If tackling a word puzzle proves a little too demanding for a slow Sunday, don’t fret! We can help with the Wordle answer for today, 9th June 2024.
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:
- The word has one vowel in it.
- Today’s word repeats one letter.
- The word starts with ‘K’.
- It’s the name of a water-type creature that you can befriend in the Yo-Kai Watch 2 game.
Still not sure? Read on for the answer.
Wordle answer for word 1086 on 9th June 2024
Even with the above clues, still not sure and want to keep that streak going?
The Wordle answer today is KAPPA.
To be honest, ‘KAPPA’ is not among the words I was expecting in this game. For my first attempt to find the answer, I went with ‘RATES’, a word I enjoy using. With an ‘A’ in the second spot revealed, I decided to try ‘FAUNA’. Okay, now I had two ‘A’s. From this point, I tried ‘SAMBA’, ‘PAMPA’ and ‘NAPPA’. I eventually arrived at ‘KAPPA’ but only after I found out all the other four letters.
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
While the word ‘KAPPA’ has been recently employed in unexpected contexts, such as in live streamings where it began the name of an emote, this word’s origin goes way back. In the first place, in the 14th century, the word was already used as the name of the tenth letter of the Greek alphabet. It originated from the Hebrew word ‘QOPH’.
When used in games, in most cases, the word ‘KAPPA’ is actually from the Japanese language. The compound word ‘KAPAWARAPA’ has changed to ‘KAPPA’, which is the name of a mythological creature in Japanese folklore.
Wordle past answers for this week
And now for our ‘Previously on Wordle’ segment! (I know ‘in’ works better, but let me have this…) Last week has seen the following words make appearance in Wordle so far:
- SATURDAY 8th June – HENCE
- FRIDAY 7th June – MELON
- THURSDAY 6th June – ETHER
- WEDNESDAY 5th June – ORGAN
- TUESDAY 4th June – GROOM
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!
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