Wordle today: Hint and answer #952 for Saturday, January 27

Solve your Saturday Wordle in seconds—one quick click will take you straight to today's answer. Or take as much time as you need, whether you're looking for helpful tips or a clue to guide you through the January 27 (952) game, you'll find all that and more below.

I could've won today's game in just two guesses if only I'd used the right word instead of the one I picked—the one that was one letter different. I suppose that's just a fancy way of berating myself for not instantly knowing the answer and taking an educated guess instead. Which is kind of the point of Wordle. Note to self: games are for playing, not winning.

Thinking of reptiles will help you win today's Wordle, especially long, legless ones with optional venomous fangs. Some are so small they could fit into the palm of your hand, while others are so big they swallow deer whole. 

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

If there's one thing better than playing Wordle, it's playing Wordle well, which is why I'm going to share a few quick tips to help set you on the path to success: 

There's no time pressure beyond making sure 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. 

Here, your first weekend win. The answer to the January 27 (952) Wordle is SNAKE.

The more past Wordle answers you can cram into your memory banks, the better your chances of guessing today's Wordle answer without accidentally picking a solution that's already been used. Past Wordle answers can also give you some excellent ideas for fun starting words that keep your daily puzzle solving fresh.

Here are some recent Wordle solutions:

Every day Wordle presents you with six rows of five boxes, and it's up to you to work out which secret five-letter word is hiding inside them.

You'll want to start with a strong word like ALERT—something containing multiple vowels, common consonants, and no repeat letters. Hit Enter and the boxes