Today's Wordle hints and answer — solution #1,374, March 24

Most players find uncovering today's Wordle answer reasonably straightforward. According to the New York Times' WordleBot, the average player will complete Wordle #1,374 in 3.8 moves in both easy and hard modes.

Each day, we will update this article with Wordle hints and tips to help you find today's answer. And if the hints aren't enough, we'll even give you the answer, in case you're really stuck or just haven't had time to complete today's puzzle. Plus, we are also including an analysis of yesterday's puzzle, #1,373, in case you're reading this in a different time zone.

So be warned: spoilers lie ahead for game #1,374. Only read on if you want to know today's Wordle answer!

Today's Wordle answer — hints to help you solve it

Our first tip is that you should use one of the best Wordle start words for every game you play. But if you want some more specific clues to today's Wordle answer, then here you go:

• It contains two of the five vowels.*
• There are no repeated letters.
• Two characters are among the five most common Wordle letters.

* By vowel, we mean A, E, I, O, U. There are other letters that are sometimes considered to be vowels, depending on how they are used.

Those hints should get you at least some of the way towards finding today's Wordle answer. If not, then you can read on for bigger clues; or, if you just want to know the answer, then skip down further for that.

Alright then, here's a larger hint: Today's Wordle answer relates to geometry.

What does today's Wordle start with?

The answer to Wordle #1,374 starts with A, so combined with the hints above you should now have all the clues you need to get the answer and not break a Wordle streak.

OK, it's now time to scroll down for the answer…

Today's Wordle answer

So, what is today's Wordle answer for game #1,374?

Drumroll, please — it's ANGLE.

Hello Wordlers. A nice and simple one today. ANGLE contains four of the ten most common Wordle letters, and while 'G' is rarer, it's still not hugely exotic.

My opener of ORATE turned 'A' yellow and 'E' green. That left 54 possible answers, according to WordleBot.

The Bot's best Wordle start words beat that by some distance, especially those containing 'L' and/or 'N'. DEALT leaves 15 answers, while TABLE lowers that to 12. If you opened with PLANE, only four options would be left over.

I prioritize the next most common letters of 'L', 'I', 'S', 'N', and 'C' on my second turn, and today LANCE allowed me to try three of them.

It was incredibly effective, with 'L' and 'N' joining 'A' in going yellow. I was down to just two possibilities, according to WordleBot.

Unfortunately I picked the wrong one first with ANKLE. It turned every letter green, bar 'K' as expected.

Still, that made my final move easy. I subbed 'K' for 'G' to spell ANGLE and complete the puzzle in four moves.

Hopefully you did well today, Wordlers. See you tomorrow.

Yesterday's Wordle answer

Reading this in a later time zone? The Wordle answer for game #1,373 was DOPEY.

Hello Wordlers. A moderately taxing one today, as it only contains two of the ten most common Wordle letters: 'O' and 'E'.

My opener of ORATE turned both yellow, but that still left a massive 104 possible answers in play, according to WordleBot.

The Bot's best Wordle start words improved on this, but not by as much as you'd think, for the most part. PLATE leaves 38 possible answers, while LAPSE lowers that to 31. If you opened with TIRED, only ten answers would be left over.

I try to prioritize 'L', 'I', 'S', 'N', and 'C' on my second turn, but the best I could do today was FELON. This merely ruled out 'E' and 'O' in a second spot each, still leaving a massive 49 possible answers.

How about COPES? Finally, the flood gates opened as 'O', 'P' and 'E' all turned green. I was down to five options according to WordleBot.

Surprisingly, I beat those 5/1 odds by playing DOPEY and completing the puzzle in four moves. Kind of lucky, as it could also have been MOPED, HOPED, MOPEY or DOPED.

Hopefully today's puzzle didn't trip you up, Wordlers. See you tomorrow.

Previous Wordle answers

If you're looking for a list of older Wordle answers, we can also help. Here's a list going back 20 games.

• Wordle #1,373: DOPEY
• Wordle #1,372: AMBLE
• Wordle #1,371: NUDGE
• Wordle #1,370: BASTE
• Wordle #1,369: SPARK
• Wordle #1,368: TIMER
• Wordle #1,367: LASSO
• Wordle #1,366: STAMP
• Wordle #1,365: LADLE
• Wordle #1,364: PIECE
• Wordle #1,363: CHASE
• Wordle #1,362: MANGO
• Wordle #1,361: TRACK
• Wordle #1,360: SPITE
• Wordle #1,359: GREED
• Wordle #1,358: NAVEL
• Wordle #1,357: TROOP
• Wordle #1,356: ALERT
• Wordle #1,355: SCRUM
• Wordle #1,354: CHECK
• Wordle #1,353: SPEAR

Wordle tips — how to win at Wordle

The best tip I can give is to use one of the best Wordle start words. I can't stress this enough — it makes a massive difference.

Without one, you'll be scrabbling around in the dark trying (and possibly failing) to find the right five letters (or possibly fewer) out of the 26 possibles. But clever people (not me) have done the math and identified the best start words based on both frequency in English and frequency among Wordle answers. So use them!

Secondly, think about combinations, especially at the start and end. Some options are far more common than others — for instance, SH, ST, CR and CH all feature frequently.

Vowels obviously need consideration too: not all Wordle answers will contain more than one, but plenty do, and some even have three. A good Wordle start word should have used a couple, but if they don't feature you might well want to try another one or two on your next go. Plus, remember the Y — this sometimes acts as a surrogate vowel, and is easy to forget. It also appears at the end of plenty of words.

Finally, try out possibilities. So long as you don't press 'Enter' you can try possible answers to see how they look on screen. Put in likely letters plus any you know are definitely in the word, then mentally change one to the other available options. This technique has worked for me multiple times, and it's particularly helpful when the word in question is not an obvious one (like FJORD or ISLET).

But if you're still struggling with Wordle, check out how Tom's Guide's Wordle experts have honed their strategy after playing a lot of Wordle after it first launched.

We also have plenty of Wordle tips and tricks to share, like how we've analyzed every Wordle answer used to look for trends and have some further advice for you there. And if you're new to the game you should also take a look at our What is Wordle? guide.

What else should I know about Wordle?

Wordle officially launched in October 2021, but it was actually started earlier in June of that year and celebrated its first birthday on June 19, 2022. (You can read my thoughts on the 5 things Wordle needs to improve if it's to keep us playing on into another year.)

However, it only grew in popularity towards the end of the year, then went viral in January as the world woke up to its charms. In fact, it proved so successful that The New York Times bought Wordle for a seven-figure sum in early February and the game is now part of NYT Games.

It's played via the NYT Games website here, and is entirely free. Both the NYT and the game's creator, Josh Wardle, have stated that it will remain free. Some people think that Wordle has got harder since the NYT takeover, but it really hasn't.

Wordle is a simple game in which your challenge is to guess a five-letter word in six attempts. Each time you guess, you're told which of your chosen letters are in the target word, and whether they are in the right place.

If a letter is in the correct place, it turns green. If it's in the word but in the wrong place, it turns yellow. And if it's not in the word at all, it turns gray.

There's just one puzzle a day, and everyone completes the same one. It resets at midnight each day. You'll find more information about the game in our What is Wordle? article.

NYT Strands answer

If you've solved Wordle and need help with other games from the New York Times, we suggest you check out our guide on today's NYT Strands answer, which will give you some hints as well as the full answer to today's puzzle.

Wordle Alternatives

If you're eager for another game to pass the time while you wait, we've put together a list of the best Wordle alternatives.

Other Wordle alternatives to try are the ultra-stressful (but very good) Squabble and the soccer-themed, Who Are Ya? We also like the geography-based Wordle clone Worldle, the Star Wars-themed SWordle and the math-based Mathler.

There are certainly plenty of options once you've finished Wordle for the day!