Wordle today: Here's the April 9 answer, hints

New day, new Wordle!

You'll find today's Wordle answer at the bottom of this post, but if you want to try and work it out yourself first, you'll find a few clues as well as general Wordle tips, strategies, and info as you make your way down.

Created by engineer Josh Wardle as a gift for his partner (romance!) and later bought by the New York Times in a seven-figure deal, Wordle has become a daily habit for thousands of people, and inspired countless clones and variations on the basic guessing-game format.

Try the diabolically hard Absurdle, the maddeningly fun music game Heardle, the multi-game variants that add up to the 31-word Grand Slam (aka Untrigintordle) — or you might want to go deeper with Wordle clones for specific fandoms.

Looking for yesterday's Wordle? April 8's answer is right here.

Not the Wordle you're looking for? Here's the Wordle answer 315 for April 30.

Best Wordle starting word?

Generally, you want to lock in or rule out at least two vowels, and a couple of common consonants. We've got plenty of ideas for you to try.

Why are there two different Wordle answers some days?

Some people found there were two different possible Wordle answers again last week. Here's why.

Is Wordle getting harder?

No, it's not getting harder. In fact, we've technically all been playing it on easy mode — here's how to switch on Hard Mode.

Dig into the Wordle archive

Just one Wordle a day not doing it for you? Good news. You can also play the whole archive of past Wordles.

Here's a subtle hint for today's Wordle answer

Noun.

Today's Wordle is a 5-letter word that ends with...

An "R."

What's the answer to Wordle today?

OK, OK, we'll tell you.

Ready?

It is...

STAIR.

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

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