Clues and answers for Saturday 30 November

Hey there! We hope you have a good holiday weekend. To help give your brain a quick workout during some downtime, there’s a new round Wordle above us. If you need a helping hand, here is our daily Wordle guide with some hints and the answer to Saturday’s puzzle (#1,260).

It may be your first time trying Wordle. As such, you may not be entirely sure how to play the game. We’re here to help with that too.

What is Wordle?

Wordle is a deceptively simple daily word game that first appeared in 2021. The main gist is that there is a five-letter word to derive each day by process of elimination. The daily word is the same for everyone.

Wordle exploded in popularity in late 2021 after creator Josh Wardle made it easy for players to share an emoji-based grid with their friends and followers detailing how they fared each day. The game’s success spurred on dozens of clones across a number of categories and formats.

New York Times bought Wordle in early 2022 for an undisclosed amount. The publication said players played collectively Wordle 4.8 billion times by 2023. So it’s not surprising Wordle is one of them best online games and puzzles you can play daily.

How to play Wordle

To start playing Wordlejust enter a five-letter word. The game will tell you how close you are to today’s secret word by highlighting letters that are in the correct position in green. Letters that appear in the word but are not in the correct place will be highlighted in yellow. If you guess any letters that are not in the secret word, the game will dim them on the virtual keyboard.

You only have six guesses to find each day’s word, though you can still use shaded letters to narrow things down. It is also worth remembering that letters can appear in the secret word more than once.

Wordle is free to play on NEW’s website and apps, as well as on Meta Quest headset. The game is updated at midnight local time. If you log into a New York Times account, you can track your statsincluding the all-important winning streak.

How to play Wordle more than once a day

If you have one NEW subscription that includes full access to the publication’s games, you don’t have to stop after a single round Wordle. You get access to an archive of more than 1,000 previously Wordle game. So if you’re a relative novice, you’ll be able to go back and catch up on previous editions.

Also paid NEW Game members have access to a tool called Wordbot. This can tell you how well you performed at each day’s match.

Previous Wordle Answers

Before today’s Wordle hint, here are the answers to the latest puzzles that you may have missed:

Friday, November 29 – HIPPO

Thursday 28 November – SHOCK

Wednesday 27 November – SLANG

Tuesday 26 November – WITCH

Monday 25 November – BROWN

Today’s Wordle tip explained

Every day we will try to make Wordle a little easier for you. First, we will offer a hint that describes the meaning of the word or how it can be used in a sentence or phrase. We also tell you if there are any double (or even triple) letters in the word.

If you still haven’t quite figured it out by then, we’ll give the first letter of the word. Those still stunned after that can continue to find out today’s answer Wordle.

This should go without saying, but be sure to scroll slowly. Spoilers ahead.

Today’s Wordle clue

Here are two tips for today Wordle answer:

A sacred set of principles laid down by an authority. Also the title of a Kevin Smith movie.

Are there any double letters in today’s Wordle?

There are no repeated letters in today’s Wordle answer.

What is the first letter in today’s Wordle?

Today’s first letter Wordle the answer is D.

Today’s Wordle answer

This is yours final warning before we reveal today’s Wordle answer. No refunds.

Don’t blame us if you happen to roll too far and accidentally ruin the game for yourself.

Today’s Wordle the answer is…

DOGMA

Don’t worry if you didn’t find out about today Wordle word. If you made it this far down the page, hopefully you’ve at least kept your streak going. And hey: there’s always another game tomorrow.