It wasn’t long before Wordle and became a huge success when it was first released in October 2021.

At release it had around 90 players, but within weeks that number grew to hundreds of thousands. To this day it remains the most popular puzzle on The New York Times Games application

The media group bought the game in early 2022 and it has been a hit not only with us common people around the world, but also with celebrities.

Keegan-Michael Key, the Emmy Award-winning star of Key & Peele And Wonkatogether with the News in 2023 to invite players to compete against him in their gaming group chats.

“There’s a nice sense of satisfaction you get when you start your day by solving a New York Times game,” Key said in 2023.

“It’s also a good excuse to have a quick catch-up with some of my friends (and engage in a little friendly competition). I’ve always been a fan of words and language and any game that can test my wits.”

Other Hollywood stars who love Wordle including award-winning comedy legends Allison Janney and Carol Burnett, with the latter describing the game as “fun.”

“Allison and I, we Wordle” Burnett said Entertainment tonight in April 2023, and said they often text each other daily. “We just Wordle back and forth. She’s the first one at my coffee every morning.”

Wordle involves guessing a five-letter mystery word in six tries or less. Players start by typing a word and use process of elimination to solve the puzzle.

A colored tile system helps you along the way to let you know if you are on the right track or not. Green means the letter is in the word and in the right place, while a yellow tile means the letter is in the word in the wrong place, and a gray tile means the letter is not in the word at all.

Today’s average difficulty is 4.8 out of 6 guesses, or moderately challenging, according to the News from the New York Times.

If you need help finding Friday’s answer, check out our collection of clues below. But scroll carefully, because the answer will be revealed at the end of this article.

‘Wordle’ #1,168, Directions for Friday, August 30

Newsweek has compiled five tips to help you figure out today’s challenges Wordle puzzle.

Tip #1: Today Wordle answer is a noun.

Tip #2: There are no repeated letters.

Tip #3: The word contains two vowels.

Tip #4: In pronunciation, the first letter is silent.

Tip #5: This word refers to people who work in the service of others or who are deceitful.

‘Wordle’ #1,168, Answer for Friday, August 30

The answer to today’s question Wordle is “villain.”

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, it means “a crafty, deceitful fellow,” a male servant, or “a man of humble birth or station.”

Congratulations if you got it right. But don’t worry if you didn’t. Wordle is updated every day at midnight in your local time zone. Newsweek are back with a new series of hints and tips for each new game.

Players who would like to have something to do while they wait can try other word puzzles, such as Typochondria.