Today’s ‘Wordle’ #1,089 Hints and Answer for Wednesday, June 12 Puzzle
June 12, 2024
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If you need a hand solving today’s Wordle brainteaser, Newsweek has put together a few hints to help you out.
Wordle exploded from 90 users on November 1, 2021, to 300,000 on January 2, 2022, according to figures by Statista. That month, The New York Times purchased the game for an undisclosed low seven-figure sum, though it remains free to play.
Even Hollywood actors love the game. Keegan-Michael Key, the Emmy award-winning star of Key & Peele and Wonka teamed up with NYT in 2023 to invite players to compete against him in their game group chats.
A person plays online word game “Wordle” on a cell phone in Washington, D.C., on January 11, 2022. Newsweek is here every day to give you some helpful hints to solve the puzzle. A person plays online word game “Wordle” on a cell phone in Washington, D.C., on January 11, 2022. Newsweek is here every day to give you some helpful hints to solve the puzzle. Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
“There’s a fun sense of accomplishment that comes with starting the day solving a New York Times game,” Key said in 2023. “It’s also a great reason to have a quick check-in with a few of my friends (and get in a little friendly competition). I’ve always been a fan of words and language and any game that can test my acumen.”
Jonathan Knight, head of New York Times Games added: “Our collaboration with Keegan brings to life this spirit of play and connections, and showcases how our games link people together through daily play.”
Solving Wordle is simple enough. Players need to work out a mystery five-letter word in six guesses or fewer and are guided by a color-coded tile system to let them know if they are on the right track.
A green tile means the letter is correct, while yellow tells you the letter appears in the word but is in the wrong spot. Finally, a gray tile shows that the letter does not appear in the word at all.
The answer appears further down this article, so scroll with caution if you want to work it out yourself.
‘Wordle’ #1,089 Clues for Wednesday, June 12
Hint #1: Today’s answer is a verb.
Hint #2: The word ends in a consonant.
Hint #3: There is one repeated letter in today’s Wordle.
Hint #4: The word has one vowel.
Hint #5: Today’s Wordle begins with the letter “D.”
‘Wordle’ #1,089 Answer for Wednesday, June 12
The answer to today’s Wordle is “Deter.”
According to Merriam-Webster dictionary it means to inhibit or “to turn aside, discourage, or prevent from acting.”
If you struggled with today’s answer, you might have better luck tomorrow—Wordle resets at midnight in your time zone.
In the meantime, why not give Connections a go? NYT’s second most-popular game after Wordle, Connections challenges players to group words into categories by association—and we’ve got some handy hints to help.
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