EDITOR'S NOTE: This article is for Wordle answer #239; the February 14th Wordle answer is available now.
February 13th's Wordle gives us something to sing about as players continue to play and post their Wordle journey on social media. Wordle is a once-a-day word-guessing game that has blown up through its simple gameplay and social media presence. Each day players are tasked with solving a five-letter word using informational clues provided by the game.
Wordle is played on a 5x6 grid, players start with a random starting word and the game provides hints based on each letter. Wordle highlights certain letters green if they are correct, yellow if they are correct but in the wrong spot, or grey if they are not in the word at all. With these tips, players move to the next row and attempt to guess the correct word. This form of gameplay was made popular by the old board game Mastermind, where players would guess colored patterns based on the same information-type gameplay that Wordle provides. Wordle also has a 'Hard Mode' that can be activated through the options menu, which will lock letters based on the clues given. If certain letters are proven correct they must be used in the same spot for future guesses, the same goes with letters proven incorrect, they may not be used again.
The use of social media sharing is arguably what contributed to Wordle's massive success. When a player wins, or loses, a game of Wordle they are offered a 'Share' button which copies the attempt to the clipboard, this can easily be pasted into any social media. The use of small colored emoji boxes provides the player's full journey to guess the correct word, without actually spoiling the answer for future players. This simple method of sharing the day's attempt has drawn more and more people to Wordle.
Wordle’s February 13th, 2022 (#239) Hints & Answer
Some players may not want to be spoiled right away with today's Wordle answer and just need a little nudge in the right direction. For those players, we offer a few hints before the full reveal below.
- Hint #1: Today's Wordle can often be heard singing.
- Hint #2: Dick, Jason, Tim, Stephanie, & Damien.
- Hint #3: This famous hooded "criminal" can be found hanging out in the woods.
Wordle 239 Answer (February 13)
If the hints didn't give it away, today's answer is ROBIN. For today's Wordle, we used the starting word ROAST, which led to the first two letters being in the correct position, and a few that were wrong. The next word guessed was ROPER which only provided some more incorrect letters. ROUND was used next supplying us with an incorrectly placed 'N'. Our fourth guess was RONIN, this led quickly to the correct answer, ROBIN. The number of words that begin with 'RO' was stressful at first, but we pulled it out in the end.
Wordle is the perfect game to kickstart the morning or break up a long workday and continues to be a popular hit throughout 2022.
