What is today’s Wordle of the day? Hints & clues for daily Wordle answer (January 5)

If you need help with today’s Wordle word of the day, don’t worry. We have some clues here which will help you to work out the solution to today’s Wordle daily answer for January 5, along with a list of previous Wordle words.

Wordle has become a household name with its intriguing word-guessing challenges, featuring a structure where you are presented with a new five-letter word to guess daily. Here, the main goal is to build a successful streak while guessing the word in as few attempts as possible.

Needless to say, Wordle is an excellent way of testing your vocabulary and having tons of fun. If you’re finding today’s game to test your patience, keep reading for all the clues and hints to help you guess today’s daily Wordle answer in a flash.

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screenshot of rules that will help you guess the wordle word of the day
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Remember these basic rules for Wordle.

Wordle hints and clues for today’s solution (January 5)

Here are a few tips to help you guess today’s Wordle word of the day:

  1. There are two vowels in this word.
  2. The word starts with the letter L.
  3. A sudden forward thrust of the body.

Try to find the Wordle solution before looking at the answer below. We’d recommend that you only check the answer before your sixth attempt if you are desperate to keep your streak going.

Today’s Wordle word of the day

In case you’re still wondering what today’s Wordle word of the day’s solution is:

  • Lunge

Don’t get frustrated if you didn’t manage to guess this one, there’s always going to be a new Wordle waiting for you tomorrow. We’ll also try and do better with our hints to help you through your guessing process.

Keep reading for the entire Wordle word list from the past few weeks.

Yesterday’s Wordle word of the day

Yesterday’s Wordle word of the day was Scant.

You can also check out all the previous Wordle answers going all the way back to September 2023 in the list below.

Archive list of words of the day in Wordle

Here is the entire archive of Wordle’s word list, containing all the previous daily answers from September 2023.

Date Wordle answer
January 4, 2024 Scant
January 3, 2024 Twirl
January 2, 2024 Aging
January 1, 2024 Mural
December 31, 2023 Salty
December 30, 2023 Three
December 29, 2023
Child
December 28, 2023 Learn
December 27, 2023 Daisy
December 26, 2023 Phone
December 25, 2023 Evoke
December 24, 2023 Grace
December 23, 2023 Slope
December 22, 2023 Touch
December 21, 2023 Built
December 20, 2023 Small
December 19, 2023 Table
December 18, 2023 Funny
December 17, 2023 Bacon
December 16, 2023 Globe
December 15, 2023 Topic
December 14, 2023 Would
December 13, 2023 Spent
December 12, 2023 These
December 11, 2023 House
December 10, 2023 Chain
December 9, 2023 Shift
December 8, 2023 Sharp
December 7, 2023 Sleep
December 6, 2023 Woman
December 5, 2023 Young
December 4, 2023 Worst
December 3, 2023 Adapt
December 2, 2023 Genre
December 1, 2023 Taken
November 30, 2023 Resin
November 29, 2023 Sushi
November 28, 2023 Scope
November 27, 2023 Tawny
November 26, 2023 Solid
November 25, 2023 Guide
November 24, 2023 Throw
November 23, 2023 Queen
November 22, 2023 Pixel
November 21, 2023 Piano
November 20, 2023 Candy
November 19, 2023 Queue
November 18, 2023 Think
November 17, 2023 Tardy
November 16, 2023 Trust
November 15, 2023 Sight
November 14, 2023 Sassy
November 13, 2023 Green
November 12, 2023 Meant
November 11, 2023 Actor
November 10, 2023 Leash
November 9, 2023 Glaze
November 8, 2023 Ninja
November 7, 2023 Limit
November 6, 2023 Trade
November 5, 2023 Flare
November 4, 2023 Mania
November 3, 2023 Ardor
November 2, 2023 Until
November 1, 2023 Noise
October 31, 2023 Bleak
October 30, 2023 Grail
October 29, 2023 Phony
October 28, 2023 Mason
October 27, 2023 Noble
October 26, 2023 Pique
October 25, 2023 Retry
October 24, 2023 Cause
October 23, 2023 Tempo
October 22, 2023 Given
October 21, 2023 Smirk
October 20, 2023 Occur
October 19, 2023 Splat
October 18, 2023 Mercy
October 17, 2023 Adult
October 16, 2023 Leaky
October 15, 2023 Graph
October 14, 2023 Agent
October 13, 2023 Uncle
October 12, 2023 Knelt
October 11, 2023 Skunk
October 10, 2023 Snail
October 9, 2023 Truth
October 8, 2023 Binge
October 7, 2023 Viola
October 6, 2023 Chime
October 5, 2023 Bunch
October 4, 2023 Spurt
October 3, 2023 While
October 2, 2023 Merry
October 1, 2023 Beret
September 30, 2023 Daddy
September 29, 2023 Azure
September 28, 2023 Coach
September 27, 2023 Smile
September 26, 2023 Loyal
September 25, 2023 Rocky
September 24, 2023 Right
September 23, 2023 Carol
September 22, 2023 Brush
September 21, 2023 Stone
September 20, 2023 Snare
September 19, 2023 Close
September 18, 2023 Frank
September 17, 2023 Music
September 16, 2023 Angel
September 15, 2023 Exert
September 14, 2023 Rayon
September 13, 2023 Clear
September 12, 2023 Whisk
September 11, 2023 Older
September 10, 2023 Quote
September 9, 2023 Lucky
September 8, 2023 Rouse
September 7, 2023 Dwell
September 6, 2023 Gnash
September 5, 2023 Birch
September 4, 2023 Giddy
September 3, 2023 Await
September 2, 2023 Onion
September 1, 2023 Space

The Wordle archive list above will give you a good idea about what kinds of five-letter words are usually featured as the Wordle word of the day.

These answers are unlikely to repeat themselves in Wordle, so it’s definitely worth going through them.

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