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It's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new Wordle. You'll find today's Wordle answer at the bottom of this post, but if you want to try and work it out yourself first, you'll find a few clues as well as our best Wordle tips, strategies, and info as you scroll down.

Created by engineer Josh Wardle as a gift for his partner, and later bought by the New York Times, Wordlehas become a daily habit for thousands of people, and inspired countless clones and variations on the basic guessing-game format.

Try the diabolically hard Absurdle, the maddeningly fun music game Heardle, the several-at-once variants like Dordleand Quordleand so on (and put them all together to beat the 31-word Grand Slam) — or find new strategies with less stress by watching people play on TikTok.

Looking for the next day's answer?Here are some clues and a spoiler for WordleApril 12.

What's the best Wordle starting word?

Generally speaking, you want to lock in or rule out at least two of the vowels, as well as a couple of the more common letters, like T, S, R, and N. We've got plenty of ideas and strategies for you to test out.

Explore the Wordle archive

One a day not enough? You can also play the whole archive of past Wordles.

Is Wordle getting harder? It feels like it's harder lately!

No, it's not getting harder. In fact, we've technically all been playing it on easy mode — here's how to switch on Hard Mode.

Not the day you're after? Here's the Wordleanswer for April 10.

Why are there two different Wordle answers some days?

Some people occasionally find there were two different possible Wordleanswers on the same day. Here's why.

Here's a subtle hint for today's Wordle answer:

There's a letter in there today that would nab you a high score in Scrabble.

Does today's Wordle answer have a double letter?

Not today!

Today's Wordle is a 5-letter word that ends with...

The letter... D.

What's the answer to Wordle today?

OK, OK, here it is.

Ready?

It is...

SQUAD.

Oooh yeah, baby, the Q is on deck! Hands up who else took ages to nail this one because they're so used to not even considering Q as an option? I got a bit lucky here because I've been starting with STEAL lately, so I had two green tiles right off the bat. But for a second there, I was fully stumped.

Didn't get there today? There's always tomorrow. See you back here for more clues and helpful hints.

Not the day you're after? Here's the solution to today's Wordle.