Today's Wordle answer for Friday, May 10

Make sure you win your daily Wordle—and do it your way too. No matter how much or how little help you're looking for, everything you need is right here. From a handy hint for the May 10 (1056) game to the answer to today's Wordle, it's all ready and waiting to go.

I had to take the long way around to today's answer, picking my way through the alphabet and rearranging the few letters I'd uncovered until they finally started to make some sense. As tough as that turned out to be, I did enjoy myself on the way to finding today's Wordle answer. Let's just hope tomorrow's puzzle isn't quite as stressful.

You're looking for a word that generally describes broadcast news or information today. Newspapers, websites, radio shows and more are all different forms of today's answer. 

No, there is no double letter in today's puzzle. 

A good starting word can be the difference between victory and defeat with the daily puzzle, but once you've got the basics, it's much easier to nail down those Wordle wins. 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: 

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. 

One word, coming up. The answer to the May 10 (1056) Wordle is MEDIA.

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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. 

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