【Winter Wonderlust (2015)】

Morning Wordlers! Hopefully you have all recovered from yesterday's minor controversy and are ready to dive into a new Wordle. To help, we've got tips, clues, and today's Wordleanswer for game #325, which you can find way down the bottom of the page.

Want to know what all the fuss is about? Wordlewas invented by engineer Josh Wardle as a gift for his puzzle-loving partner, and it went super-viral in late 2021. His original game was bought by the New YorkTimesearlier this year in a seven-figure deal. 

Has theTimesbeen making Wordleharder? If anything, they've been making it easier. As we've reported previously, it's the same old Wordle, with some "harder" words given the boot. But if you're finding that streak a little too easy to maintain, you can always switch on Hard Mode, which means you can't make any guesses that don't have previously confirmed letters in them. (Yes, you've been playing on Easy Mode.)

Not the Wordleanswer you're after?Here are the Wordleanswer and hints for May 9.

What's the best Wordle starting word?

Working that out definitively requires actual math, and we're not here for math, thanks very much. Fortunately, other people have done it for us, and found there are loads of options. Just make sure you load up on vowels — it helps a lot.

What's a Heardle? Quordle?? Dordle?!

If you just want moreWordle— a veritable super-stacked sandwich of Wordle! — try Dordleand Quordleand the bigger numbers that lie beyond. If you want to capitalize on your years of Star Wars or Taylor Swift expertise, try these fandom-inspired versions, or test your ears (and your nostalgia) with the music guessing game Heardle.

Here's how to play old Wordles from the archive

The whole archive of past Wordlesis available to play online, whether you want to train your brain or just entertain it while you wait for the train.

Why are there sometimes two different Wordle answers on the same day?

As we've previously reported, this is down to some changes the New York Timeshas made to creator Josh Wardle's original word list to remove obscure, potentially offensive, or confusing words. This happened just yesterday, as the originally programmed word for Wordle#324 was unexpectedly topical, leading the Timesto also take the unprecedented step of issuing a statement clarifying the coincidence.

Here's a hint for the May 10 Wordle answer:

It's an animal!

Wordle 325 is a 5-letter word that starts with...

Gee whiz, it's the letter G.

What's the answer to the May 10 Wordle?

Want the answer to Wordle#325? It's...

GECKO.

Ooo, this is a little spicy today — all rarer consonants, meaning you could spend precious guesses methodically ruling out the more common ones first. Hopefully decades of Geico ads helped remind you about these scaly little guys.

Didn't get it today? No shame in X-ing out, and there's always tomorrow. See you back here for more clues and tips!

Reporting by Caitlin Welsh, Amanda Yeo, and Adam Rosenberg contributed to this article.

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