Skip to main content PC Gamer THE GLOBAL AUTHORITY ON PC GAMES Search PC Gamer View Profile Movies & TV Gaming Industry PC Gaming Show Newsletter Signup Community Guidelines Affiliate Links Meet the team About PC Gamer PC Gamer Magazine Subscription Why subscribe? Subscribe to the world's #1 PC gaming mag Try a single issue or save on a subscription Issues delivered straight to your door or device From£35.99View Baldur's Gate 3 Doom: The Dark Ages Marvel Rivals Today's Wordle answer for Friday, April 18 Kerry Brunskill 18 April 2025 Get all the help you need with today's Wordle. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Future) Wordle hint Today's answer Previous answers Yellow letters causing trouble on today's Wordle? Or maybe—nightmare scenario—they're not turning up at all? That's why we're here to help. Take a quick tour of our tips to sharpen your puzzle solving mind, and then use that knowledge to help you make the most of today's hint. Still not working out? No problem. The April 18 (1399) answer is just below. Seeing one letter turn up in the wrong place was the one thing that transformed today's Wordle from a general poke around the alphabet to a sure win. Before that I'd been a bit lost and unsure. After? The most confident win of my life. Easy. Done. I am the master of all I Wordle. For today, anyway. Today's Wordle hint (Image credit: Josh Wardle) Wordle today: A hint for Friday, April 18 A solemn hymn for the deceased, or some sort of mournful lament. Also any speech so dull and dreary it feels like it only fits in at a funeral. Get better at Wordle! 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And as there's nothing quite like a small victory to set you up for the rest of the day, here are a few tips to help set you on the right path: A good opening guess should contain a mix of unique consonants and vowels. Narrow down the pool of letters quickly with a tactical second guess. Watch out for letters appearing more than once in the answer. There's no racing against the clock with Wordle so you don't need to rush for the answer. Treating the game like a casual newspaper crossword can be a good tactic; that way, you can come back to it later if you're coming up blank. Stepping away for a while might mean the difference between a win and a line of grey squares. Today's Wordle answer (Image credit: Future) What is today's Wordle answer? Need a win? The answer to the April 18 (1399) Wordle is DIRGE. Previous Wordle answers The last 10 Wordle answers Past Wordle answers can give you some excellent ideas for fun starting words that keep your daily puzzle-solving fresh. They are also a good way to eliminate guesses for today's Wordle, as the answer is unlikely to be repeated. The biggest gaming news, reviews and hardware deals Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. Here are some recent Wordle answers: April 17: STOOD April 16: MORAL April 15: ASHEN April 14: CREST April 13: LAUGH April 12: NURSE April 11: ARROW April 10: TURBO April 9: WHEAT April 8: SPARE Learn more about Wordle (Image credit: Nurphoto via Getty) Wordle gives you six rows of five boxes each day, and you'll need to work out which secret five-letter word is hiding inside them to keep up your winning streak. You should start with a strong word like ARISE, or any other word that contains a good mix of common consonants and multiple vowels. You'll also want to avoid starting words with repeating letters, as you're wasting the chance to potentially eliminate or confirm an extra letter. Once you hit Enter, you'll see which ones 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. Your second guess should compliment the starting word, 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. With a bit of luck, you should have some coloured squares to work with and set you on the right path. 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 can scroll to the relevant section above. 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. Kerry Brunskill Social Links Navigation Contributing Writer When baby Kerry was brought home from the hospital her hand was placed on the space bar of the family Atari 400, a small act of parental nerdery that has snowballed into a lifelong passion for gaming and the sort of freelance job her school careers advisor told her she couldn't do. She's now PC Gamer's word game expert, taking on the daily Wordle puzzle to give readers a hint each and every day. Her Wordle streak is truly mighty. Somehow Kerry managed to get away with writing regular features on old Japanese PC games, telling today's PC gamers about some of the most fascinating and influential games of the '80s and '90s. You must confirm your public display name before commenting Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name. 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