{"id":476813,"date":"2026-05-09T19:47:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T19:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/476813\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T19:47:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T19:47:31","slug":"todays-wordle-1784-hints-and-answer-for-friday-may-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/476813\/","title":{"rendered":"Today\u2019s Wordle #1784 Hints And Answer For Friday, May 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768709469_663_0x0.jpg\" alt=\"nyt-wordle-hints-clues-answer-guide\" data-height=\"1752\" data-width=\"2629\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>How to solve today&#8217;s Wordle.<\/p>\n<p>SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Welcome back, Wordlers. Thank goodness it\u2019s Friday! Not only that, it\u2019s 2XP Friday for all you Competitive Wordle players out there. Double your points, good or bad, and let the chips fall where they may! Let\u2019s solve today\u2019s Wordle shall we?<\/p>\n<p>Looking for Thursday&#8217;s Wordle? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/erikkain\/2026\/05\/06\/wordle-answer-thursday-may-7\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/erikkain\/2026\/05\/06\/wordle-answer-thursday-may-7\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/erikkain\/2026\/05\/06\/wordle-answer-thursday-may-7\/\" aria-label=\"Check out our guide right here\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Check out our guide right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s Bonus Custom Wordle<\/p>\n<p>Now that we can create our own custom Wordles, I\u2019m including a bonus Wordle with each daily Wordle guide. These can be 4 to 7 letters long. Hopefully this is a fun extra challenge. Click the link below to play the Wordle I hand-crafted for you.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/games\/create\/wordle\/8etKbVaSBuC3tj2ZLYqK0soiueJpPcATm8AhCnZGrZCL0qDz9BL3Rl9XDVuDqm3HxduGJMqnhRpHEQ==\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/games\/create\/wordle\/8etKbVaSBuC3tj2ZLYqK0soiueJpPcATm8AhCnZGrZCL0qDz9BL3Rl9XDVuDqm3HxduGJMqnhRpHEQ==\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/games\/create\/wordle\/8etKbVaSBuC3tj2ZLYqK0soiueJpPcATm8AhCnZGrZCL0qDz9BL3Rl9XDVuDqm3HxduGJMqnhRpHEQ==\" aria-label=\"Today\u2019s Bonus Custom Wordle\">Today\u2019s Bonus Custom Wordle<\/a> is 7 letters long.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The hint: <\/strong>Dog<\/p>\n<p><strong>The clue:<\/strong> This Wordle has more consonants than vowels.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yesterday\u2019s Custom Wordle Answer:<\/strong> MUTT<\/p>\n<p>How To Play Wordle<\/p>\n<p>Wordle is a daily word puzzle game where your goal is to guess a hidden five-letter word in six tries or fewer. After each guess, the game gives feedback to help you get closer to the answer:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Green<\/strong>: The letter is in the word and in the correct spot.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Yellow<\/strong>: The letter is in the word, but in the wrong spot.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gray<\/strong>: The letter is not in the word at all.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Use these clues to narrow down your guesses. Every day brings a new word, and everyone around the world is trying to solve the same puzzle. Some Wordlers also play Competitive Wordle against friends, family, the Wordle Bot or even against me, your humble narrator. See rules for Competitive Wordle toward the end of this post.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today\u2019s Wordle Hints And Answer<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Wordle Bot\u2019s Starting Word: <\/strong>SLATE<\/li>\n<li><strong>My Starting Word Today:<\/strong> BLAME (6 words left)<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Hint<\/strong>: Shadow<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Clue:<\/strong> This Wordle begins with a vowel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Okay, <strong>spoilers below! The answer is coming!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Answer:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s Wordle<\/p>\n<p>Screenshot: Erik KainWordle Bot Analysis<\/p>\n<p>Every day I check Wordle Bot to help analyze my guessing game. You can check your Wordle score with Wordle Bot <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2022\/upshot\/wordle-bot.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2022\/upshot\/wordle-bot.html\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2022\/upshot\/wordle-bot.html\" aria-label=\"right here\">right here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>BLAME ended up being super lucky today, leaving me with three yellow boxes and just six possible solutions. This is why I often pick starting words with less common letters like \u201cB\u201d. It\u2019s a gamble, but sometimes gambles pay off. I only came up with three words (MAMBO, RUMBO and UMBRA) and didn\u2019t even realize there were a few more to choose from. Of the ones I thought up, UMBRA is just the coolest by far. Sometimes you just have to go with the word you like most, and once and a while that pays off. UMBRA for the win!<\/p>\n<p>Competitive Wordle Score<\/p>\n<p>Wordle Bot<\/p>\n<p>Screenshot: Erik Kain<\/p>\n<p>This is bad news for the evil Wordle Bot. I get 2 points for guessing in two and 1 point for beating the Bot. With 2XP Friday that comes to 6 points. The Bot gets 0 points for guessing in four and -1 for losing to me. That\u2019s -2 for 2XP Friday. Our May totals widen significantly:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Erik: <\/strong>15 points<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wordle Bot<\/strong>: 1 points<\/p>\n<p>How To Play Competitive Wordle<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Guessing in 1 is worth 3 points; guessing in 2 is worth 2 points; guessing in 3 is worth 1 point; guessing in 4 is worth 0 points; guessing in 5 is -1 points; guessing in 6 is -2 points and missing the Wordle is -3 points.<\/li>\n<li>If you beat your opponent you get 1 point. If you tie, you get 0 points. And if you lose to your opponent, you get -1 point. Add it up to get your score. Keep a daily running score or just play for a new score each day.<\/li>\n<li>Fridays are 2XP, meaning you double your points\u2014positive or negative.<\/li>\n<li>You can keep a running tally or just play day-by-day. Enjoy!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Today\u2019s Wordle Etymology<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUmbra\u201d is Latin for \u201cshadow\u201d or \u201cshade.\u201d It comes from an ancient Indo-European root associated with darkness or covering. In English it\u2019s used especially in astronomy (the darkest part of a shadow, like during an eclipse) and metaphorically for gloom or obscurity.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to follow me for all your daily puzzle-solving guides, TV show and movie reviews and more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/erikkain\/#196d790943ab\" target=\"_self\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/erikkain\/#196d790943ab\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/erikkain\/#196d790943ab\" aria-label=\"here on this blog\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here on this blog<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"How to solve today&#8217;s Wordle. SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Getty Images Welcome back, Wordlers. Thank goodness it\u2019s Friday! 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