Today's Wordle answer for Thursday, January 16
Cut straight through today's puzzle with a quick click-through to the answer to today's Wordle answer if you want to—some days the simplest solution is the best one. Or use our tips to polish your own ideas until they shine, and make use of the January 16 (1307) hint if you'd like someone to point you in the right direction. However you enjoy Wordle, we can help you win.
An absolute disaster of an opener was more helpful than I initially gave it credit for. Fine. If Wordle was going to be like that, then I may as well just type in whatever the heck I like and… almost instantly stumble upon today's answer. Neat. Not exactly smart. But definitely neat.
Today's answer is the name of a hard grey stone, used in ancient times to make crude tools and weapons, and when struck will produce a spark capable of starting a fire.
No, there is not a double letter in today's puzzle.
If you're new to the daily Wordle puzzle or you just want a refresher after taking a break, I'll share some quick tips to help you win. There's nothing quite like a small victory to set you up for the rest of the day.
You're not up against a timer, so you've got all the time in the world—well, until midnight—to find the winning word. If you're stuck, there's no shame in coming back to the puzzle later in the day and finishing it up when you've cleared your head.
Need a little help? The answer to the January 16 (1307) Wordle is FLINT.
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Keeping track of the last handful of Wordle answers can help to eliminate current possibilities. It's also handy for inspiring opening words or subsequent guesses if you're short on ideas for the day.
Here are the last 10 Wordle answers:
Wordle presents you with six rows of five boxes every day and the aim is to figure out the correct five-letter word by entering guesses and eliminating or confirming individual letters.
Getting off to a good start with a strong word
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