Today's Hints
Category: Beverages
Meaning clue: Some tea varieties, such as Matcha and Gyokuro, are intentionally...
Vowels: contains 2 vowels (A, E).
Pattern: starts with S, ends with E, repeated letters: No — S _ _ _ E.
What "Shade" Means Here
Some tea varieties, such as Matcha and Gyokuro, are intentionally shade-grown before harvest to boost chlorophyll and sweetness
How to Approach a Phoodle Puzzle
Think like a cook, not just a speller
Phoodle draws only from food-related vocabulary: ingredients, kitchen tools, cooking methods, and dish names. A word that would be unremarkable in a general Wordle clone often turns out to carry a specific culinary sense here, so once you have a couple of confirmed letters, ask what kind of food word fits the shape — not just what English word fits it.
Use color feedback with the theme in mind
Gray, yellow, and green behave the same as in Wordle, but because the word pool is themed, a yellow letter in an odd position is a cue to try a different food-related word that keeps that letter rather than reshuffling randomly. Narrowing by category (ingredient vs. tool vs. technique) usually saves more turns than testing letters in isolation.
Recent Phoodle Answers
The last 30 days of confirmed answers and their categories.
| Date | Answer | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2026 | RAZOR | Cooking Techniques |
| Sep 09, 2026 | DOMED | Desserts & Sweets |
| Sep 08, 2026 | TUBES | Kitchen Tools |
| Sep 07, 2026 | STEAK | Restaurant Culture |
| Sep 06, 2026 | ROUGE | Beverages (Alcohol) |
| Sep 05, 2026 | LOBES | Fruits |
| Sep 04, 2026 | CORKS | Beverages (Alcohol) |
How this page is put together
- The day's answer and description are pulled directly from our own daily data file.
- Hints (category, vowels, letter pattern) are generated automatically from that same word and description.
- The "Recent Answers" table reflects our stored history of previous puzzle days.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Phoodle's word list always food-related?
Yes — every answer is a food, kitchen tool, cooking method, or dish name, drawn from a themed list rather than a general dictionary.
How often does the answer on this page update?
The answer box refreshes automatically each day to match the current puzzle date.
Why might a hint feel misleading?
Some answers use a word's specific culinary sense rather than its everyday meaning — so it's worth reading the meaning clue before assuming the letters are wrong.
Is Phoodle free to play?
Yes, players can access the daily puzzle for free.
