Yesterday’s Wordle answer is always going to be extremely useful to know as it can help you out with future Wordle solutions, but might just also also help you figure out in figuring out what the answer for today might be. As a very first, you can definitely use it to eliminate what today’s answer is, amongst other Wordle strategies, to keep your streak going forevermore.

Below, we’ll give you yesterday’s Wordle answer, allowing you to catch up on the ever-popular word game before tackling today’s challenge.

If you’re looking for yesterday’s Wordle word of the day, we have you covered with the answer. Besides ruling out the word for today’s answer, knowing yesterday’s word can also be helpful for your future guesses.

If you’re looking for other Wordle answers prior to yesterday however, then check out our Wordle Answer Archive for older solutions.

Yesterday’s Wordle Answer: Monday 23 January 2023

The Wordle answer yesterday is a good idea to look into before tackling today’s Wordle. You can strike it out for today and future possible answers, while also getting some inspiration for today’s Wordle. Below is yesterday’s answer, along with its definition. That said, if you would like to check out even more previous Wordle answers from before Monday 23 January 2023, then check out our Wordle answer archive for older solutions.

The trick to success in word games is to keep plenty of words in mind.

You need a varied vocabulary to succeed at Wordle, and looking over previous answers is great for jogging your memory.

Also, Wordle does not reuse words, meaning any word that appears here should not appear in the game again.

Yesterday’s Wordle answer is just below, which we can at least rule out as a possibility for today.

That does however make it a bit of a spoiler, so scroll on at your own risk.

You’ve made it past all the warnings and must still want yesterday’s Wordle answer for Monday 23 January 2023, so here it is for you to enjoy.

Yesterday’s Wordle answer is ELUDE.

Yesterday’s Wordle Answer – Definition

A word is only as useful as what it means, so we have gone to dictionary.com to grab the definition of yesterday’s Wordle solution. Don’t say we never teach you anything!

ELUDE– escape from or avoid (a danger, enemy, or pursuer), typically in a skilful or cunning way.

There you have it, the answer to Yesterday’s Wordle. We hope that gives you the nudge needed to solve today’s brain-teaser, but just in case you can’t solve it on your own, we also have the Wordle Answer Today.

There’s also a wide range of Wordle alternatives out there to keep you entertained, we also provide answer guides to several other popular games in case you ever get stuck and need a helping hand.

Why not try your movie skills with the Framed Answer Today, or maybe even test your mathematical prowess with the Nerdle Answer Today?

We have many more in our Word Games section of the site.

Yesterday’s Wordle word of the day (January 22)

Yesterday’s Wordle answer was:

• Matey

If you’re looking for a full list of all the previous answers, you can check our daily Wordle clues and answers guide. You can also check out our guides for how to play Wordle, cheat sheet, or even a hub for the best starting words.

Make sure not to use this word anytime in the future as Wordle never repeats a previously featured answer.

Definition of Yesterday’s Wordle answer

Matey refers to how a pirate describes a friend.

So there you have it, that’s all you need to know about yesterday’s Wordle answer of the day.

How to Play Wordle

Wordle can be kind of confusing to players jumping in for the first time. We’ve listed steps below that may make the game more understandable for new players.

1. Input any five-letter word using the on-screen keyboard and then hit Enter.
2. Once players have made their first guess, the game will give their results by changing the colors of some of the letters. If the letter turns gray, it is not found in that day’s correct answer. If the letter turns yellow, it belongs in that day’s correct answer but is in the wrong place within the word. If the letter turns green, the letter is not only in that day’s correct answer but also falls in the same position as it is in that guess.
3. Players should continue making guesses, whittling down the pool of potentially correct answers until they make their final guess. Players can only make six guesses per puzzle, so it is important to choose words carefully.
4. If players get all of the letters to turn green, it means they have guessed the correct word and can add to their streak.

Can You Play Past Wordles?

Wordle– which is now owned by the New York Times (after playing a price “in the low seven figures”) – has a strict one-puzzle-a-day rule.

In an interview with BBC, the game’s creator, Josh Wardle, said this was intentional so fans don’t spend too much time on it.

While the Times continues to stick to that rule, there are ways you can unlock past Wordle puzzles.

Here’s how to do that.

Change the Date and Time on Your Device

Wordle is a web-based game, which means that the official website holds a database of all past Wordles (and also stores a few upcoming ones).

Changing the date and time on your device can help you access and play old Wordle games on the NYT site, without having to look for third-party options.

Before we dive into that, here are a couple of things to keep in mind:

• When you change the date and time on your device, you will only be able to play one puzzle (from that day). You’ll have to change it again to access puzzles that were available on different dates.
• Wordle was first introduced on June 19, 2021. Setting the date to anything before that won’t open any puzzles.

Here’s how you can change the time and date on different devices:

Windows users

1. Open the Settings app via the Start menu (press Windows + I on the keyboard).
2. Click on Time & Language.
3. Turn off the Set time automatically option and click on Change.
4. Choose your preferred date and click on Change.

Once the change has been saved, you can go to the official Wordle website to play the puzzle from the day you’ve selected.

Mac users

1. Click on the Apple icon in the Menu bar and select System preferences.
2. Click on Date and Time.
3. Click on the Padlock icon at the bottom and enter your Admin password.
4. Uncheck the box next to Set time and date automatically.
5. Set the time and date manually and click on Save.

Android Users

1. Open the Settings app on your Android device, scroll to the bottom, and tap on System & Updates.
2. Select Date & Time.
3. Toggle the Set automatically option to disable it.
4. Set your preferred time and date.

iPhone users

1. Go to Settings and select General.
2. Tap on Date and Time.
3. Turn off the Set Automatically button.
4. Adjust the date and time manually.

The Unofficial Wordle Archive by Taq Karim

Another way to access previous Wordle games is via Taq Karim’s unofficial Wordle Archive.

The site, which he refers to as the Wordle time machine, gives players access to every single puzzle in the Wordle database since the game went live.

To play the game on Karim’s website:

1. Go to the Wordle Time Machine.
2. Pick a date in the “Time Machine” section from the pop-up window.
3. Click Go! Or press Enter on your keyboard.

You can access Taq Karim’s site from your PC  or your mobile device. If you want to understand how he did it, you can find Karim’s blog post on his Wordle Archive here.

Worth noting: This is not the first Wordle Archive that let Worlde fans play previous Wordle puzzles.

Devang Thakkar, a doctoral student in computational biology and bioinformatics at Duke University, created a Wordle Archive, earlier this year, but shut it down three months later, following a request from the New York Times, per an archived post on his site.

Another archive, operated by Metzger Media, was also closed after the Times made a similar request.

What this means is that the Times can ask Karim to do the same thing and he’s unlucky to have much of a choice but to oblige, since the Gray Lady paid fair and square to own the game.

The Wayback Machine

You can also access old Wordle games through the Wayback Machine, an archive site that was founded and launched by the non-profit Internet Archive.

On Wayback Machine, you can access old Wordles as far back as February 10, 2022.

To play Wordle on the Wayback Machine site:

1. Go to the Internet Archive site.

2. Copy and paste the URL of the official Wordle site in the search bar.

This will bring up a calendar with all the Wordle dates available on the site.

3. Hover your cursor over your preferred date and click on any of the snapshots in the list. This will take you to the Wordle puzzle of that day.

Bottom Line

Although Wordle releases only one puzzle a day, there are a few ways you can access and play past Wordles, including by changing the date on your device or via an archive site.

Keep in mind that the New York Times has made efforts to shut down “recreations” of the game and it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise if any of the Wordle Archives you find online are eventually shut down.