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Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Jan. 22, #1313

Here are some hints and the answer for Wordle No. 1,313 for Wednesday, Jan. 22.

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Was today's Wordle puzzle a stretch for you? Or a word that means something similar to stretch? That's a hint. Today's Wordle answer isn't too tough, and has mostly common letters. (Bookmark our list of all the letters in the alphabet ranked by popularity.) You'll likely get it within a few guesses. But if you need hints and the answer for today's Wordle puzzle, read on.

Today's Wordle hints

Before we show you today's Wordle answer, we'll give you some hints. If you don't want a spoiler, look away now.

Wordle hint No. 1: Repeats

Today's Wordle answer has no repeated letters.

Wordle hint No. 2: Vowels

There are two vowels in today's Wordle answer.

Wordle hint No. 3: Start letter

Today's Wordle answer starts with the letter R.

Wordle hint No. 4: Placement

Today's Wordle answer features two vowels right next to each other.

Wordle hint No. 5: Meaning

Today's Wordle answer can refer to a stretching out an arm to grasp something.

TODAY'S WORDLE ANSWER

Today's Wordle answer is REACH.

Yesterday's Wordle answer

Yesterday's Wordle answer, Jan. 21, No. 1,312, was ICING.

Recent Wordle answers

Jan. 17, No. 1,308: PROSE

Jan. 18, No. 1,309: SILLY

Jan. 19, No. 1,310: ROWER

Jan. 20, No. 1,311: SQUID

What's the best Wordle starting word?

Don't be afraid to use our tip sheet ranking all the letters in the alphabet by frequency of uses. In short, you want starter words that lean heavy on E, A and R, and don't contain Z, J and Q. 

Some solid starter words to try:

ADIEU

TRAIN

CLOSE

STARE

NOISE