Today’s Wordle clue and answer for Sunday, September 15

Need a hint for today’s Wordle answer? Wordle is an addictive but challenging test of word fluency. Luckily, you’ve come to the right place to get help.

Every day, Wordle presents its hordes of players with a deceptively simple dilemma: Can you guess the correct five-letter word in just six tries? All you need to find the Wordle answer are the context clues you receive on each try—but often that’s not enough. Wordle can be tricky, and it’s not uncommon to need a little help if you want to keep your years-long winning streak going.

In this guide, we offer a selection of Wordle clues to help you figure out today’s solution for Sunday, September 15. Scroll a little further down and we’ll also show you today’s Wordle answer for 9/15, as well as a definition of the word in case you need it.

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Wordle Notes: Notes for today’s Wordle on September 15th

Every day we offer a set of Wordle clues that can help you figure out the solution, so read through our clues below and try to figure it out before jumping straight to the answer:

What is the Wordle tip today?

That it happens again.

What letter does today’s Wordle begin with?

Today’s Wordle word starts with R.

What letter does today’s Wordle end with?

Today’s Wordle word ends with R.

How many vowels does today’s Wordle have?

Today’s Wordle word contains 2 vowels.

Are there duplicate letters in today’s Wordle?

Today’s Wordle word consists of 4 unique letters.

What is a good starting word for today’s Wordle?

When you type the initial word “cures,” four letters appear in yellow.

Still having trouble finding today’s Wordle solution? To continue your winning streak, scroll down to see today’s Wordle answer and a description of the word meaning.

What is today’s Wordle answer on September 15th?

It’s time to announce the answer to today’s Wordle of September 15th. The word is…

RETURN.

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

What does today’s Wordle answer mean?

“Recur” means that it occurs repeatedly or periodically. For example, a recurring payment that must be made every few months.

How to share your Wordle results without spoilers

Wordle has a built-in way to share your results without spoilers, so recipients won’t see today’s Wordle word itself, just the colors in your grid that show your performance.

To share your Wordle results, simply complete (or lose) today’s Wordle, then wait a moment for the statistics window to appear on your screen, then tap the “SHARE” button.

On PC, the text is simply copied to the clipboard, so you can then paste it anywhere you want, be it a private message or a social media status update. On iPhone or Android, when you tap the SHARE button, you have the option to either copy the text to the clipboard or share the results directly to another app on your phone (like WhatsApp or Twitter).

Wordle’s built-in sharing feature is a much more pleasant way to share your results than potentially giving away the answer to those who haven’t had the chance to play today’s Wordle for themselves, so we highly recommend you take advantage of this feature!

How to play Wordle

Wordle is wonderfully simple. The aim is to guess the correct five-letter word within six attempts. After each attempt, the letters of the chosen word are highlighted in green if they are in the right place, yellow if they are in the wrong place, or grey if they are not in the word at all.

Use these clues to narrow down the correct word. Visit the Wordle site and try it for yourself!

How did Wordle start?

Wordle started as a little family game created by software developer Josh Wardle. He developed the game so he and his partner could play a fun little word game together during the pandemic, and they quickly realized that there was something really special about this simple little guessing game. After some refinements, Wardle released it to the public on his website Power Language.

The game was released in October 2021 and had two million daily players by the end of the year. It became a viral hit, thanks largely to the ease with which players could share their results spoiler-free on Twitter and other social media sites. In January 2022, Wardle accepted an offer from The New York Times to acquire Wordle for a seven-figure sum. Well done, Mr. Wardle. Really well done.

Are certain Wordle words not allowed?

You can enter virtually any five-letter word in the English language and Wordle will accept it as a guess. However, the answer is chosen each day from a much smaller list of more common five-letter words. Of course, there are still thousands of possible answers, but that means the answer will never be something as obscure as, say, “THIOL,” “CAIRD,” or “MALIC” (yes, those are all real words).

There are very few words that The New York Times doesn’t publish as a Wordle Answer of the Day, perhaps for reasons related to current news or politics. For example, shortly after news broke that Roe v. Wade might be overturned in the United States, The NYT decided to change the March 30th word from “FETUS” to “SHINE,” as it was felt that the word “fetus” was too politically charged a word in the context of recent events.

The New York Times has also been careful to never allow words it deems rude as answers to a Wordle puzzle. But of course, there’s nothing stopping you from using even the dirtiest words as guesses, as long as they’re words accepted in the dictionary and you realize they’ll never be the answer.

Is Wordle becoming too easy for you?

If Wordle becomes too easy, there are a few ways you can make the game more challenging for yourself. The first way is to turn on Hard Mode. You can do this on the Wordle website by clicking on the gear icon in the top right of the screen. Hard Mode means that all highlighted letters must be used in all future guesses. This prevents you from using the common tactic of choosing two words like “OUNCE” and “PAINS” to test all five vowels early.

You can increase it even further by playing under the so-called “Ultra-Hard” rules. This means that every tip you make must may be the answer. If you just played on Hard mode and typed in “MOIST” and the “O” appears yellow, then there is nothing stopping you from using “POLAR” as your next word, even though that can’t possibly be the answer because you already know the “O” is in the wrong place. If you are playing on Ultra Hard rules, this is not allowed. You must follow every clue and make sure that every single word you type in is potentially the answer.

If after all that, Wordle is still too easy for you, you can always try one of the many other Wordle-inspired online games that have popped up in the last year. One of our favorites is Worldle, which requires you to guess a country in the world based on its shape. There’s also Waffle, which requires you to swap letters in a filled-in grid to complete all the words; Moviedle, which shows you an entire movie in the shortest amount of time and asks you to guess the movie within six tries; and Quordle, which requires you to solve four Wordles at once using the same tries.

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If you need help with future Wordles, be sure to check out our list of the best Wordle starter words for the greatest chance of success. You can also check out our archive of previous Wordle answers to see which words have been chosen previously.