Looking for a hint for today's Wordle answer? Your hope for a quick and successful Wordle victory might not have come true yet, but this guide could help. Try using some of the hints below and give it another attempt. The answer may be closer than you think!

Wordle challenges millions of players every day with a deceptively simple puzzle: can you guess the correct five-letter word in just six tries? The only tools you have are the contextual clues from each guess, but sometimes that's not enough. Wordle can be surprisingly tricky, and it's completely normal to seek a little assistance to keep your winning streak alive. Check out our Wordle history archive to see all past answers.

This guide provides a selection of Wordle hints to help you figure out today's solution for January 23, 2026. Scroll down further to reveal today's Wordle answer for January 23, 2026, along with a definition of the word if needed.

Wordle Hints for January 23, 2026

Every day, we provide a number of Wordle hints to help you solve the puzzle. Read through these clues below and see if you can figure it out before jumping to the answer:

Today's Wordle Hint

  • Hint 1.A title of nobility, ranking just below a viscount
  • Hint 2.Often used to describe someone influential in industries like banking or media
  • Hint 3.Starts with the letter after A

Starting Letter

Today's Wordle word begins with B .

Ending Letter

Today's Wordle word ends with N .

Vowel Count

Today's Wordle word contains 2 vowel(s) .

Double Letters

There are 0 double letter(s) in today's Wordle word.

Good Starting Word

Try a balanced opener like SLATE, CRANE, or ADIEU to cover common letters.

Still having trouble finding today's Wordle solution? To preserve your win streak, scroll down to reveal today's Wordle answer and a description of the word's meaning.

Today's Wordle Answer

It's time to reveal the answer to today's Wordle for January 23, 2026. The word is...

BARON

Congrats if you managed to correctly guess the Wordle answer today!

Word Meaning

We don’t store a dictionary definition for this puzzle. If you’d like to learn the meaning, look up BARON in a dictionary.

Yesterday's Wordle answer ( January 22, 2026 ) was CLINK . Wordle never repeats words, so it won't be today's answer. Check out yesterday's Wordle answer page for more details.

Share Results

Wordle has a built-in method for sharing your results without spoilers. This feature allows others to see only the colors in your grid, showing how well you did without revealing today's Wordle word.

To share your Wordle results, complete or lose today's Wordle, then wait for the statistics panel to appear on your screen. Tap the "SHARE" button to proceed.

On PC, this will copy the text to your clipboard. You can then paste it anywhere you wish, whether in a private message or a social media post. On iPhone or Android, tapping the "SHARE" button gives you the option to copy to clipboard or share directly to another app like WhatsApp or Twitter.

Using Wordle's built-in sharing feature is a much better way to share your results than potentially spoiling the answer for those who haven't played yet. This method is highly recommended!

How to Play

Wordle is wonderfully simple. The goal is to guess the correct five-letter word within six attempts. After each guess, letters highlight green if they're in the correct position, yellow if they're in the word but wrong position, or grey if they don't appear in the word at all.

Using these clues, you must narrow down the correct word. Start playing on the Wordle site to try it for yourself!

Wordle Origins

Wordle started as a small family game created by software engineer Josh Wardle. He developed the game so he and his partner could enjoy a fun word puzzle together during the pandemic. They quickly realized there was something special about this simple guessing game. After some refinement, Wardle released it to the public on his website, Power Language.

The game launched in October 2021, and by the end of the year, it had two million daily players. Wordle became a viral hit, largely due to the ease of sharing results in a spoiler-free way on Twitter and other social media platforms. In January 2022, Wardle accepted an offer from the New York Times to acquire Wordle for a seven-figure sum.

Words Not Allowed

You can type in almost any five-letter word in the English language, and Wordle will accept it as a guess. However, the answer is selected each day from a smaller list of common five-letter words. There are still thousands of possible answers, but this means the answer will never be an obscure word like "THIOL," "CAIRD," or "MALIC."

There are occasional words the New York Times chooses not to publish as the day's Wordle answer, perhaps due to recent news or political events. For example, shortly after news broke about Roe v Wade potentially being overturned in the United States, the NYT changed the March 30th word from "FETUS" to "SHINE," as "fetus" was considered too politically charged given recent events.

The New York Times has also been careful never to allow what they consider rude words as Wordle answers. However, nothing stops you from using even the most colorful words as guesses, as long as they're accepted dictionary words and you understand they'll never be the answer.