There's a hint for today's Wordle ready and waiting to help save your win streak just below, designed to give you a nudge in the right direction without spoiling all your letter-finding fun. If you'd actually like someone to dish out spoilers for the February 28 (984) puzzle, you can scroll or click your way straight to today's answer. However you want to play, you'll find the help you need.
After two unimpressive guesses, it was a slightly stressed stab in the dark that turned today's game around, finally revealing the one letter that would be the key to my Wordle win. It didn't exactly slide into place effortlessly after that, but I'll take a meandering victory over a dead loss any day.
Today's Wordle hint
Wordle today: A hint for Wednesday, February 28
Red skin, pitchforks, forked tongues, horns—these classic monsters make a great Halloween costume. If there's an angel sitting on one shoulder telling you to do good, there's probably one of these on the other, trying to tempt you towards mischief.
Is there a double letter in Wordle today?
No, there is no double letter in today's puzzle.
Wordle help: 3 tips for beating Wordle every day
Playing Wordle well is like achieving a small victory every day—who doesn't like a well-earned winning streak in a game you enjoy? If you're new to the daily word game, or just want a refresher, I'm going to share a few quick tips to help set you on the path to success:
- You want a balanced mix of unique consonants and vowels in your opening word.
- A solid second guess helps to narrow down the pool of letters quickly.
- The answer could contain letters more than once.
There's no time pressure beyond making sure it's done by the end of the day. If you're struggling to find the answer or a tactical word for your next guess, there's no harm in coming back to it later on.
Today's Wordle answer
What is today's Wordle answer?
Keep that win streak going. The answer to the February 28 (984) Wordle is DEVIL.
Previous Wordle answers
The last 10 Wordle answers
Knowing previous Wordle solutions can be helpful in eliminating current possibilities. It's unlikely a word will be repeated and you can find inspiration for guesses or starting words that may be eluding you.
Here are some recent Wordle answers:
- February 27: SENSE
- February 26: OFTEN
- February 25: SMITH
- February 24: PIPER
- February 23: APART
- February 22: HEAVY
- February 21: BUILD
- February 20: MATCH
- February 19: PRICE
- February 18: RIDGE
Learn more about Wordle
Wordle gives you six rows of five boxes each day, and it's your job to work out which five-letter word is hiding by eliminating or confirming the letters it contains.
Starting with a strong word like LEASH—something containing multiple vowels, common consonants, and no repeat letters—is a good place to start. Once you hit Enter, the boxes will show you which letters you've got right or wrong. If a box turns ⬛️, it means that letter isn't in the secret word at all. 🟨 means the letter is in the word, but not in that position. 🟩 means you've got the right letter in the right spot.
Your second go should compliment the starting word, using another "good" guess to cover any common letters you missed last time while also trying to avoid any letter you now know for a fact isn't present in today's answer. After that, it's just a case of using what you've learned to narrow your guesses down to the right word. You have six tries in total and can only use real words (so no filling the boxes with EEEEE to see if there's an E). Don't forget letters can repeat too (ex: BOOKS).
If you need any further advice feel free to check out our Wordle tips, and if you'd like to find out which words have already been used, you can scroll to the relevant section above.
Originally, Wordle was dreamed up by software engineer Josh Wardle, as a surprise for his partner who loves word games. From there it spread to his family, and finally got released to the public. The word puzzle game has since inspired tons of games like Wordle, refocusing the daily gimmick around music or math or geography. It wasn't long before Wordle became so popular it was sold to the New York Times for seven figures. Surely it's only a matter of time before we all solely communicate in tricolor boxes.
