January 2 Wordle 562 Answer and Hints

Wordle is a short and sweet little word game that pits players against a mystery five-letter word once a day. In order to get through today with a win, however, some players may want a nudge or two in the right direction. Or they may want just the whole answer for the puzzle.

How To Play Wordle

Wordle is an indie game that was purchased by the New York Times Games about a year ago. In order to play the original version and the subject of this article, players will either need to head to the New York Times Game Wordle site or the New York Times Games Crossword app. Other Wordles will have different answers and may have slightly different rules of how to play. Here is how to play:

First and foremost, players need to choose a great starting Wordle word. Here are some things to keep in mind while picking one for today:

Wordle answers are always five letters long and a real word. They are never proper nouns.
The New York Times removed many potentially offensive words from the Wordle answer pool when it bought the game, so players should avoid those types of word.
While they can be used as guesses, Wordle answers won't be a repeat of previous answers or plural nouns ending in S or ES.
Players should choose a word with five different common letters in it.
Wordle answers are curated by a human editor, and they are now sometimes themed around holidays.

Once a good starter is chosen, type it into the site or app. Press enter. The letters of the chosen word will change colors to give players some clues to the real five-letter Wordle answer for today.

Green letters are correct.
Gray letters are incorrect.
Yellow letters are right but in the wrong place in the word.

Given these clues, try a new word. The letters of this word will also change colors. Players need to keep going until they run out of their six total guesses, or they get the answer correct. There is only one word a day for everyone, and those reset at midnight local time.