Wordle Hint For May 29th

Alright, friends, frenemies, and folks who think “audio” is the best Wordle starter (we need to talk), welcome to another chaotic edition of “Why Is Wordle Doing Me Like This?”

Let me take you through the emotional rollercoaster that was Wordle #1440 – May 29, 2025.

Now, before we dissect today’s five-letter enigma, I must confess: I approached today’s puzzle like a gladiator entering the Colosseum — sword (coffee) in one hand, shield (Google) in the other, whispering “For honor and green boxes.”

But Wordle? Wordle looked me square in the face, chuckled, and whispered, “Not today, peasant.”

🧠 First, a refresher for those who only recently discovered Wordle (or just pretend to play to look intellectual on Twitter):

You get six tries to guess a secret five-letter word.

Green means you hit the jackpot — right letter, right spot.

Yellow is Wordle's passive-aggressive way of saying, “You're close, but you’re not THAT smart.”

Gray is just Wordle giving you the cold shoulder like your ex after you ghosted them in 2020.

And the whole thing? Invented by a guy named Josh Wardle — who I imagine created it while sipping tea, knowing the world would soon scream at their phones every morning.

🤨 Wordle #1440 Clues: The Setup Before the Slap

Deanna Janes gave us a few gentle nudges for today’s word. And by nudges, I mean she handed us clues wrapped in mystery and dipped in legalese:

It’s a verb.

It’s often used in legal contexts.

It means to stop something.

Starts with a Q.

Has two vowels: U and A.

No repeating letters.

And finally, “to annul or set aside an indictment.”

Excuse me? Annul? Set aside? That’s the kind of language you hear on Law & Order, not in a morning puzzle game I play with toothpaste still on my chin.

🥴 My Thought Process: A Comedy in Six Acts

Let me walk you through how my brain spiraled:

Guess 1: QUACK

Yes. I said “quack.”

Why? Because I thought of silence… like a duck being quiet? (Don’t judge me — it was early, okay?)

Guess 2: QUAIL

I don’t even eat quail. But the word looked so regal. Still wrong.

Guess 3: QUART

Now I was just playing bartender. Desperate times call for liquid measurements.

Guess 4: QUASH?

Wait… isn't that what judges yell when they're fed up?

Green. Green. Green. ALL GREEN.

I stared at the screen like I’d just solved the Da Vinci Code using only TikTok videos and vibes.

😩 “QUASH” – The Word That Sounds Like a Victorian Insult

Let’s be honest. “Quash” sounds like what an old-timey British man would yell in parliament:

“I QUASH this motion and challenge thee to a duel at dawn!”

But no, this is a very real, very serious legal word. According to Webster’s New World College Dictionary (which I imagine wears a powdered wig), quash means:

“To annul or set aside (an indictment).”

So basically, to stop something. Legally. Officially. With authority.

The word may be five letters, but the trauma it caused me felt like a full dissertation.

🧙‍♂️ The Magic of the “Q” Words

Let’s talk about how the letter Q is Wordle’s way of throwing a banana peel on the track just as you're winning the race.

Q is not a letter — it’s a trap.

No one casually throws out “quoth” in a sentence unless they’re trying to sound like Edgar Allan Poe. And let’s not even talk about “quiff,” which sounds like either a hairstyle or a very niche insult.

So today’s Wordle waking up and choosing Q violence? Rude.

🤯 But Let’s Be Honest: We All Have That One Wordle Ritual…

Some of you use the same starter word every day like it’s gospel.

“SLATE.”

“CRANE.”

“ADIEU.” (Yeah, we see you vowel lovers.)

Me? I use whatever word my cat knocks over from my Scrabble set the night before. Yesterday it was “stomp.” Today, he picked “grime.”

Might be a sign.

🤔 Is Wordle a Puzzle... or a Personality Test?

Because every time I play, I discover something about myself:

I’m overconfident on guess #2.

I turn into a detective by guess #4.

And by guess #6, I’m ready to quit my job and move to a cabin where vowels are banned.

Wordle doesn’t just test your vocabulary. It judges your soul.

😂 Real Talk: Wordle Is Basically a Group Therapy Session

Ever noticed how we ALL go online afterward like survivors of a shared trauma?

“QUASH?! What even is that??”

“I was so close with QUART!”

“Bro, I guessed QUASH on the first try and now I’m scared of myself.”

And then there’s that one person who brags they got it in one try and suddenly everyone blocks them like they just said pineapple belongs on jollof rice.

🎓 Fun Facts to Sound Smart at Brunch

Josh Wardle (Wordle’s creator) originally made it for his partner.

Yep. This entire global obsession started as a love letter. Meanwhile, your situationship can’t even reply to your meme.

The New York Times bought it in 2022.

Rumor has it, they paid in vowels and emotional distress.

“TRACE” is the top-recommended starter word, according to Wordlebot.

So if you’re using “spork” or “yeast,” maybe reevaluate.

💡 Moral of Today’s Wordle:

Sometimes, life throws you a curveball. And sometimes, that curveball is a five-letter verb from a courtroom you’ve never been inside.

But you know what?

We rise.

We guess.

We grumble.

And then we laugh with our group chats and say, “Bro, did you get today’s Wordle??”

Because Wordle isn’t just a game. It’s a daily ritual. It’s modern tribal bonding. It’s intellectual therapy with a side of existential crisis.

🏁 In Conclusion: Let’s Quash the Drama and Keep Guessing

Whether you got today’s puzzle in two tries or six (or rage-quit and came here for spoilers — hey, no judgment), remember:

Every day is a new Wordle.

Every green box is a small win.

And every “Q” word is a reminder that English was invented to keep us humble.

So let’s raise a glass (of coffee, wine, or tears) to Wordle #1440 and the mighty, courtroom-certified, chaos-inducing word of the day:

QUASH.

Now go forth, noble puzzlers. May your starter words be strong and your gray boxes few.

Catch you tomorrow, when we’ll do it all again and probably cry over a word like “scone.” 🧁

PS: If you guessed “quash” on the first try today…

…you’re either a lawyer, a time traveler, or a chaotic genius. Either way, respect.