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 #231, so only read on if you want to know today’s Heardle answer!
Today’s Heardle hints, Thursday, October 13
Before we reveal today’s answer, here are a few hints that should help you if you’re stuck.
- This song was released in 2017
- This artist won the Swedish version of “Got Talent”, Talang
- This song has three music videos; one features Eyal Booker from Love Island
Alright, that’s the hints done with — time for the solution.
Today’s Heardle answer, Thursday, October 13
So, what is today’s Heardle answer?
The answer is Lush Life by Zara Larsson.
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!
I’d consider this to be a tricky song to guess. Lots of songs from this era sound similar to this one to my ears, and the title of the song doesn’t feature in the lyrics. Still, lots of people look back on this summer club number fondly and guessed it right away.
I cheated on this Heardle round — yes, my integrity as a Heardle player has been lost. I knew what song this was, but after typing a couple of variations of “all night, all summer” into the answer box, I turned to Google to find the solution instead. I’ve listened to this song about a million times, and had no idea it was called “Lush Life.” So, I have another green bar chalked up on my Heardle stats, but I’ll leave the decision as to whether it counts as a real win or not up to you.
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.
- #230 October 12: Naive — The Kooks
- #229 October 11: Water Fountain — Alec Benjamin
- #228 October 10: Hurricane — Luke Combs
- #227 October 9: Linger — The Cranberries
- #226 October 8: Sex on Fire — Kings of Leon
- #225 October 7: It Wasn’t Me — Shaggy, Rik Rok
- #224 October 6: Midnight City — M83
- #223 October 5: Never Be like You — Flume (ft. Kai)
- #222 October 4: No Type — Rae Sremmurd
- #221 October 3: Holiday/Boulevard of Broken Dreams — Green Day
- #220 October 2: Close — Nick Jonas, Tove Lo
- #219 October 1: Shimmy Shimmy Ya — Ol’ Dirty Bastard
- #218 September 30: Car Radio — Twenty One Pilots
- #217 September 29: Ain’t It Fun — Paramore
- #216 September 28: Gimme Shelter — The Rolling Stones
- #215 September 27: The One That Got Away — Katy Perry
- #214 September 26: Radioactive — Imagine Dragons
- #213 September 25: Georgia —Vance Joy
- #212 September 24: Layla — Derek and the Dominoes
- #211 September 23: Let Me Down Slowly — Alec Benjamin
- #210 September 22: Come As You Are —Nirvana