Let’s get your Friday off to a good start by working out the Wordle answer for today, 12th April.
For the uninitiated, the aim of Wordle is to work out a daily five-letter word within six guesses. The fewer the guesses, the better – and if you fail to guess it at all, you’ll break your streak.
The latter is why working out today’s Wordle answer is such a priority, as players pride themselves on keeping their streak going. So why gamble on a risky final guess when you can learn a few clues and, failing that, get the definitive answer? This page can help with that.
Once you have today’s word, learn more about Wordle and how the New York Times became interested in games in this interview with Jonathan Knight, Head of Games for the NYTimes. In keeping with the word theme, we’ve also discussed why The NYTimes Mini Crossword is a reliable joy.
Clues for today’s Wordle answer
Instead of going straight to the answer, you might only need a few hints to get you over the line:
- There is one vowel in this word.
- There are no repeating letters
- This word ends with ‘Y’.
- This is the tone of voice a child might have if repeatedly begging for something.
Still not sure? Read on for the answer.
Wordle answer for word 1028 on 12th April 2024
Even with the above clues, still not sure and want to keep that streak going?
The Wordle answer today is WHINY.
I was so confident in my third guess of ‘WHINE’ that I almost closed the webpage before realising it actually wasn’t the correct answer. Thankfully, it was an easy pivot to ‘WHINY’ after that. Hopefully the clues above helped you keep your own streak going too!
Now you have the answer, do not spoil it for others! Remember, you can share your results spoiler-free in the form of a grid.
Of course, no one has to know you came to this page to work it out. Maybe put in two or three fake guesses first to throw them off the scent, perhaps?
Today’s Wordle etymology
Today’s word, ‘WHINY’, of course comes from the word ‘WHINE’, which actually seems to be an imitative word, which means it was formed this way because of the way something sounded. Its origins are partially linked to the Old English ‘HWINAN’, meaning ‘to whiz, hiss, or whistle through the air’ when referring to arrows, which makes more sense when thinking of its imitative origins.
Wordle past answers for this week
And now for our ‘Previously on Wordle’ segement! (I know ‘in’ works better, but let me have this…) Here’s a list of the most recent past Wordle answers:
- Thursday 11th April (1027) – LOUSE
- Wednesday 10th April (1026) – BROTH
- Tuesday 9th April (1025) – MERGE
- Monday 8th April (1024) – BREED
- Sunday 7th April (1023) – VOILA
If you’d like to know all of the words which has graced Wordle in times gone by, check out our past Wordle answers archive.
What to play after Wordle
With your daily Wordle completed, the question is – what shall you play now?
You can, of course, try out the other word-based games offered by the New York Times, like Spelling Bee, the Mini Crossword and Letter Boxed. You can also take a crack at Connections, the daily Sudokus and Tiles – a rather additive motif matching game.
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There’s also a range of games which have put a twist on the Wordle formula. Squaredle challenges you to find a series of words by connecting letters in a four by four grid. Meanwhile Dordle, Quorodly, Octordly and Sedecordle all keep to the standard Wordle, while increasing the number of words you have to find. The challenge comes in how your guesses count for all of the words, so you need to decide whether you’re going to focus on a specific word or try to solve multiple words at the same time. Thankfully, the number of guesses you’re given increases alongside the amount of words you’re expected to solve.
If you want a break from spelling though, try GeoGuessr. Here you’ll be given a picture of somewhere, anywhere, in the world and have to place a marker on where you think that location is. There’s even an Old School RuneScape version.
Hope you enjoyed playing Wordle today!
