I'm here to make the Wordle of the day a winner for you, however you want to do it. I've got a selection of tips and tricks ready and waiting if you'd just like a little nudge in the right direction, and if you're running out of guesses and still only have one yellow to go on you'll find the answer to the November 4 (503) puzzle just a scroll or click away.
Today's Wordle was pretty tense—three guesses in and all I had to show for it was one yellow and no idea. Luckily for me the next stab in the dark gave me two greens to work with, and from there the answer was in the bag.
Wordle hint
A Wordle hint for Friday, November 4
Today's answer is most commonly used when talking about an image taken by some sort of camera and often printed out onto a particular sort of glossy paper, but more generally it is also a prefix used in many words describing something to do with light. There is one vowel today, used twice.
Wordle help: 3 tips for beating Wordle every day
If there's one thing better than playing Wordle, it's playing Wordle well, which is why I'm going to share a few quick tips to help set you on the path to success:
- A good opener contains a balanced mix of unique vowels and consonants.
- A tactical second guess helps to narrow down the pool of letters quickly.
- The solution may contain repeat letters.
There's no time pressure beyond making sure it's done by midnight. So there's no reason to not treat the game like a casual newspaper crossword and come back to it later if you're coming up blank.
Today's Wordle answer
What is the Wordle 503 answer?
Let's make sure every day's a winner. The answer to the November 4 (503) Wordle is PHOTO.
Previous answers
Wordle archive: Which words have been used
The more past Wordle answers you can cram into your memory banks, the better your chances of guessing today's Wordle answer without accidentally picking a solution that's already been used. Past Wordle answers can also give you some excellent ideas for fun starting words that keep your daily puzzle solving fresh.
Here are some recent Wordle solutions:
- November 3: ALOUD
- November 2: INEPT
- November 1: PINEY
- October 31: APTLY
- October 30: WALTZ
- October 29: LIBEL
- October 28: SNEAK
- October 27: CARRY
- October 26: FLOUT
- October 25: FOGGY
Learn more about Wordle
Every day Wordle presents you with six rows of five boxes, and it's up to you to work out which secret five-letter word is hiding inside them.
You'll want to start with a strong word like ALERT—something containing multiple vowels, common consonants, and no repeat letters. Hit Enter and 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.
You'll want your second go to compliment the first, using another "good" word 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'll find those below.
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.
