Regardless of how you want to spend the day, don’t forget to rest for the week that is about to start. If solving the Wordle answer for today, 4th August 2024 seems too taxing, don’t worry! We can help you.
For the uninitiated, the aim of Wordle is to work out a daily five-letter word within six guesses. The fewer the guesses, the better – and if you fail to guess it at all, you’ll break your streak.
The latter is why working out today’s Wordle answer is such a priority, as players pride themselves on keeping their streak going. So why gamble on a risky final guess when you can learn a few clues and, failing that, get the definitive answer? This page can help with that.
Once you have today’s word, learn more about Wordle and how the New York Times became interested in games in this interview with Jonathan Knight, Head of Games for the NYTimes. In keeping with the word theme, we’ve also discussed why The NYTimes Mini Crossword is a reliable joy.
Clues for today’s Wordle answer
Instead of going straight to the answer, you might only need a few hints to get you over the line:
- This word has two different vowels in it.
- There are no repeating letters in this word.
- Today’s word starts with ‘L’.
- This word indicates the part of the Undead Burg region in Dark Souls where you find the Capra Demon boss.
Still not sure? Read on for the answer.
Wordle answer for word 1142 on 4th August 2024
Even with the above clues, still not sure and want to keep that streak going?
The Wordle answer today is LOWER.
I started today’s game with ‘BACON’, hoping it could bring as much luck as I had yesterday. Unfortunately, it didn’t work. It was only on my third try that I found the right place for the letters ‘L’ and ‘O’. And, although I was able to find four of the letters, I didn’t get the right word before I ran out of tries.
Now you have the answer, do not spoil it for others! Remember, you can share your results spoiler-free in the form of a grid.
Of course, no one has to know you came to this page to work it out. Maybe put in two or three fake guesses first to throw them off the scent, perhaps?
Today’s Wordle etymology
It might not seem like, but lower is a fairly polysemic word. The verb form with the sense of descending appears around the 1600s, coming from the adjective form. A little later a transitive form appears to indicate the act of letting down.
Before that, in Middle English, we find the term ‘LOUREN’, meaning to frown, a sense that later appears also with the word ‘LOWER’, which also has the sense of looking to someone in a menacing manner.
Wordle past answers for this week
And now for our ‘Previously on Wordle’ segment! (I know ‘in’ works better, but let me have this…) Last week has seen the following words make appearance in Wordle so far:
- SATURDAY 3rd August – SCALE
- FRIDAY 2nd August – FLAKE
- THURSDAY 1st August – CHALK
- WEDNESDAY 31st July – PENNE
- TUESDAY 30th July – FERAL
If you’d like to know all of the words which has graced Wordle in times gone by, check out our past Wordle answers archive.
What to play after Wordle
With your daily Wordle completed, the question is – what shall you play now?
You can, of course, try out the other word-based games offered by the New York Times, like Spelling Bee, the Mini Crossword and Letter Boxed. You can also take a crack at Connections, the daily Sudokus and Tiles – a rather additive motif matching game.
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There’s also a range of games which have put a twist on the Wordle formula. Squaredle challenges you to find a series of words by connecting letters in a four by four grid. Meanwhile Dordle, Quorodly, Octordly and Sedecordle all keep to the standard Wordle, while increasing the number of words you have to find. The challenge comes in how your guesses count for all of the words, so you need to decide whether you’re going to focus on a specific word or try to solve multiple words at the same time. Thankfully, the number of guesses you’re given increases alongside the amount of words you’re expected to solve.
If you want a break from spelling though, try GeoGuessr. Here you’ll be given a picture of somewhere, anywhere, in the world and have to place a marker on where you think that location is. There’s even an Old School RuneScape version.
Hope you enjoyed playing Wordle today!
