{"id":421284,"date":"2026-04-28T07:39:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T07:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/421284\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T07:39:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T07:39:12","slug":"todays-wordle-1774-hints-and-answer-for-tuesday-april-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/421284\/","title":{"rendered":"Today\u2019s Wordle #1774 Hints And Answer For Tuesday, April 28"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"nyt-wordle-hints-clues-answer-guide\"<\/p>\n

How to solve today’s Wordle.<\/p>\n

SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Tuesday is here, and with it another Wordle for us to solve. We have just a couple more days of April left before May springs forth, so enjoy them while you can. Let\u2019s solve today\u2019s Wordle, shall we?<\/p>\n

Looking for Monday’s Wordle? Check out our guide right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s Bonus Custom Wordle<\/p>\n

Now that we can create our own custom Wordles, I\u2019m including a bonus Wordle with each daily Wordle guide. These can be 4 to 7 letters long. Hopefully this is a fun extra challenge. Click the link below to play the Wordle I hand-crafted for you.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s Bonus Custom Wordle<\/a> is 5 letters long.<\/p>\n

The hint: A type of cup.<\/p>\n

The clue: This Wordle has two vowels in a row.<\/p>\n

Yesterday\u2019s Custom Wordle Answer: BUOYANT<\/p>\n

How To Play Wordle<\/p>\n

Wordle is a daily word puzzle game where your goal is to guess a hidden five-letter word in six tries or fewer. After each guess, the game gives feedback to help you get closer to the answer:<\/p>\n

Green: The letter is in the word and in the correct spot.Yellow: The letter is in the word, but in the wrong spot.Gray: The letter is not in the word at all.<\/p>\n

Use these clues to narrow down your guesses. Every day brings a new word, and everyone around the world is trying to solve the same puzzle. Some Wordlers also play Competitive Wordle against friends, family, the Wordle Bot or even against me, your humble narrator. See rules for Competitive Wordle toward the end of this post.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s Wordle Hints And AnswerWordle Bot\u2019s Starting Word: SLATEMy Starting Word Today: SPAREThe Hint: Duck, or maybe DocThe Clue: This Wordle has two consonants and two vowels in a row.<\/p>\n

Okay, spoilers below! The answer is coming!<\/p>\n

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The Answer:<\/p>\n

Today’s Wordle<\/p>\n

Screenshot: Erik KainWordle Bot Analysis<\/p>\n

Every day I check Wordle Bot to help analyze my guessing game. You can check your Wordle score with Wordle Bot right here<\/a>. <\/p>\n

SPARE was a good opening guess leaving me with just 43 words. But I got exceptionally lucky with CLUNK (Wordle Bot says it would have picked CLINK, which is funny). All that was left was QUACK. Huzzah!<\/p>\n

Competitive Wordle Score<\/p>\n

Wordle Bot<\/p>\n

Screenshot: Erik Kain<\/p>\n

Another tie! Is anyone surprised at this point because I\u2019m not. 1 point each for guessing in three, 0 for tying. April remains a neck-and-neck race:<\/p>\n

Erik: 20 points<\/p>\n

Wordle Bot: 17 points<\/p>\n

How To Play Competitive WordleGuessing in 1 is worth 3 points; guessing in 2 is worth 2 points; guessing in 3 is worth 1 point; guessing in 4 is worth 0 points; guessing in 5 is -1 points; guessing in 6 is -2 points and missing the Wordle is -3 points.If you beat your opponent you get 1 point. If you tie, you get 0 points. And if you lose to your opponent, you get -1 point. Add it up to get your score. Keep a daily running score or just play for a new score each day.Fridays are 2XP, meaning you double your points\u2014positive or negative.You can keep a running tally or just play day-by-day. Enjoy!Today\u2019s Wordle Etymology<\/p>\n

As a sound: it\u2019s onomatopoeic, imitating the cry of a duck (recorded from the 16th century).<\/p>\n

As a \u201cfake doctor\u201d: it\u2019s shortened from Dutch kwakzalver (\u201cquack-salver\u201d), meaning a charlatan who boasted about curing ailments. This was clipped in English to \u201cquack\u201d in the 17th century.<\/p>\n

Be sure to follow me for all your daily puzzle-solving guides, TV show and movie reviews and more here on this blog<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"How to solve today’s Wordle. SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Getty Images Tuesday is here, and with it another Wordle…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":35854,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[93,61,60,27776,168398,184417,121480,184418,27769,27770,27772,27774,27775],"class_list":{"0":"post-421284","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-ie","10":"tag-ireland","11":"tag-nyt-wordle-clues","12":"tag-wordle","13":"tag-wordle-1774","14":"tag-wordle-answer","15":"tag-wordle-answer-tuesday-april-28","16":"tag-wordle-hint","17":"tag-wordle-hint-today","18":"tag-wordle-hints","19":"tag-wordle-hints-and-clues","20":"tag-wordle-today"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=421284"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421284\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=421284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=421284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=421284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}