May 20’s Wordle answer could pose a challenge for many players if they stick to using random guesses or dive in without a strategy. The answer also contains two vowels that might not be difficult to discover at first, but it can be made easier if you use a different mode. You can also use some starting words that give you a slight advantage from the beginning.

Since Wordle’s hard mode is slightly more challenging than the regular mode, many players refrain from using it. However, this mode is perfect for finding the correct positions of the two vowels and hopefully solving the puzzle. This mode will not let you use confirmed letters in random spots, preventing you from using random guesses.

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Best Starting Words For Today’s Wordle Answer

Three Starting Words To Help You Solve Wordle

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Since today’s answer is difficult to solve, we recommend using some words in your first few attempts that will give you more perspective. These starting words will let you discover some attributes from the answer, such as consonants, vowels, and other letters. Once you know some of these elements, you will have an easier time solving today’s Wordle without actually cheating.

If you prefer to use your own best starting words and combos, it might help solve today’s answer, but the three suggested starting words below are hand-picked for today’s Wordle answer.

Challenging Start Word For Today's Wordle

SCORE:

  • Shares no consonants with today's answer.
  • Shares one vowel with today's answer.
  • No letters are in the correct position for today's answer.

Medium Start Word For Today's Wordle

NICHE

  • Shares no consonants with today's answer.
  • Shares two vowels with today's answer.
  • Three letters are in the correct position for today's answer.

Easy Start Word For Today's Wordle

RICER:

  • Shares no consonants with today's answer.
  • Shares two vowels with today's answer.
  • Four letters are in the correct position for today's answer.

If you need some tips to solve most Wordle questions, check out this video by BuzzFeedPlayer on YouTube.

Save Your Wordle Streak: Hints For Today's Wordle Answer

May 20 #1066

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If you’ve wasted a few attempts but don’t want to take any more risks, you can use some hints that might point you in the right direction. We’ve listed four hints below that should give you a fair idea about the answer without spoiling it. However, you should still be careful before guessing to solve May 16’s Wordle answer.

Hint 1

There are no repeating letters.

Hint 2

The answer is an adjective.

Hint 3

The vowels are in the 2nd & 4th positions.

Hint 4

Pleasant, enjoyable, or satisfactory.

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Today's Wordle Answer

May 20 #1066

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Since it is possible that you might be on your last attempt, in this situation you shouldn’t use another guess. This could lead you to lose your long streak. Instead, we recommend using the answer instead and try your luck again tomorrow. However, if you used all the starting words we suggested earlier, you could have solved today’s Wordle answer easily.

May 20’s Wordle answer is NICER.

Last 10 Wordle Answers

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If you’re wondering which answers Wordle has already used, here’s a list of the past 10 answers.

May 19

#1065

HITCH

May 18

#1064

BRINY

May 17

#1063

TUTOR

May 16

#1062

STALL

May 15

#1061

PINCH

May 14

#1060

AMASS

May 13

#1059

CUMIN

May 12

#1058

OUTER

May 11

#1057

TIDAL

May 10

#1056

MEDIA

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Game Name

How To Play

Is It Free To Play?

Connections (NYT)

Find the four words that share something in common. Find hints and tips to beat Connections with our daily answer article.

Yes

Waffle

Solve the waffle containing words in 15 attempts.

Yes

The Game

Satisfy every "Rule" that the game prompts once a player has entered the desired . Rules can conflict with each other as you progress.

Yes

Globle

Guess a mysterious country in the least guesses possible.

Yes

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Wordle
Puzzle
Released
October 1, 2021

ESRB
E for Everyone
Developer(s)
Josh Wardle
Publisher(s)
The New York Times Company
Platform(s)
Web Browser