I’m in Seattle, and my teen doesn’t start back to school till after Labor Day.

But I know people whose children started back today, on August 1.

Today’sWordleanswer is kind of school-related, though I wonder how many schools use this product anymore.

Read on for more hints and the answer.

If you ever find yourself stumped, check CNET.

Ourhome pagealways has the answers for Wordle, Connections and Strands.

Here’s theConnections answer for today, and here’s theanswer for Strands.

Do you solve theNYT Mini Crossword?

Here’s today’s answer for that, as well.

Today’s Wordle hints

Before we show you today’sWordleanswer, we’ll give you some hints.

If you don’t want a spoiler, look away now.

Wordle hint No.

1: Repeats

Today’s Wordle answer has no repeated letters.

Wordle hint No.

2: Vowels

There is one vowel in today’s Wordle answer.

Wordle hint No.

3: First letter

Today’s Wordle answer starts with the letter C.

Wordle hint No.

4: Play on

Today’s Wordle answer is a substance often used in sports, such as gymnastics.

Wordle hint No.

Yesterday’s Wordle answer

Yesterday’s Wordle answer, July 31, No.

1138, was PENNE

Past Wordle answers

July 27, No.

1134: JUICE

July 28, No.

1135: SMOCK

July 29, No.

1136: SUPER

July 30, No.

I’ve even rounded upwhat I learned playing the hit online word puzzle for a full year.

Still need a starter word?

I tend to stick to starter words that have the most popular letters used in English words.

I like TRAIN as a starter, though I have a friend who uses TRAIL.

I’ve read that peopleuse the financial term ROATE, but I like to use words I actually know.

What is Wordle?

If you read this far, you know how to play.

The New York Timesbought the game from creator Josh Wardlefor seven figures in 2022.

It was convenient, too, that he has a name that plays off “word.”

Spoiler: That 1,000th word was ERUPT.

As in, “Dad will erupt if the Wordle is so tough he loses his streak.”