In an interview with Newsweek in 2021, Wardle-who sold Wordle to The New York Times for an undisclosed seven-figure sum in 2022-said that players should embrace getting the gray tiles that show they have not guessed any correct letters.
"One thing I will say is that a lot of people tend to think that the game is just about finding those green and gold letters. If you get those, then you theoretically have the information you need, but you don't want to get too hung up on that," Wardle told Newsweek.
He added: "Even when you have most of the letters, it's still worth using a couple of tries to just narrow the options further. It's often just as important to learn what letters aren't in a word. That information can actually be more powerful in a lot of ways, and you don't necessarily realize it at first."
Other Wordle pros have also shared their top tips for completing the game.
Erhan Aslan, who teaches linguistics at the University of Reading in the U.K, told Newsweek "one thing that I think is important in this game is the starting word chosen," Aslan said. "Starting off with words that include commonly used vowels, for example, e and a, consonants such as r and t, and sound sequences might be helpful.
"Choosing a word that starts with q, z, j or x, for instance, may not be the best choice. You get more feedback after a few guesses. Users need to draw on some knowledge of phonics to narrow or eliminate some words that they might be thinking."
Wordle updates every day at midnight, at which point the next puzzle becomes available. Newsweek will be back tomorrow with another set of hints and tips for the new game.