Wordle today: Hint and answer #931 for Saturday, January 6

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There's a hint for today's Wordle waiting below if you need it, designed to give you a helpful nudge in the right direction without completely giving the game away. And if you would like someone to completely give the game away, you're in luck. Just click or scroll your way down to the January 6 (931) Wordle answer.

I felt so proud of all my guesses today, certain each time I'd quickly solved Saturday's Wordle. Obviously I was wrong for all of them bar the last one, and that was too far down the board for comfort, but at least I was consistently wrong in a way that turned out to be helpful in the end. That's still kind of a win, isn't it?

There are a few meanings for today's answer. In some cases this word's a thick steel rope, in others it's a collection of electrical wires encased in rubber, or a wired way of receiving TV programs. 

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. 

Your first win of the weekend. The answer to the January 6 (931) Wordle is CABLE.

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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