Wordle today: Hint and answer #944 for Friday, January 19

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There's a helpful hint for today's Wordle waiting below, just in case you're struggling to find those key greens and yellows—it happens to all of us from time to time. Need something a little more direct? You've got it. The answer to the January 19 (944) Wordle is only a click away.

Today turned out to be something of an all or nothing Wordle for me, every letter either definitively green or grey with no helpful in betweens. The good news is that those greens just kept on showing up, and I soon found myself with nothing left to type in, other than today's Wordle answer.

We're getting specific about being non-specific today. This is the word you'd use if you wanted to talk about an object, person, or idea, but you didn't/couldn't mention it by name. «That _____ over there».  

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. 

Here, for you. The answer to the January 19 (944) Wordle is THING. 

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 repeated. 

Here are some recent Wordle answers:

Wordle gives you six rows of five boxes each day, and you'll need to work out which secret five-letter word is hiding inside them to keep up your winning streak.

You should start with a