【homo eroticism】

It is Wednesday, my dudes, and you know what else starts with W? That's right, Wordle. (And also Worldle, but we're not getting into that here.) So it's time to take a look at today's solution — first by offering some subtle hints if you're super stumped, then some less subtle ones, before we give you the answer right down the bottom of the post. Your Wordlestreak is a precious thing, and if you need a little help to lock in your answer today, there's no shame in that.

If Wordlefeels like more of a struggle than it did at first, you're not alone — but it's not getting harder, we promise. (Everything kind of seems harder these days, to be fair.) Check out the best starting words to mix things up and our tips for a more strategic game. You can also practice by playing the whole archive of past Wordles, use some different brain-muscles with one of the many Wordleclones, or go all out with the 31-word multi-game Grand Slam. And even if you're not proudly sharing your results on social media every day any more like you were in January, we highly recommend starting a group chat just for the Wordlefreaks in your life.

Can I have a subtle clue for today's answer?

Sure! It is also the name of a movie franchise.

Does today's Wordle answer have a double letter?

Nope! All unique letters today.

Is today's Wordle answer an obscure word?

It is not. You've almost certainly used it before — even if you're just talking about the films.

Can I have another clue?

Of course, young padawan. It's a word that means "to get rid of".

I'm still stumped. What vowels does it use?

It has two: U, and E.

Please just tell me what today's Wordle answer is.

OK, OK! You wore me down.

The answer to today's Wordleis...

PURGE.

Oh yes, I can hear the siren now.

If you use a vowel-heavy starting word or at least lean on a starter ending in E, this might have been an easy one for you. But U is usually one of the last vowels I go for, as the least common one (not counting that two-timing trickster Y), so it took me a whole four guesses just to get that one locked in.

Didn't get there today? That's OK! Whether you pulled a sneaky one with our help or X'd out honestly, you tried your best, and that's all that matters.

Not the day you're after? Here's the solution to today's Wordle.

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