Today's Wordle 440 answer and hint: Friday, September 2

You'll find today's Wordle answer right here, safely tucked away behind a handcrafted hint for the September 2 (440) challenge and accompanied by a range of general tips and tricks to help make sure your daily puzzling goes as smoothly as possible.

Finding just one yellow in two guesses is…not great. But it's also a good reminder that knowing what isn't in the answer can be—if I stop panicking for a minute and really think about this—just as helpful as knowing what is in the answer too. 

Wordle hint

Today's Wordle: A hint for Friday, September 2

Today's answer can be a feeling as well as a solid object. In the first case it's a certain nonspecific sensation that makes you feel attracted in a positive way towards someone or something. In the second, these are small decorative accessories often found on bracelets, or some sort of token designed to bring good luck. 

Wordle help: 3 tips for beating Wordle every day 

If there's one thing better than playing Wordle, it's playing Wordle well, which is why I'm going to share a few quick tips to help set you on the path to success:

• A good opener contains a balanced mix of unique vowels and consonants. 
• A tactical second guess helps to narrow down the pool of letters quickly.
• The solution may contain repeat letters.

There's no time pressure beyond making sure it's done by midnight. So there's no reason to not treat the game like a casual newspaper crossword and come back to it later if you're coming up blank.

Wordle answer

What is the Wordle 440 answer?

Let me save your win streak. The answer to the September 2 (440) Wordle is CHARM. 

Previous answers

Wordle archive: Which words have been used

The more past Wordle answers you can cram into your memory banks, the better your chances of guessing today's Wordle answer without accidentally picking a solution that's already been used. Past Wordle answers can also give you some excellent ideas for fun starting words that keep your daily puzzle solving fresh.

Here are some recent Wordle solutions:

• September 1: FUNGI
• August 31: PRIZE
• August 30: ONSET
• August 29: CHIEF
• August 28: GAUZE
• August 27: RUDER
• August 26: IRONY
• August 25: CLOWN
• August 24: NEEDY
• August 23: WOVEN

Learn more about Wordle 

Every day Wordle presents you with six rows of five boxes, and it's up to you to work out which secret five-letter word is hiding inside them.

You'll want to start with a strong word like ALERT—something containing multiple vowels, common consonants, and no repeat letters. Hit Enter and the boxes will show you which letters you've got right or wrong. If a box turns ⬛️, it means that letter isn't in the secret word at all. 🟨 means the letter is in the word, but not in that position. 🟩 means you've got the right letter in the right spot.

You'll want your second go to compliment the first, using another “good” word to cover any common letters you missed last time while also trying to avoid any letter you now know for a fact isn't present in today's answer.

After that it's just a case of using what you've learned to narrow your guesses down to the right word. You have six tries in total and can only use real words (so no filling the boxes with EEEEE to see if there's an E). Don't forget letters can repeat too (ex: BOOKS).

If you need any further advice feel free to check out our Wordle tips, and if you'd like to find out which words have already been used you'll find those below.

Originally, Wordle was dreamed up by software engineer Josh Wardle, as a surprise for his partner who loves word games. From there it spread to his family, and finally got released to the public. The word puzzle game has since inspired tons of games like Wordle, refocusing the daily gimmick around music or math or geography. It wasn't long before Wordle became so popular it was sold to the New York Times for seven figures. Surely it's only a matter of time before we all solely communicate in tricolor boxes.