EDITOR'S NOTE: This article is for Wordle answer #227, the February 2nd Wordle answer is available now.
Nothing too challenging awaits those who attempt the first Wordle of February. With its recent acquisition by the New York Times, some Wordle fans are a bit worried about it staying free-to-play. Despite what the future may hold, this simple one-a-day word puzzle is still a staple in many people's morning routine or the perfect short distraction for a mid-day break.
Wordle starts out with six rows of five boxes. Utilizing a simple hint system, Wordle players need to guess a single five-letter word within the six chances provided. Players input any random starter word, and from there the game will highlight 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. Using this information will help decide the next word that should be used. This pattern continues until players either figure the daily word out or fail the day by guessing incorrectly the sixth time. Wordle also provides a 'hard mode' that can be accessed through the options menu. This will not allow certain letters to be reused if they have already been proven incorrect.
Wordle's popularity has grown so quickly based on its social media sharing feature. Timelines everywhere became filled with tiny yellow and green boxes throughout all of January. Whenever a player finishes their daily puzzle, they'll be offered a 'share' button that copies the attempt to the clipboard. Utilizing simple colored box emojis, Wordle recreates the player's journey without actually spoiling the answer for others, players can take this data and post it to any of their chosen social media sites. The simple design, and lack of obvious page links, created a swarm of new people looking up Wordle.
Wordle’s February 1st, 2022 (#227) Hints & Answer
For those who don't wish to immediately know the February 1st Wordle answer, but instead just need a little tip in the right direction, we've provided three hints to help out.
- Hint #1: This word contains five of the top ten most commonly used letters.
- Hint #2: Today's Wordle answer could be used to indicate a group of things.
- Hint #3: Archie and Edith Bunker often sang today's Wordle.
Wordle 227 Answer (February 1)
If the clues weren't enough to give it away, today's Wordle word is THOSE. A much simpler word than some previous entries that January had to offer, a strong Wordle starting word could give away most of the letters. We started today with IRATE to capitalize on the excessive amount of vowels. This word gave us the final letter 'E' and one 'T' in the wrong spot. The next word used was STOLE, which gave just enough information to hit the final answer in three guesses.
Although no one knows the fate of Wordle's future, for now, we can still enjoy sharing the attempts made in this simply perfect daily game.
