Wordle hint and answer: Saturday 27 January 952

Stressed about today's Wordle answer? No worries, we've got you covered with the answer and tips to keep your streak going!

Happy Saturday! Don't stress out, because we've got the Wordle answer for today, 27th January.

For those who don't know, the goal of Wordle is to figure out a daily five-letter word within six guesses. The fewer guesses, the better - and if you can't guess it at all, you'll lose your streak.

It's important to work out today's Wordle answer to keep your streak going. Why take a risky final guess when you can get some clues and, if all else fails, 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. We've also talked about why The NYTimes Mini Crossword is a reliable joy.

Instead of going straight to the answer, you might only need a few hints to get you over the line.

Still not sure? Read on for the answer.

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

The Wordle answer today is SNAKE.

Sixth guess Saturday is now a thing! After not getting anywhere with my first five guesses, something drove me to guess today's word 'SNAKE' on the final attempt.

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?

The Old English for 'SNAKE' is 'SNACA' which means 'serpent or reptile'. It's quite fitting, if you come across a wild hungry 'SNAKE' they might just make you a snaca (snack, get it? I'll show myself out.)

If you're a fan of the Metal Gear Solid series then you know that today's word 'SNAKE' is also the name of the series' most popular protagonist Solid Snake whose real name is actually David.

And now for our 'Previously on Wordle' segment! This week has seen the following words make appearance in Wordle so far:

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.

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.