Today's Wordle hint and answer #693: Saturday, May 13

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Congratulations, you're about to win today's Wordle(opens in new tab). If you'd like to cut straight to the best bit, you'll find the May 13 (693) answer is only a quick scroll or click away. If you'd like to read a few hints and tips first, or maybe even a clue for today's game, you'll also find all that and more just below.

Today's Wordle was all about wrestling a few yellows into place for me, slowly whittling down their possible places until there was no other place they could be. Once I'd got those down, today's Wordle answer popped into my head pretty quickly.

This word describes a sharp and bitter sensation, the sort that gets caught in the back of your throat and makes you cough. Smoke of almost any kind, or just the smell of something burning, could be defined using this word. There are two vowels here. 

No, there is no double letter in today's puzzle. 

If there's one thing better than playing Wordle, it's playing Wordle well, which is why I'm going to share a few quick tips to help set you on the path to success: 

There's no time pressure beyond making sure it's done by midnight. So there's no reason not to treat the game like a casual newspaper crossword and come back to it later if you're coming up blank. 

Let's save your win streak. The answer to the May 13 (693) Wordle isACRID.

The more past Wordle answers you can cram into your memory banks, the better your chances of guessing today's Wordle answer without accidentally picking a solution that's already been used. Past Wordle answers can also give you some excellent ideas for fun starting words that keep your daily puzzle solving fresh.

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