Wordle #1299, which appears in today, January 8‘s edition of the New York Times, can now be solved. Welsh software engineer Josh Wardle invented the NYT word game, which offers players six chances to guess a five-letter word correctly. If a player guesses a letter accurately and places it in the correct position, it will appear in green. However, if that correct letter is positioned incorrectly, the color will be yellow. And when the letter itself is wrong, it will be in gray. So, here are hints, clues, and the answer for the NYT Wordle for today, January 8.

Wordle hint for January 8

Hint 1: How many vowels and consonants does the letter have?

The letter has one vowel and four consonants.

Hint 2: What is the position of the vowel in the word?

The vowel is placed right in the middle of the word.

Hint 3: Is the word a noun, verb, or adjective?

The word is used as all three.

Hint 4: Give a vague description of the word.

The word has a wide array of usage as a noun. Oftentimes, it means a version of something undergoing the development or evolutionary process.

What is the Wordle answer for today, January 8?

The answer for World #1299 for today, January 8, is DRAFT.

As mentioned above, draft, as a noun, in a wide range of contexts — from fishing to sports to mechanical engineering to design to literature. It also has multiple usages as a verb. For instance, the draft can mean composing something. Alternatively, it can mean being conscripted into military service or selected by a sports team. As an adjective, it is generally an animal husbandry term.

The etymology of draft can be traced back to Middle English draught, Old English *dreaht, Proto-West Germanic *drahti, and Proto-Germanic *drahtuz.

For us, the key to finding the answer for today’s Wordle was discovering the correct vowel and its place. Any of the similar-sounding words — such as craft, shaft, or graft — would have been good guesses, but we fortunately found our way to the correct answer.