Today's Wordle answer for Sunday, May 5

A hint to help you out and today's Wordle answer if you need it.

May 5, 2024 - 06:50

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Win the Wordle of the day in an instant: just click your way straight to today's answer. Or win today's Wordle at your own pace instead, using our fantastic selection of tips or our clue for the May 5 (1051) game to guide you. Whatever your style, we've got it covered.

I'm seething right now. At myself. A whole row wasted on a ridiculous spelling mistake. In my defence, I had a great idea, got excited, and rushed to try it out. I do wish I'd been more careful though—I'd have loved to find today's Wordle answer earlier than I eventually did.

Wordle today: A hint

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Wordle today: A hint for Sunday, May 5

Today's answer is the name of a transferable image—a more durable sort of sticker These designs can be applied to ceramics, cars, glass… anything, really.

Is there a double letter in Wordle today?

No, there is no double letter in today's puzzle.

Wordle help: 3 tips for beating Wordle every day

Anyone can pick up and play Wordle, but if you want to do it well and make all of your guesses count, these quick tips will help get you started on your Wordle winning streak:

Choose an opener with a balanced mix of unique vowels and consonants.
The answer may contain the same letter, multiple times.
Try not to use guesses that contain letters you've already eliminated.

Thankfully, there's no time limit beyond ensuring it's done by midnight. So there's no reason not to treat the game like a casual newspaper crossword and come back to it later if you're coming up blank. Sometimes stepping away for a while means you can come back with a fresh perspective.

Wordle today: The answer

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What is today's Wordle answer?

Finish the weekend with a win. The answer to the May 5 (1051) Wordle is DECAL.

Previous Wordle answers

The last 10 Wordle answers

Past Wordle answers can give you some excellent ideas for fun starting words that keep your daily puzzle-solving fresh. They are also a good way to eliminate guesses for today's Wordle, as the answer is unlikely to be repeated.

Here are some recent Wordle solutions:

May 4: VALUE
May 3: EBONY
May 2: SLICE
May 1: DIARY
April 30: PROWL
April 29: CRAFT
April 28: PRUNE
April 27: GLEAM
April 26: VAPID
April 25: INTRO

Learn more about Wordle

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Wordle gives you six rows of five boxes each day, and you'll need to work out which secret five-letter word is hiding inside them to keep up your winning streak.

You should start with a strong word like ARISE, or any other word that contains a good mix of common consonants and multiple vowels. You'll also want to avoid starting words with repeating letters, as you're wasting the chance to potentially eliminate or confirm an extra letter. Once you hit Enter, you'll see which ones you've got right or wrong. If a box turns ⬛️, it means that letter isn't in the secret word at all.