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And a handy hint for the five-letter puzzler.
Looking for the March 29 (283) Wordle answer? You may choose the same starting word every day, covering as many consonants as you can cram into the five-letter limit. Or maybe you like to take risks and throw in the first word that comes to mind, with little thought for the chaos that may follow. Undoubtedly there are advocates for both methods, but sooner or later, you may find yourself staring in horror at a row of grey squares.
If you need a hand with today’s answer, I’m here to help you out. Or you might want to check out a Wordle archive to see which words have gone before. Whatever brings you here, I’ll give you a clue, and the full answer if you’re stuck on today’s puzzle. And if you’re new to Wordle, I’ll explain how it works, too.
Today’s answer uses the same letter twice. It’s also a word that expresses intent, though it’s usually used in more formal situations these days.
Having the same letter repeated always makes things more tricky, so don’t feel bad if you’re stuck on this particular answer. The Wordle March 29 answer is SHALL.
In Wordle you’re presented with five empty boxes to work with, and you need to figure out which secret five-letter word fits in those boxes using no more than six guesses.
Start with a word like «RAISE»—that’s good because it contains three common vowels and no repeat letters. Hit Enter and the boxes will show you which letters you’ve got right or wrong.
If a box turns ⬛️, that letter isn’t in the secret word at all. 🟨 means the letter is in the word, but not in that position. 🟩 means you’ve nailed the letter, it’s in the word and in the right spot.
In the next row, repeat the process for your next guess using what you learned from your previous guess. You have six tries, and can only use real words (so no filling the boxes with EEEEE to see if there’s an E).
Originally, Wordle was dreamed up by software engineer Josh Wardle, as a surprise for his partner who loves word games. From there it spread to his family, and finally got released to the public. It wasn’t long before it was so popular that it got sold to the New York Times for seven figures. Surely it’s only a matter of time before we all solely communicate in tricolor boxes.
Sarah’s earliest gaming memories involve playing Jet Set Willy on the ZX Spectrum at a friend’s house. These days, and when not writing guides, most of her spare time goes into MMOs—though she’s quite partial to JRPGs too. She has spent much of the last decade playing the likes of Star Wars: The Old Republic, TERA, Final Fantasy 14, and World of Warcraft. Sarah has been writing about games for several years and, before joining PC Gamer, freelanced for the likes of TechRadar, GamingBible, and Rock Paper Shotgun. One of her fondest hopes is to one day play through the ending of Final Fantasy X without breaking down into a sobbing heap. She probably has more wolves in Valheim than you.
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