Wordle today: Hint and answer #923 for Friday, December 29

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Kick your daily Wordle game into gear with our handy hints and tips. Take a peek at a fresh clue for the December 29 (923) game if you'd like a little guidance, or if you're short on time, patience, or remaining rows, feel free to scroll or click your way directly to today's answer. 

Seeing just the one yellow letter turn up on my first go didn't exactly work wonders for my confidence, so it's a good thing for me my follow-up attempt at finding today's answer turned my Wordle game around in a flash. Is there any happier sight than a solid line of green letters on a Friday morning? I think not.

The answer today is the general name for any young non-adult person, especially those who are too young to be teenagers but too old to be babies.

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

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. 

Five green letters, coming up. The answer to the December 29 (923) Wordle is CHILD. 

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