently and you’re playing better than 90% of NZ players. The maths of a 3-guess solve To solve in 3, your first two guesses must give you enough information to uniquely identify the answer from 12,000+ possible … Read more
Updated: 25 May 2026 · Reading time: 6 minutes Your opening word is the most important move you’ll make in Wordle®. A good starter eliminates dozens of dud letters in five seconds flat. A bad starter leaves you flying blind from guess two onwards. What makes a great Wordle® starting word? Common letters. The top … Read more
Updated: 25 May 2026 · Reading time: 5 minutes The original Wordle® uses five-letter words. But once you’ve mastered that, you’ve probably stumbled across 6-letter Wordle® variants — sometimes called Word Hurdle, Wordle 6, or just “Wordle® but harder.” What is a 6-letter Wordle®? Same rules as the original, longer answer: Six letters per word … Read more
Updated: 25 May 2026 · Reading time: 5 minutes You’ve been playing Wordle® for a while. You’ve memorised a starter. You win most days. Now you want the small Kiwi-tested tips that push your average down by half a guess and lift your win rate from 90% to 95+%. Here are 10 tips Kiwi Wordle® … Read more
Updated: 25 May 2026 · Reading time: 4 minutes The whole game of Wordle® hinges on three colours: green, yellow, and grey. Most Kiwi players understand the basics — but the subtle rules around yellows and double letters trip up even experienced players. The basic three colours 🟩 Green: right letter, right position The easy … Read more
Updated: 25 May 2026 · Reading time: 6 minutes A friend at work mentioned Wordle® and you nodded along, but you’ve never actually played. Don’t worry. Wordle® is genuinely simple. This guide takes 10 minutes and you’ll be playing confidently by the end. What is Wordle®? A free daily word puzzle. Every day a new … Read more
Updated: 25 May 2026 · Reading time: 7 minutes You’ve solved today’s Wordle® in three. It’s only 7:02am. What now? If you’re a Kiwi who’s caught the daily word-puzzle bug, the good news is there’s an entire ecosystem of Wordle®-style games out there — most free, all browser-playable, and a few that genuinely improve on … Read more
Updated: 25 May 2026 · Reading time: 5 minutes · Author: Wordle Hint Solver NZ If you’re a Kiwi player wondering when the next Wordle® puzzle drops, the short answer is midnight, local time. The longer answer involves a few quirks of how Wordle® handles time zones — and they actually work in your favour … Read more