Today's Wordle hint and answer on Thursday 1st August for 1139

Despite there is still work to do, you should be excited because it's already Thursday! So focus on what you must do during your day, which includes spending a few minutes trying to figure out the Wordle answer for today, 1st August 2024.

For the uninitiated, the aim of Wordle is to work out a daily five-letter word within six guesses. The fewer the guesses, the better - and if you fail to guess it at all, you'll break your streak.

The latter is why working out today's Wordle answer is such a priority, as players pride themselves on keeping their streak going. So why gamble on a risky final guess when you can learn a few clues and, failing that, get the definitive answer? This page can help with that.

Once you have today's word, learn more about Wordle and how the New York Times became interested in games in this interview with Jonathan Knight, Head of Games for the NYTimes. In keeping with the word theme, we've also discussed why The NYTimes Mini Crossword is a reliable joy.

Clues for today's Wordle answer

Instead of going straight to the answer, you might only need a few hints to get you over the line:

• Today's word has one vowel in it.
• There are no repeating letters in this word.
• This word starts with 'C'.
• The word is the name of the object Mr. Ushimaru eventually throws at Joker in Persona 5.

Still not sure? Read on for the answer.

Wordle answer for word 1139 on 1st August 2024

Even with the above clues, still not sure and want to keep that streak going?

The Wordle answer today is CHALK.

My first word in today's game was 'PEARL' from which I got two letters. Next, I tried 'BRAIN' and 'CLAMP' putting me closer to the right answer. I followed with 'CHATS', which concluded the beginning of the word. To find the correct answer, I used the information 'PEARL' had given me. If the 'L' was not the last letter, and I knew the first three, it could only mean that this letter would be the fourth. This was all I needed to find 'CHALK'.

Now you have the answer, do not spoil it for others! Remember, you can share your results spoiler-free in the form of a grid.

Of course, no one has to know you came to this page to work it out. Maybe put in two or three fake guesses first to throw them off the scent, perhaps?

Today's Wordle etymology

The term 'CHALK' came from the Old English word 'CEALC' that indicated a kind of white limestone as well as a pebble. Before becoming part of the English lexicon, this word went through a long process of transformation. It starts in Greece, where the word 'KHALIX' was borrowed from Latin, transforming it into 'CALX'.

The most common sense of the word is that the white, soft limestone was more prominent in the southern part of the island. It was only in around early 15th century that the spelling changed to the form we see now.

Wordle past answers for this week

And now for our 'Previously on Wordle' segment! (I know 'in' works better, but let me have this...) Last week has seen the following words make appearance in Wordle so far:

• WEDNESDAY 31st July - PENNE
• TUESDAY 30th July - FERAL
• MONDAY 29th July - SUPER
• SUNDAY 28th July - SMOCK
• SATURDAY 27th July - JUICE

If you'd like to know all of the words which has graced Wordle in times gone by, check out our past Wordle answers archive.

What to play after Wordle

With your daily Wordle completed, the question is - what shall you play now?

You can, of course, try out the other word-based games offered by the New York Times, like Spelling Bee, the Mini Crossword and Letter Boxed. You can also take a crack at Connections, the daily Sudokus and Tiles - a rather additive motif matching game.

There’s also a range of games which have put a twist on the Wordle formula. Squaredle challenges you to find a series of words by connecting letters in a four by four grid. Meanwhile Dordle, Quorodly, Octordly and Sedecordle all keep to the standard Wordle, while increasing the number of words you have to find. The challenge comes in how your guesses count for all of the words, so you need to decide whether you’re going to focus on a specific word or try to solve multiple words at the same time. Thankfully, the number of guesses you’re given increases alongside the amount of words you’re expected to solve.

If you want a break from spelling though, try GeoGuessr. Here you’ll be given a picture of somewhere, anywhere, in the world and have to place a marker on where you think that location is. There’s even an Old School RuneScape version.

Hope you enjoyed playing Wordle today!