With its relative ubiquity across the globe and its role in spawning a whole new genre of brainteaser guessing games, it is hard to believe that Wordle only came about a little over two years ago.
Invented by Josh Wardle, a New York-based software engineer, the online game was created as a way to entertain his partner during the coronavirus pandemic. The couple shared a love of crossword puzzles, so he developed Wordle as a way for them to spend quality time together.
Wordle was first released to the public in October 2021, and rapidly exploded from 90 users on November 1 that year to 300,000 on January 2, 2022, according to figures by Statista. The New York Times then purchased the game in January 2022 for an undisclosed low seven-figure fee.
As is to be expected with any brainteaser, some players may be stuck on Sunday’s answer, but you’re not alone, even the creator said in an interview with Newsweek that he’s not the best player, usually taking “at least four or five attempts” to guess right.
As such, Newsweek has supplied some helpful hints below to help users on their way to those five green squares. But be warned, the answer to today’s puzzle will be revealed at the end of this article, so scroll with caution.
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Wordle #1,023, Clues for Sunday, April 7
Newsweek has put together five clues to help you solve today’s Wordle puzzle.
Hint #1: The third letter is a vowel.
Hint #2: There are no repeated letters.
Hint #3: The answer contains three different vowels.
Hint #4: It could relate to French food.
Hint #5: It is interchangeable with “here you go.”
Wordle #1,023, Answer for Sunday, April 7
The answer to today’s Wordle puzzle is “Voila.”
Wordle updates every day, at which point the next puzzle will become available for players around the world to try to solve.
But players who would like something to keep themselves busy while they wait can have a go at these similar word-based puzzles.
What Does ‘Grasp’ Mean?
The Cambridge English dictionary defines “voila” as a word that is “used when showing to other people something that you have just made or got and are pleased with.” It is a loan word in English from the French language.
Many will have seen the word being used when someone has unveiled a plate of food or a finished piece of work.
An example of its use may be: “I’ll just add a dash of olive oil and—voila—homemade houmous.”
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