Continue to win at Wordle in 2023? Of course you do. So it’s a good thing that all the help you need to make the daily Wordle challenge as easy as you want it to be is here, whether that’s the answer to today’s puzzle on a board or a clue every January 2 (562) Wordle just a little bit easier.
I narrowly avoided one of those horrible runs where a stubborn gray space keeps me from finding the answer, even though it took the very last guess to find the green. I had hoped that by 2023 I would have learned to go for the obvious word first because that is often the correct answer, but old habits are persistent.
Word clue
A Wordle hint for Monday 2 January
Today’s answer is usually used to describe a piece of clothing of various lengths that is tied at the waist and then hangs around the legs. The word also describes the act of going around the edge of a room or place, or carefully avoiding discussion of a particular topic. There is only one vowel today.
Wordle help: 3 tips to beat Wordle every day
If there’s one thing better than playing Wordle, it’s playing Wordle right. That’s why I’m going to share with you a few quick tips to put you on the road to success:
- A good opener contains a balanced mix of unique vowels and consonants.
- A tactical second guess helps to quickly reduce the collection of letters.
- The solution may contain repeated letters.
There’s no time pressure other than making sure it’s done before midnight. So there’s no reason not to treat the game like a newspaper crossword puzzle and come back to it later when you come up blank.
Today’s Wordle answer
What is the Wordle 562 Answer?
One more guess? Do not worry. The answer of January 2 (562) Wordle is SKIRT.
Previous answers
Wordle archive: Which words have been used
The more previous Wordle answers you can cram into your memory, the more likely you are to guess today’s Wordle answer without accidentally choosing a solution that has already been used. Previous Wordle Answers can also give you some excellent ideas for fun opening words that will keep your daily puzzle solving fresh.
Here are some recent Wordle solutions:
- January 1st: TO MOAN
- December 31: MALE
- December 30: FLOUR
- December 29: HAVAGE
- December 28: IMPEL
- December 27: CONDO
- December 26: JUDGE
- 25th of December: ADDITIONAL
- December 24: BALANCE
- 23 December: AORTA
Learn more about Wordle
Each day, Wordle presents you with six rows of five boxes, and it’s up to you to find out which secret five-letter word is hidden inside.
You’ll want it start with a strong word (opens in new tab) like ALERT – something that contains multiple vowels, regular consonants, and no repeated letters. Press Enter and the boxes will show which letters you got right or wrong. If a cell turns ⬛️, it means that the letter is not in the secret word at all. 🟨 means the letter is in the word, but not in that position. 🟩 means you have the right letter in the right place.
You want your second try to compliment the first, using another “good” word to cover common letters you missed last time, while also trying to avoid any letter you now know isn’t there in today’s answer.
After that, it’s just a matter of using what you’ve learned to narrow your guesses down to the correct word. You have a total of six attempts and can only use real words (so no filling in boxes with EEEEE to see if there is an E). Don’t forget that letters can also be repeated (e.g. BOOKS).
If you need more advice, feel free to take a look at our Wordle tips (opens in new tab)and if you want to know which words have already been used, you will find them below.
Originally, Wordle was created by a software engineer Josh Wardle (opens in new tab), as a surprise for his partner who likes word games. From there, it spread to his family and was eventually released to the public. The word puzzle game has inspired tons since then games like Wordle (opens in new tab), refocusing the everyday gimmick around music or math or geography. It didn’t take long for Wordle to become as popular as it was sold to the New York Times for seven figures (opens in new tab). Surely it is only a matter of time before we all communicate exclusively in tri-colored boxes.