'Wordle' today: Here's the answer, hints for June 23

There are two kinds of people: those who look at the number 369 and see a nice, neat numerical pattern, and those who hear the opening lines of "Get Low". Whichever one you are, we're here to help you with Wordle #369 — if you get stuck and start to get nervous about your streak, we've got some tips and hints to nudge you towards the solution.

You can scroll to the very end of this article for the answer to the June 23 Wordle, or read on for a few tips and strategies to help you every day and some subtle hints for today's solution before you get to the spoiler down the bottom.

Wordle is a daily word game created by Josh Wardle, a Brooklyn-based software engineer who has developed something of a reputation as a crafter of interesting social experiments. Every day, the people of the internet are greeted with a fresh word puzzle that can only be solved — or not! — using a series of process-of-elimination clues.

Thousands of people around the globe now play this game each day, and fans have even created alternatives to Wordle inspired by the original format. This includes music identification game Heardle, Hollywood nerd faves Actorle and Framed, and variations like Dordle and Quordle that make you guess multiple words at once. 

In fact, the word puzzle game has proved so popular that the New York Times eventually bought it, and TikTok creators livestream themselves playing.

Not the day you're after? You'll find the Wordle answer for June 22 here.

Is Wordle free?

You might find "Wordle" results in an iOS App Store or Google Play Store search, but don't mistake it for the real thing. Wordle, the original one Wardle came up with and kindly delivered unto the internet in late 2021, currently only exists as a browser game that lives right here. If you're playing it anywhere else, it's — at best — a shameless knock-off that's trying to capitalize on someone else's success.

What's the best Wordle starting word?

We have some ideas to help you pick the perfect first move (or as close to perfect as you can get without just magically guessing the exact right word). Such tips include choosing a word with at least two different vowels in it, plus a few common consonants such as S, T, R, or N.

What happened to the Wordle archive? Did the archive get taken down?

Yes, you used to be able to play the entire archive of past puzzles, but the archive was taken down at the request of the New York Times, according to the site.

Look to the future! Here's the Wordle answer for June 24.

A subtle hint for the Wordle today:

It's a noun.

What's the answer to Wordle today?

Ready?

OK.

The answer to the Wordle today is....

BRINK.

Reporting by Caitlin Welsh, Amanda Yeo and Adam Rosenberg contributed to this article.

Not the day you're after? Here's the solution to today's Wordle.