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Today's Wordle Answer, Hint & How to Play
Time for some word-guessing games? Wordle is a ridiculously popular daily word game. Your task, if you wish to accept it, is to figure out a secret five-letter word in six attempts. With each guess, the letters illuminate to provide you with hints. Green indicates that you got it, yellow indicates that it exists within the word but not in that position, and gray indicates that it's out. Refine your vocabulary, and let's begin!
Did you know that Wordle started as a personal project developed by Josh Wardle, a software developer, for his word game-enthusiastic girlfriend? He titled it as a pun on his surname.
Fun fact: Everybody in the whole world makes the same five-letter guess every day! It is web-based and not an application, and it was bought out by The New York Times early in 2022.
Previous Wordle Answers
Before today’s Wordle hints, here are the answers to recent puzzles that you might have missed.
Yesterday’s Wordle answer for May 11th, 2025, was ‘DOWEL.’
May 10, 2025: YEAST
May 9, 2025: TRIPE
May 8, 2025: BALMY
May 7, 2025: MACHO
How to Play Wordle
Wordle is a web-based word puzzle game played globally. It was designed and developed by Welsh engineer Josh Wardle. In the game, you need to discover a five-letter word for the day within six chances. There are three color codes, i.e., green, yellow, and gray, for you to comprehend the game flow.
Wordle Hints for May 12, 2025 (#1423)
Every day, we offer a set of Wordle clues that you can use to help solve it. So have a look at our clues below and attempt to solve it before you jump onto the solution.
- What letter does today’s Wordle begin with?
Today’s Wordle word begins with the letter B.
- What letter does today’s Wordle end with?
Today’s Wordle word ends with the letter P.
- How many vowels are in today’s Wordle?
Today’s Wordle has two vowels in the second and fourth positions.
Did you get the word? No? Here’s a super hint.
What is the Wordle hint today?
A large muscle that's at the front of one's upper arm.
Feel like giving the puzzle a shot? Visit the NYT Wordle webpage and attempt today’s challenge!
Wordle Answer for May 12, 2025 (#1423)
The Wordle answer for May 12, 2025, is “BICEP.”
Want More Wordle? Play Again and Again
If you're an NYT subscriber with full access to the publication's games, you don't need to quit after one round of Wordle. You'll have access to an archive of over 1,400 past Wordle games. So if you're a recent newcomer, you'll be able to look back and play catch-up on earlier editions.
Furthermore, paid NYT Games members get to use a tool known as the Wordle Bot. This is able to inform you of your performance in each day's game.