Today's Wordle Answer (#374) - June 28, 2022

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Hey all and welcome to another day of Wordle, the word game that somehow has us enraptured in 2022. Today is June 28 and our word is an admittedly strange one. It's not a word I've ever heard anyone use and I don't think I ever have myself. Instead, I think I've read today's word in a few books, if that gives you any idea of its tricky nature.

Have you tried today's Wordle? The answer's structure is not all that confusing, but I really think that what's going to trip people up (because it tripped me up for a second) is just the word itself. Unfortunately today's answer just is not a part of everyday language in any shape or form, so it'll take a bit of guesswork to get. Luckily, if you find yourself making blind guesses, we've got a list of some of the best starting words in Wordle that should dramatically help narrow possible answers down early on.

As always, if you want today's Wordle answer outright, scroll to the very bottom where you'll reliably find it. In the meantime, I like to prepare a handful of hints that should help you get the answers mostly on you own. Today's hints will not be entirely game-related due to the nature of today's word.

Have you gotten today's Wordle answer yet? If you don't, there's no need to worry, I've got the answer you're looking for. Today's Wordle is…droll. I wasn't kidding about it being a weird one, so I also took a different approach to your hints. Yes, droll is a letter removed from troll, a word we all know and hate from being too online. More importantly, «Nick Kroll is a droll» feels like a mnemonic device I just came up with, so you're all especially welcome now. A droll can be a comedian (or jester, given the word's age and use) and it's also very appropriately a letter