Wordle today: Hint and answer #946 for Sunday, January 21

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All the help you need to win today's Wordle your way is right here. Make the most of every guess with our handy tips, find direction with a clue written especially for the January 21 (946) game, or turn your Wordle around in an instant with today's answer. Whatever you need, we've got it covered.

Somehow I solved this Sunday's Wordle so fast, my fingers had found the answer before my brain had realised I'd even started playing. I could do with another go at today's game, just so I could actually appreciate my win properly instead of blearily staring at a row of greens and wondering how on earth I got there.

The answer today is the hemisphere with all the polar bears and Santa's workshop, and the cardinal point at the top of a compass. 

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

Anyone can pick up and play Wordle, but if you want to do it well and make all of your guesses count, these quick tips will help get you started on your Wordle winning streak: 

Thankfully, there's no time limit beyond ensuring 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. Sometimes stepping away for a while means you can come back with a fresh perspective. 

Finish the weekend with a win. The answer to the January 21 (946) Wordle is NORTH.

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 solutions:

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 strong word like ARISE, or any other word that contains a good mix of common consonants and multiple vowels. You'll also want to avoid starting words with repeating letters, as you're wasting the