All players have six tries to guess the five-letter answer for each day’s “Wordle” in the games section of the publication. So, what was today’s Wordle answer? See the hints for the January 6, 2025, Wordle and the answer by scrolling all the way down below.

Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

Move over, Wordle and Connections—there's a new NYT word game in town! The New York Times' recent game, "Strands," is becoming more and more popular as another daily activity fans can find on the NYT website and app.

Wordle, created by Brooklyn-based software engineer Josh Wardle in January 2021, quickly gained global popularity. The game skyrocketed from just 91 players in November 2021 to more than 2 million by January 2022.

Also, I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword answers, you can visit CNET's NYT puzzle hint