Today’s NYT Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for April 23, #1404

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Today’s Wordle puzzle is a real brain-buster. It’s got one of the least-used letters in the alphabet, and I know this because we have a full list of which letters show up the most in English words. If you need hints and the answer, read on.

Today’s Wordle hints

Before we show you today’s Wordle answer, we’ll give you some hints. If you don’t want a spoiler, look away now.

Wordle hint No. 1: Repeats

Today’s Wordle answer has one repeated letter.

Wordle hint No. 2: Vowels

There are two different vowels in today’s Wordle answer, but one is repeated, so you’ll see three.

Wordle hint No. 3: Start letter

Today’s Wordle answer begins with the letter O.

Wordle hint No. 4: Rare letter

Today’s Wordle answer contains one of the rarest letters in the alphabet – it’s among the three least-used letters. (See our ranking of all the letters by frequency.)

Wordle hint No. 5: Meaning

Today’s Wordle answer refers to a colorless gas, and is often followed by the word “layer.”

TODAY’S WORDLE ANSWER

Today’s Wordle answer is OZONE.

Yesterday’s Wordle answer

Yesterday’s Wordle answer, April 22,  No. 1403 was ARTSY.

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