If you need assistance with today’s Wordle you have come to the right place, as Newsweek has provided some tips to get you over the line.

The daily word game is published by The New York Times, which bought the puzzle in early 2022 after it went viral in October 2021. It was originally created by Josh Wardle, a Welsh-born engineer who made it as a gift for his girlfriend who loved playing word puzzles.

“The game has gotten bigger than I ever imagined,” Wardle said in a statement following the sale of Wordle to The New York Times. “I’d be lying if I said this hasn’t been a little overwhelming. After all, I am just one person.”

Over the years, it has kept millions of people entertained, with many taking to social media to share their results.

“Wordle‘s shareability across various social media platforms fosters a sense of belonging and common ground that can transcend cultures and borders,” linguistics expert Noël Wolf told Newsweek. “Friends and family members who live far apart, or even in different countries, can use it to stay connected.”

A large part of Wordle‘s appeal is its simplicity. Players must identify a mystery five-letter word by using a process of elimination to work out the answer.

Players are helped along with a color-tiled system, with green indicating that the letter appears in the word; yellow indicating the letter is in the word but in the wrong spot; and a gray tile meaning that letter does not appear at all.

Newsweek has provided some clues below for today’s Wordle puzzle. The answer will be revealed at the end of this article, so please scroll down with caution if you want to work it out for yourself.

‘Wordle’ #1,300, Clues for Thursday, January 9

Newsweek has put together five hints to help you figure out today’s Wordle puzzle.

Hint #1: Today’s answer contains two vowels.

Hint #2: There are no repeated letters.

Hint #3: “W” is the first letter of today’s word.

Hint #4: Today’s answer is a noun and a verb.

Hint #5: When you think of this word you might think of a biscuit.

‘Wordle’ #1,300, Answer for Thursday, January 9

Today’s Wordle answer is “Wafer.”

According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the noun is defined as “a thin crisp cake, candy, or cracker” and “an adhesive disk of dried paste with added coloring matter used as a seal.”

The transitive verb is defined as “to seal, close, or fasten with a wafer.”

Wordle updates every day at midnight in your local time zone, at which point the next puzzle becomes available. Newsweek will be back with another round of hints and tips for each new game.

Players who would like something to keep themselves busy while they wait can have a go at other word-based puzzles such as Typochondria and Spellspire.