Today's Wordle answer for Sunday, August 4

Take a minute to yourself, have a quick read through our tips, and learn how to make the most of your daily Wordle guesses. Need more? Not a problem. Use our hint for the August 4 (1142) game to guide the way, or rush straight for the best bit with the answer to today's game. Whatever your preferred playstyle, we can make it a winner.

After yesterday's embarrassing performance, I'm going to consider today's Wordle something of a minor victory. I had plenty of greens early on, and it didn't take too long to uncover the answer. Could I have got there an entire row earlier? Yep. But all things considered that wasn't a disaster.

This means to reduce something or to move it to a less high position. A recipe might require you to do this to the heat of a hob or oven before adding food, for example.  

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

Anyone can pick up and play Wordle, but if you want to do it well and make all of your guesses count, these quick tips will help get you started on your Wordle winning streak: 

Thankfully, there's no time limit beyond ensuring it's done by midnight. So there's no reason not to treat the game like a casual newspaper crossword and come back to it later if you're coming up blank. Sometimes stepping away for a while means you can come back with a fresh perspective. 

Need a little help? The answer to the August 4 (1142) Wordle is LOWER.

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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. 

Here are some recent Wordle solutions:

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