Today's Wordle hint and answer on Friday 10th May for 1056

If you're just preparing for the weekend and need some help, we've got you covered when it comes to the Wordle answer for today, 10th May 2024.

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:

• Today's word had three different vowels in it.
• There are no repeating letters.
• The word starts with 'M'.
• This word usually refers to a go-between, commonly used as a synonym for press as well as communication agents.

Still not sure? Read on for the answer.

Wordle answer for word 1056 on 10th May 2024

Even with the above clues, still not sure and want to keep that streak going?

The Wordle answer today is MEDIA.

'PEARS' was my first try and although I was still quite far from finding out the correct answer, I got at least one vowel. After another failed attempt, I gave 'MEDIC' a shot, which led me directly to 'MEDIA' as my next option.

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

The etymology of 'MEDIA' traces it back to Latin's 'MEDIA', the feminine form of 'MEDIUS', meaning 'middle'. This word became related to ratio, TV, and other means of communication in the 20th century.

In modern English, 'MEDIA' is the plural form of 'MEDIUM', which has its own history. Also borrowed from Latin, 'MEDIUM' was used to indicate that which is the middle or center.

Wordle past answers for this week

And now for our 'Previously on Wordle' segement! (I know 'in' works better, but let me have this...) This week has seen the following words make appearance in Wordle so far:

• THURSDAY 9th May - JERKY
• WEDNESDAY 8th May - PIOUS
• TUESDAY 7th May - MUSTY
• MONDAY 6th May - SHAVE
• SUNDAY 5th May - DECAL

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.

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!