If you’re still working on today’s Wordle, start here for gentle clues. Prefer to jump straight to the solution? You’ll find a letter-by-letter reveal and the full answer below.
Play Wordle (official)
You can play today’s puzzle on the New York Times Wordle page at nytimes.com/games/wordle. The game updates daily at midnight in your local time zone.
Spoiler-free hints for Wordle #1568
- There are no repeated letters.
- It uses two standard vowels.
- It begins with R.
- It ends with Y.
- Part of speech: verb.
- Think “pass along” — as in forwarding a message or handing off in a team race.
Need a stronger nudge? Letter-by-letter reveal
Only expand your view mentally if you’re sure you want to see each position.
| Position | Letter |
|---|---|
| 1 | R |
| 2 | E |
| 3 | L |
| 4 | A |
| 5 | Y |
Today’s Wordle answer (#1568)
RELAY
Meaning: to receive and pass on something — a message, signal, or item — or the team race where runners hand off a baton.
Quick approach for today
- Open with a vowel-heavy starter to pick up E/A quickly.
- Once you see R- - -Y framing, test common middle patterns like
REL-. - With no duplicates, avoid burning guesses on repeated letters; cover new consonants instead.
Recent Wordle answers (useful for pattern sense)
| Date | No. | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2025 | #1567 | SPASM |
| Oct 2, 2025 | #1566 | WIDTH |
| Oct 1, 2025 | #1565 | SPOIL |
| Sept 30, 2025 | #1564 | GEESE |
| Sept 29, 2025 | #1563 | CIVIL |
How Wordle scoring works (fast refresher)
- Green: correct letter in the correct spot.
- Yellow: correct letter, wrong spot.
- Gray: letter not in the answer.
- You get six guesses to land the five-letter word.
Next up: the puzzle rolls over to #1569 at midnight local time. If RELAY took a few tries, bank what you learned today — two distinct vowels and a clean consonant frame are a reliable path to a quick solve.
