Wordle 400: July 24, 2022 Hints & Answer

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Today is the 400th Wordle game and it successfully broke our long-standing win streak. The July 24th word is quite common and in no way is it a hard word, but it has one of the more difficult tricks in it that Wordle can utilize a common set of letters. Many five-letter words can start or end with a very common set of letters, 'ING' is one of the most common and can create a string of incorrect guesses leading quickly to a loss, this was our fate for today's game.

Related: Wordle: Every Five-Letter Word Ending in “ER”

Some players prefer a harder challenge though and for those players, Wordle does offer a Hard Mode that can be turned on in the options menu. This mode simply forces players to utilize previously provided clues in future guesses. If a letter has been proven correct it must be used in the subsequent answers. On the flip side, if a letter has been proven incorrect, it is locked out from being chosen. This helps players use a little more critical thinking instead of wasting guesses on obviously incorrect answers.

Here are the daily hints for those players who just need a little help, followed by the fully spoiled answer to today's Wordle word.

The July 24th Wordle answer is POWER.

For our 400th Wordle starting word we used IRATE which provided a normal start with two incorrectly placed letters 'R' and 'E'. Our second guess set up the future of this devastating loss, we used the word LONER. This solidified the dreaded 'ER' but gave us a promising additional vowel to work from. After this, however, was a long string of failed guesses that ultimately led to a loss on the 400th Wordle game. We tried CODER as our third guess, then SOBER as our fourth. Our fifth guess was JOKER providing us with another fail. At the