What the hint reveals
The clue describes a letter position, route shape, or useful direction. You still choose and enter the next word yourself.
Poople Hint
Get one route clue for today's current word without revealing the next answer word or the full path.
What changes ranking
Direction-only hints are counted and labeled. Next Step and Full Path are direct help, so those attempts remain available for practice but not the leaderboard.
When one clue is not enough
Use the solver from your latest accepted word after you decide that preserving a ranked attempt no longer matters.