Wordle today is a tidy little trap: deceptively simple letters, a single vowel, and a definition that points in two directions at once. If you’re protecting a long streak and only want a light Wordle hint today, start with the spoiler-safe clues below; if you need the NYT Wordle answer for (#1558), open the reveal and jump to our strategy clinic, recent solutions, and second-guess playbook.
Quick hints for today’s Wordle (no spoilers)
- Vowel count: one.
- First letter: a common starter that pairs cleanly with L.
- Double letters: none.
- Meaning nudge: can describe an edge that isn’t sharp; also a way of speaking that isn’t subtle.
- Family rhyme: think of words that rhyme with “front.”
- Pattern tease:
B _ U N _.
Today’s answer (spoiler-safe)
Reveal the NYT Wordle answer for #1558 (Sep 24, 2025)
BLUNT.
Why this fits: “Blunt” means not sharp (a blunt knife) and also plainspoken to the point of directness (a blunt remark). The single vowel and four workhorse consonants lure many players into chasing two-vowel frames like about or count, which leads to time-wasting dead ends. For independent verification, see mainstream roundups such as Wordle answer today and corroborating daily pages like Wordle 1558 hints and answer and Forbes’ daily Wordle brief.
How to land BLUNT in three or four
If your opener leans vowel-heavy—adieu, audio, aurei—today’s NYTimes Wordle punishes that habit. This is a consonant-first day. Try a starter that spreads high-value consonants with a single vowel: slate, stair, crane, or brine. Once U appears without A/E/O/I, pivot fast into frames that test BL-/CL-/FL-/SL- plus N/T: probe with clung, flung, spurn, or trunk. Those guesses clear false trails like flume, count, and truly while confirming the _LUN_ skeleton.
Two levers close it out:
- Front-load B/L/T. When you see
B _ U N _or_ L U N _, snap the BL- onset into place and check T endings first. - Use the semantic hook. Think “not sharp” or “plainspoken.” Meaning cuts the search tree faster than raw anagramming on single-vowel days.
Hard Mode line (efficient and legal)
- SLATE (or any S/L/T-rich opener) → often gives you L/T info and rules out A/E.
- BLURT (structure probe that forces B/L/T and places U) → tightens to
BLU_T. - BLUNT → resolves N/T cleanly. If you missed with BLURT, CLUNT isn’t valid, so BLUNT is the natural correction.
Strategy clinic: beat one-vowel traps
Single-vowel answers are a classic Wordle NYT curveball. Here’s how to blunt them (pun intended):
- Consonant coverage by turn two. Stack three or four of R/L/S/T/N with one vowel. This maps the skeleton early and prevents vowel-fishing detours.
- Test clusters, not loners. Probe BL, CL, FL, SL with U in the middle—clung, flung, slung—to lock placement.
- Late-rhyme heuristic. With
_LUN_up, think rhyme families: flung, slung, blunt—then check endings.
Power openers and second guesses
Balanced starters
- SLATE
- STAIR
- CRANE
- BRINE
Follow-ups for U-days
- PLOUT (sweeps P/L/O/U/T efficiently)
- CLUNG or FLUNG (to settle the
_LUN_frame) - MOUNT vs COUNT (triangulates O/U with N/T pressure)
Recent Wordle answers (avoid these repeats)
Keep this rolling list handy; New York Times Wordle doesn’t reuse solutions:
- Sep 24 (#1558): BLUNT (confirmed by multiple daily trackers)
- Sep 23 (#1557): MOUTH
- Sep 22 (#1556): QUILL
- Sep 21 (#1555): COVEN
- Sep 20 (#1554): DEFER
- Sep 19 (#1553): LATER
- Sep 18 (#1552): KNIFE
- Sep 17 (#1551): TEETH
- Sep 16 (#1550): LEFTY
- Sep 15 (#1549): ALONG
- Sep 14 (#1548): NOISY
For a deeper archive arranged by date, see TechRadar’s continually updated index of past Wordle answers so you don’t burn guesses on old solutions.
FAQ for new players
What time does Wordle reset? Midnight local time based on your device. If your clock is off, your reset time will be too.
Can the answer repeat? Editors avoid repeats—use the recent list above to prune your guess tree.
Does “Wordle Unlimited” help? Unofficial practice modes and “Wordle Unlimited” clones are great for drilling patterns like _LUN_ without risking your official streak. For general daily help, Tom’s Guide keeps a standing Wordle hints and answer explainer.
Cross-train with other NYT games
Pattern recognition gets sharper when you rotate puzzles. After today’s Wordle game, try our live daily pages for fellow NYT titles:
- NYT Connections today — spoiler-safe nudges, full grid, and category logic to protect your streak.
- Spelling Bee answers today — letters, pangrams, Genius target, and all valid words for today’s hive.
- Prefer deep guides? Bookmark our evergreen NYT Connections guide and our prior Wordle breakdowns for strategy refreshers. For Strands learners, this Strands hints & answers explainer covers spangrams and theme-hunting.
Editor’s notes: what made BLUNT a fair pick
Today’s NYT Wordle lands in that sweet spot editors love: clean letter frequency, two everyday senses (edge and speech), and cross-check power that rewards structure over luck. There’s no rare letter to sandbag casuals, yet the single vowel forces discipline. If you scanned consonant clusters and leaned on meaning, the answer revealed itself in three or four guesses—exactly what keeps the game sticky without feeling cheap.
Share your grid like a pro
Tap “Share” on your result to copy the emoji grid. Post it to social or drop it in a group chat—everyone sees your solve path without the spoiler. For apples-to-apples comparisons, stick with the same opener for a week, then rotate to test a new line. Keep notes: which starters overperform on single-vowel days? Which second-guesses clear the board fastest?
One last nudge for stuck boards
When you’re staring at B _ U N _ with two turns left, write these on paper: BL, CL, FL, SL. Say each aloud with U in the middle, then run through T/N endings. The sound cue is often enough to surface BLUNT—a neat brain trick that works across NYT Wordle, wordle NYT, and even offshoots.
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