Today's NYT Wordle lands with puzzle #1822, and this Monday challenge turns up the heat with a cooking term that's straightforward enough but carries an uncommon vowel pairing that could slow you down. Whether you're protecting a legendary streak or starting fresh, we've got the hints to guide you home.
The Basics (For New Players)
Wordle gives you six attempts to crack a five-letter word. After each guess, tiles change color: green means right letter, right spot; yellow signals right letter, wrong position; gray indicates the letter isn't in the word at all. One puzzle per day, shared by millions worldwide. That's the beauty of it.
Created by Josh Wardle in 2021 and now part of The New York Times Games family, Wordle has become a daily ritual for word lovers everywhere. Today's puzzle #1822 awaits.
The Letter Rundown
Today's puzzle breaks down like this:
Vowel Count: 2 vowel(s)
Consonant Count: 3 consonant(s)
Repeated Letters: No
Letter Rarity: All common letters, B, R, O, I, L all rank in the upper tier of English frequency
The Elimination Game (Progressive Hints)
We've designed these hints to reveal just enough at each level. Stop when you've got it figured out.
Level 1 (The Vibe): Think intense heat, a kitchen sizzle, and the sound of something cooking fast.
Level 2 (The Category): This word is a verb. It's a cooking method that uses high, direct heat.
Level 3 (The Boundaries): Starts with B, ends with L.
Level 4 (The Structure): Two vowels sit in positions 2 and 4, with consonants bookending the word and filling position 3.
Level 5 (The Giveaway): To cook food by exposing it to intense radiant heat, usually from above.
Quick-Reference Clues
First Letter: B
Last Letter: L
Vowels Present: O, I
Double Letters: No
Rhymes With: OIL, SOIL, SPOIL
Today's Wordle Answer
Final warning: The answer is directly below. Scroll only if you're ready.
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The answer to Wordle #1822 is: BROIL
Word DNA: Breaking Down Today's Answer
BROIL is a verb meaning to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat, or to become extremely hot, think chicken under the oven's top flame or a summer sidewalk in July.
Origins: Traces back to Middle English "broilen," from Old French "brusler" or "bruler" meaning to burn, which itself came from Latin "ambulare" via a tangled path through Vulgar Latin. The sense of cooking by direct heat solidified in English by the 14th century.
Word Family: broiler, broiling, broiled, broiler pan
Fun Fact: BROIL is one of a handful of common cooking-method verbs in Wordle's answer list (alongside FRY, ROAST, and BAKE), but it's the only one that starts with B, making that first letter a quiet differentiator for players who lead with vowel-heavy openers.
The Streak Saver Rating
Difficulty: 2 / 5
Trap Factor: LOW. All five letters are common, there are no repeats, and the consonant-vowel pattern is intuitive. The only mild trap is the O-I vowel pairing, which is less common than the typical A-E combination most players expect.
Average Solve: 3.5 guesses (estimate based on difficulty)
This is a friendly Monday puzzle. BROIL uses five high-frequency letters, follows a clean C-V-C-V-C pattern, and offers no double-letter trickery. Players who open with a solid starting word like CRANE or SLATE will likely find the B and L early, and the vowels O and I resolve quickly from there. The only hesitation comes from the vowel sequence, many solvers instinctively reach for A and E first, so it may take an extra guess to land on the O-I combo.
What This Puzzle Teaches
BROIL reinforces the value of vowel diversity in your opening strategy. If your first guess turns up zero A's or E's, don't stall, pivot to O and I on your second attempt. Players who rigidly chase A and E across multiple guesses waste precious turns. This puzzle rewards flexibility.
It's also a reminder that common letters don't guarantee an easy solve. BROIL's letters are all familiar, but the specific arrangement, B at the front, L at the back, O and I in the middle, can feel unfamiliar if your brain is locked into more typical vowel patterns. Trust the process, not your assumptions.
Tomorrow's Reset
Puzzle #1823 drops at midnight in your timezone. Did today's BROIL catch you off guard, or did you crack it in three? Either way, every Wordle sharpens your instincts for the next one.
See you at midnight for the next challenge.
