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We’ll update this article daily. The hints and answers today are for April 11th, 2024, or Wordle #1027. The answer to yesterday’s Wordle—#1026—wasBroth.
Hints for Today’s Wordle
Here are some hints to help you guess the answer without giving away too much:
What Is Today’s Wordle Answer?
The answer to the Wordle on April 11th is:Louse.
Merriam-Webster defines louseas"any of various small wingless usually flattened insects (orders Anoplura and Mallophaga) parasitic on warm-blooded animals," or “any of several small arthropods (such as abook louse) that are not parasitic.” It can also be a verb, in which case it means “to remove lice.”
The first definition covers headlice and other related parasitic insects, but the second definition also encompasses countless species that aren’t even insects. Take thewood louse, as an example. They’re technically a type of crusteacean commonly called an isopod, and they vaguely resemble an armadillo. They mostly eat decaying plant matter and aren’t a threat to humans. However, if you see them in your home, it may be a sign you have a moisture problem.
Louse passed into contemporary English from the Old English word “lus,” which itself came directly from the Proto-Indo-European word “lus.” Consequently, many languages have a word that closely resembles louse or lus, like the German word “laus.”
What Were the Previous Wordle Answers?
If you missed a game, here is a list of Wordle answers from the last week.
26-06-2025
1026
17-08-2025
1025
10-06-2025
1024
08-08-2025
1023
29-05-2025
1022
04-07-2025
1021
16-06-2025
1020
Climb
How Do You Get Wordle?
The most important thing you can do to finish a Wordle without running out of guesses is to pick a great starting word.
Mathematicians, linguists, and cryptographers have all attempted to suss out which word is the best to start a Wordle, and there are plenty of well-reasoned opinions out there. A duo of researchers from MITpublished a paperthat concluded that salet is the best first word you can pick.The New York Times itself recommendsslate, crane, or trace. A programmer, Tyler Glaiel,narrowed it down to roate and raise. So, if you’re looking just to try some words out, consider:
If you don’t want to use those, however, here are some ways to pick your own openers.
I typically start with the word raise for those reasons, and that is a choicebacked by some number crunchers. A good second guess depends on how well your first word did. If you got nothing with raise, for example, you should just assume that O and U are the vowels in the word and guess accordingly.
What Are the Best Wordle Alternatives?
The viral success of Wordle has lead toa ton of Wordle alternatives and clones. Some of our immediate favorites are:
This isn’t an exhaustive list by any means, either. There are a ton out there now.Discord, a communications app popular among gamers, has a few word games built into it that you can play with your friends.The New York Times also has other games you can try, like Spelling Bee, or Connections.
