Do you need help with today's 'Semantle' or 'Semantle Junior'? We've got you covered below with a list of hints and the answers to both games right here.

Some hints for both games today

We'll first provide you with some hints that may help you guess it on your own, followed by the answer itself.

Each day, we'll pop the answer's definition below alongside other clues, such as ways that word could be utilised within a sentence or hints to similar things in pop culture.

Semantle hints

• Definition: a person who is actively opposed or hostile to someone or something.
  
• Clue 1: This word is 5 letters long.
• Clue 2: This word starts with the letter E.

Semantle Junior hints

If you're playing the junior version of Semantle and are looking for some help there, check out these clues instead:

• Definition: a hard, lustrous spherical mass, typically white or bluish-gray, formed within the shell of a pearl oyster or other bivalve mollusk and highly prized as a gem.
• Clue 1: The word is 5 letters long.
• Clue 2: This word starts with the letter P.

If these clues have left the answer right on the tip of your tongue, but you're still struggling to make the connection - it's all good! Keep reading for the answer itself, to keep your streak going another day.

Today's answers

The answer for today's main game of Semantle is none other than Enemy.

If you're playing Semantle Junior too, the answer is Pearl.

For even more guides to challenge your vocabulary, our word game homepage has all of the tips you'll need with pages like the answer to yesterday's Wordle or hints and the answer for Weaver, along with the forever popular New York Time's Connections answers.

When does the next Semantle game start?

According to Semantle's own 'Rules' tab, a new game will kick off every day at 12 AM UTC, or 1 AM in your particular timezone within the world.

This is great news, particularly if you're incredibly set on not using the hints set out in our guide, as you'll have pretty much a full day to chew over the guess and pop back to it as you can.

How to play Semantle & our top tips

Getting started with Semantle is a pretty simple task, as you just need to head on over to its website before you're able to get started with working towards figuring out that goal word.

Once there, simply pop a word into the box and press 'Guess', and you'll then be shown a number to indicate how close it is to the goal word that you're trying to deduce. If the number is lower and in a white highlight, you'll want to rethink your tactics. If you're seeing a higher number, or one in varying shades of pink, you could be on the right track.

Personally, I tend to start with the same word each day: Audio. It's a personal preference, but I find that it's a good one to start with that I like to use in plenty of different word games, and you can use that as a jumping-off point to decide which direction it is you need to go. If you've got your own word that you think is great to use each day that isn't mine, that's grand too - just go with what works for you (as you ultimately need to start from somewhere.)

Don't be afraid to use the 'Hint' button, either - it's incredibly useful when you're starting out and can help you out in a pinch if you've not found yourself getting any closer to where you need to be.

If you're finding yourself getting a little warmer towards the answer but still aren't quite cutting it, if you've looked at a hint, try thinking of synonyms for the particular word that has shown up.

Playing Semantle Junior

If you want to play Semantle Junior, you'll just need to press the 'Play Semantle Junior' button at the top right of the screen. This operates much the same as Semantle does, but when making a guess, you'll instead see a colour show up behind the word that you guess with a bar that will get closer and closer to the right depending on how close to the answer you are.

That bar will also change colour, too (with green being a great sign that you're on the right path). You'll also get the added bonus of some emojis popping up on screen too, which also change depending on how close you are to the correct word.

With all of these things considered, you'll be able to approach each game of Semantle that you play in the best possible way. And if not, don't worry - we've got you, bestie.