Solve today's Wordle in one shot or turn a tough game upside down in an instant. Click on Thursday's answer and enjoy the joy of victory. Also, check out our August 1 (1139) clue. Here it is

Who knew two letters could be so hard? Then a strange one. Dangerous things. Something you can't even tell if it's a word or not. There was nothing. And finally, an answer. Even that took longer than it should have, because my eyes kept grazing that part of the keyboard, so wake up properly before you Wordle.

Today's answer is the name of a very soft kind of rock. This rock is colored and made into sticks to draw pictures and write letters. There is only one vowel hidden in this word.

There are no double letters in today's puzzle.

If you're new to daily wordle puzzles, or if you've taken some time off and need a refresher, here's a quick trick to help you win. Nothing makes the rest of your day better than a small victory.

There is no timer. If you get stuck on a puzzle, there is no shame in going back to it later in the day and finishing it when your head is clear.

New Moon is also on a winning streak; the answer to the August 1 (1139) wordle is CHALK.

Keeping track of past answers to wordle helps eliminate current possibilities. It is also useful for inspiring opening words and subsequent guesses if you are short on ideas for the day.

Here are the last 10 answers in Wordle:

Wordle displays five boxes in six columns each day, where the goal is to figure out the correct five-letter word by entering a guess and deleting or checking the individual letters.

Getting off to a good start with a strong word like ARISE (one that contains multiple vowels, common consonants, and non-repetitive letters) is a good tactic; pressing Enter will display the correct or incorrect answer in the box. If the box goes to ⬛️, it means the letter is not in the secret word at all. A 🟨 means the letter is in the word but not in that position. 🟩 means that the correct letter is in the correct position.

The second guess should complement the starting word, using another "good" word to cover the common letter missed last time, while avoiding the letter that we now know for sure is not present in today's answer. With any luck, a few colored squares will be created and you will be on the right track.

Then it is just a matter of using what you have learned to narrow down the correct words. You can try six times in all, and you can only use actual words (you cannot fill in the box with EEEEE to see if there is an E). Letters may be repeated (e.g. BOOKS).

If you need further advice, see Wordle's tips. Also, if you want to know which words are already in use, scroll to the relevant section above.

Wordle was originally conceived by software engineer Josh Wardle as a surprise for his partner, who liked word games. From there it spread to his family and was finally released to the public. Since then, the word puzzle game has spawned a slew of Wordle-like games, focusing the daily gimmicks on music, math, and geography; it wasn't long before Wordle became so popular that it was sold to the New York Times for a seven-figure sum. Indeed, it would only be a matter of time before we would be communicating solely through tricolored boxes.