Today's Wordle answer for Friday, September 13

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Feel free to use our Wordle answer for today's puzzle to rush straight to the best bit—your latest win. Or if that all feels a bit too sudden, spend as much time as you like pondering our fresh hint for the September 13 (1182) game instead. However you want to play, we can help make it a success.

I'd say I had the perfect Wordle today. Not quick or easy or flawless but a puzzle that put up enough of a fight to be interesting, always giving me enough clues to make the struggle feel good. I don't think I'd want to do better or win in a shorter space of time if I could play that one through again, even if I could. I'm not sure it would be as much fun.

Today's answer is always an unpleasant experience, wherever you find it. A grating sound, an ice cold wind, an unfairly severe or strict punishment, a light too bright for your eyes.  

There is not a double letter in today's Wordle. 

A good starting word can be the difference between victory and defeat with the daily puzzle, but once you've got the basics, it's much easier to nail down those Wordle wins. And as there's nothing quite like a small victory to set you up for the rest of the day, here are a few tips to help set you on the right path: 

There's no racing against the clock with Wordle so you don't need to rush for the answer. Treating the game like a casual newspaper crossword can be a good tactic; that way, you can come back to it later if you're coming up blank. Stepping away for a while might mean the difference between a win and a line of grey squares. 

One win, right here. The answer to the September 13 (1182) Wordle is HARSH.

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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. 

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