Today’s Wordle #1427: Hints, Clues & Solution for Friday, May 16th 2025

Today’s ‘Wordle May 16th 2025

It’s 2XP Friday, Wordle fans! That means Competitive Wordle players can double their points—win or lose—and either soar to greatness or crash in spectacular fashion. Ready to dive into today’s puzzle?

🧩 How to Solve Today’s Wordle

Hint: It’s not a medal-winning position—and certainly not a number you want in Competitive Wordle.

Clue: Today’s Wordle contains a double letter.

Scroll down if you’re ready for spoilers!

🔍 Wordle Analysis

As always, I checked in with Wordle Bot to review my game. If you haven’t already, you can analyze your guesses with the Bot here.

I’ve been swinging between good and bad Wordle days lately, and today? Let’s call it a rough one.

  • Guess #1: CREAM – A total whiff. Not a single yellow or green letter, and it left me with 423 possible words.

  • Guess #2: SHOUT – This brought things down to just 5 remaining options. Not bad, but still a gamble.

  • Guess #3: FILTH – I was close, but no cigar. In hindsight, maybe I should’ve taken the risk and guessed the double-lettered FIFTH here.

  • Guess #4: FIFTH – Got it! Not my best, but at least I didn’t end up guessing FIFTH as my fifth try—that would’ve been too poetic.

🧮 Scoring Breakdown (2XP Friday)

  • I scored in four guesses (0 points), and since the Bot beat me (guessed in three), I lose 1 additional point.

  • With 2XP Friday, that’s -2 points for me.

  • Wordle Bot, on the other hand, earns 1 point for guessing in three and 1 more for the win—4 points total after doubling.

Updated Scores:

  • Erik: 13 points

  • Wordle Bot: 11 points

It’s a tight race. On to tomorrow!