Today’s Heardle answer is an easy one if you’re of a certain age or into a particular kind of music — but could be difficult otherwise. If you play Heardle, you’ll know what I mean.
Haven’t played the game before? It’s one of the best Wordle alternatives and clones, but rather than making you guess five-letter words, it gives you six chances to identify a song from a 15-second intro. Heardle pulls its playlist from the most popular streamed tracks on a range of platforms, so you don’t need to be a huge music buff to stand a chance of getting a good score.
Still, it can be surprisingly tricky to guess the name of a song just from the intro. That’s where we come in — we’re keeping track of the answers from past Heardle games, and we’ll give you hints for today’s Heardle answer if you’re stumped.
Plus, if you just want to know the solution to today’s Heardle, you’ll find that here, too. No judgement from us.
Warning: spoilers lie ahead for Heardle #238, so only read on if you want to know today’s Heardle answer!
Today’s Heardle hints, Thursday, October 20
Before we reveal today’s answer, here are a few hints that should help you if you’re stuck.
- This song was released in 2020
- This hip-hop duo rose to fame on SoundCloud
- This song went viral on TikTok, notably for the lyric “one last pic and I’ll be gone”
Alright, that’s the hints done with — time for the solution.
Today’s Heardle answer, Thursday, October 20
So, what is today’s Heardle answer?
The answer is …And to Those I Love, Thanks for Sticking Around by $uicideboy$.
Did you get it? If Heardle’s clip wasn’t enough for you, check out the full song here:
Well done if you got the right answer!
This is a first for me… I only saw a couple of Heardle players online guess today’s song correctly. The vast majority of people didn’t seem to know who this group were. That means extra bragging rights for you if you guessed it.
I was never going to guess this song, even though I’ve heard it online due to its popularity on TikTok. The intro to this song doesn’t really sound like the line everyone knows, and it’s also not in the title. Oh well.
Previous Heardle answers
If you’re looking for a list of older Heardle answers, we can also help. Here’s a list going back 20 games.
- #236 October 18: Blinding Lights by The Weeknd
- #235 October 17: Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go by Wham!
- #234 October 16: Loser by Beck
- #233 October 15: Little Dark Age by MGMT
- #232 October 14: Love Me Now by John Legend
- #231 October 13: Lush Life by Zara Larsson
- #230 October 12: Naive by The Kooks
- #229 October 11: Water Fountain by Alec Benjamin
- #228 October 10: Hurricane by Luke Combs
- #227 October 9: Linger by The Cranberries
- #226 October 8: Sex on Fire by Kings of Leon
- #225 October 7: It Wasn’t Me by Shaggy, Rik Rok
- #224 October 6: Midnight City by M83
- #223 October 5: Never Be like You by Flume (ft. Kai)
- #222 October 4: No Type by Rae Sremmurd
- #221 October 3: Holiday/Boulevard of Broken Dreams by Green Day
- #220 October 2: Close by Nick Jonas, Tove Lo
- #219 October 1: Shimmy Shimmy Ya by Ol’ Dirty Bastard
- #218 September 30: Car Radio by Twenty One Pilots
- #217 September 29: Ain’t It Fun by Paramore
- #216 September 28: Gimme Shelter by The Rolling Stones