Today's Wordle hint and answer on Monday 20th May for 1066

Check the Wordle answer for today, 20th May 2024 and learn all you need to know to solve the first puzzle of the week!

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:

• There are no repeated letters in this word.
• This word has two different vowels in it.
• Today's word starts with 'N'.
• The word is the comparative form of an adjective that qualifies someone as friendly.

Still not sure? Read on for the answer.

Wordle answer for word 1066 on 20th May 2024

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

The Wordle answer today is NICER.

As my first guess I tried 'WATER', which worked pretty well giving me the last two letters. On the other hand, this didn’t help me narrow the options since there are plenty of words that end with 'ER'. In my second attempt, I went with 'GAMER'. Then, I decided to try 'NICER', expecting to at least get another vowel. I was lucky to land the right answer on my third try!

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

Etymologically speaking, the history of the word 'NICE' is quite interesting. If we go back to Latin, we find the word 'NESCIUS', which indicates an ignorant person. In the 13th century, there was the 'NICE' term in Old French, an expression for foolish and frivolous.

It was only around the late 18th century that we find records of the word 'NICE' with a more positive connotation related to delightful and kind.

Wordle past answers for this week

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

• SUNDAY 19th May - HITCH
• SATURDAY 18th May - BRINY
• FRIDAY 17th May - TUTOR
• THURSDAY 16th May - STALL
• WEDNESDAY 15th May - PINCH
• TUESDAY 14th May - AMASS

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!