Whatever help you need, we’ve got it.
Treat yourself to a little help with today’s Wordle. Keep it short and sweet with our hints and clues for the September 12 (1546) puzzle, designed to give you a push in the right direction without ruining your fun. We’ve even separated them out too, making it easy for you to find exactly what you need. And if that’s not working out for you (some days Wordle’s just like that, right?), today’s answer is only a click away.A clue for today’s Wordle
Stuck on today’s Wordle? Here’s a clue that pertains to the meaning of the word.
If you’re still just as stuck after our clue, scroll down for further hints.Hints for the September 12 (#1546) Wordle
Our Wordle hints will start vague so as to just give you a bit of a nudge in the right direction at first.
As you scroll down, they’ll offer more and more help towards figuring out today’s word without fully giving it away.Are there any repeated letters in today’s Wordle?
No letters repeat today, so keep them fresh.How many vowels are in today’s Wordle?
One vowel’s hiding in today’s Wordle.What letter does today’s Wordle begin with?
Put a «T» at the start to win today.
The heck was that all about? Green letters? What green letters?The September 12 (#1546) Wordle answer is…
This is it. No turning back now!
The solution to today’s Wordle puzzle is.The meaning behind today’s Wordle answer
A freshly-hammered thumb. An excited heart. Any sort of pulsing or beating sensation is probably a throb.Previous Wordle answers
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 the last 10 Wordle answers:
September 2: MIGHT
September 3: FETCH
September 4: BLEND
September 5: DRIFT
September 6: BULGE
September 7: TENOR
September 8: CHIRP
September 9: TRICK
September 10: POUTY
September 11: CHAIRLearn more about Wordle How to play Wordle
Wordle’s a daily guessing game, where the goal is to correctly uncover today’s five letter word in six goes or less. An incorrect letter shows up as a grey box. A correct letter in the wrong space turns up yellow. And the correct letter in the right place shows up as green. There’s no time limit to worry about, and don’t forget that some letters might be used more than once.What’s the best Wordle starting word?
Generally you want to pick something with a good mix of common consonants and vowels in it as your Wordle opener, as this is most likely to return some early green and yellow letters. Words like SLATE, CHIME, and REACT all work, but feel free to find your own favourite.Is Wordle getting harder?
Wordle is not getting harder!
There will always be the occasional day where the answer is the name of a body part, has a sneaky double vowel, or a word obscure enough to send everyone rushing off to a dictionary. But the daily answers, edited by Tracy Bennett, are still a good mix of common terms and tougher challenges.
Remember that if you’re craving more of a challenge, you can enable Hard Mode under the ⚙️ options menu. This option doesn’t make the words themselves harder, but it requires that «any revealed hints must be used in subsequent guesses.»How did Wordle begin?
Wordle is the creation of Josh Wardle, and began life as a small personal project before its public release in 2021. From there it’s gone on to become a global phenomenon, attracting a dedicated daily audience, billions of plays, a whole host of competitors, and even a seven-figure sale to the New York Times where it’s become a mainstay of daily games alongside the crosswords and Connections.

M&S chief digital and technology officer Rachel Higham steps back from her role in the wake of the April 2025 cyber attack on the retailer’s systems.
M&S chief digital and technology officer Rachel Higham steps back from her role in the wake of the April 2025 cyber attack on the retailer’s systems.
Marks & Spencer chief digital and technology officer Rachel Higham is to leave the retailer, in the wake of a ransomware attack on its core systems from which it is still recovering.
Higham, who had been in post for less than two years, will be replaced by current retail director Sacha Berendji, according to M&S, which said Higham plans to take a career break.
In an internal memo obtained by specialist retail magazine The Grocer, M&S chief exec Stuart Machin said that having steered the team through “a challenging six months” Higham herself had taken the decision to step back.
“Rachel has been a valued part of the leadership team since joining, building a strengthened digital and technology function, playing a key role over recent months, and laying foundations for the future,” Machin wrote.
“Rachel has been a steady hand and calm head at an extraordinary time for the business, and we wish her well for the future.”
The Scattered Spider attack on M&S crippled the retailers’ systems at Easter after IT teams were forced to take emergency action and pull systems offline.
The high street stalwart was forced to contend with gaps on shelves due to problems with its stock systems, and the suspension of various online services such as click-and-collect. Similar attacks befell Co-op and Harrods at the same time, although these are not thought to have been as severe in their impact.
In M&S’ case, although most of the disrupted services are now back up and running, the financial impact will be long lasting, with the retailer previously saying it expects to be out-of-pocket to the tune of at least £300m.Traumatic experience
Managing incident response in the wake of a high-profile cyber attack is an intense and difficult job, and IT and security leaders on the frontlines frequently find themselves having to shoulder a certain amount of blame, although there is no indication that Higham and M&S have parted ways amid any negative sentiment.
Nevertheless the psychological impact of experiencing such an incident – particularly when a gang such as Scattered Spider, which has on occasion been known to resort to violent threats against its targets – is not to be underestimated.
Indeed, burnout has become a perennial problem among CISOs and security pros, not helped by the widening scope of both the threat landscape, and the responsibilities linked to the role.
Writing in Computer Weekly in July, Tim Grieveson, CSO at ThingsRecon, said: “The CISO and security leader role has been stretched as they become accountable and responsible for more assets, processes and capabilities critical for business operations.
“The more critical cyber security becomes to business continuity, customer trust, and regulatory compliance, the more the CISO role is being morphed beyond recognition, and we’re approaching breaking point,” he said.
Describing the impact of the M&S cyber attack before a parliamentary committee in July, the retailer’s chairman Archie Norman said: “It’s fair to say that everybody at M&S experienced it.
“Our ordinary shop colleagues [were] working in ways they hadn’t worked for 30 years, working extra hours just to try to keep the show on the road. Let aside our tech colleagues, for a week, probably, the cyber team had no sleep.
“It’s not an overstatement to describe it as traumatic,” said Norman.
Computer Weekly contacted M&S seeking further comment but the organisation had not responded at press time.Timeline: M&S, Scattered Spider and ShinyHunters