Today, the New York Times Games has a new Wordle word curated for players to guess. Today's word can be pretty challenging as it has several words that are spelled very similarly to it. In order to make it through today with a win, some players might want a hint or two.

How To Play Wordle

Wordle may be a simple little word game that pits players against a mystery five-letter word every day, but there is some strategy involved in getting the answers right. But the first thing new players will need to do is to learn the rules of how to play.

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Wordle has been so popular this year that it has spawned a slew of copycats and clones. The original and the subject of this article is the New York Times Games version. Others Wordles will have different answers and may have slightly different rules of play. After making sure they are in the right place, players will need to start with a starter word.

  • Good starter words are comprised of five different letters that are common to Wordle puzzles.
  • All words must be a five-letter English words.
  • While they can be used as guesses, Wordle answers cannot be previous answers or plural nouns ending in S or ES.
  • While Wordle words can contain duplicated letters, players will most likely not want to start with one.

Once a good starting Wordle word has been chosen, players will need to type it into the website and press enter. This will cause the letters of the word to change colors, and each color has a meaning that will help players solve the puzzle of the day.

  • If letters become green, they are right.
  • If letters become gray, they are incorrect.
  • Yellow letters are right but in the wrong position(s) in the word.

Players have six total tries to try new words and get new color-coded clues.

Hints for the Wordle 545 for December 16, 2022

Need a little help without spoiling the answer? Check below for some clues to the answer.

  • Today's five-letter Wordle word begins with a P.
  • There are no duplicated letters in this word.
  • This word is both a noun and a verb.
  • It contains two total vowels.
  • There is one B in this word.
  • It can mean "to search."
  • There is one O in this word.
  • There is also an R.

Answer for Wordle 545 for December 16, 2022

Looking for the answer? Not a problem. Check underneath the image below; the spoiler for today's Wordle is located there.

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The answer to Wordle puzzle 545 is PROBE.

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