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Today's Wordle puzzle is a tough one. It's a word I don't think many people use often, and some might not know it at all. If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which letters show up the most in English words. If you need hints and the answer, read on.
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Today's Wordle hints
Before we show you today's Wordle answer, we'll give you some hints. If you don't want a spoiler, look away now.
Wordle hint No. 1: Repeats
Today's Wordle answer has no repeated letters.
Wordle hint No. 2: Vowels
Today's Wordle answer has two vowels.
Wordle hint No. 3: First letter
Today's Wordle answer begins with S.
Wordle hint No. 4: Last letter
Today's Wordle answer ends with L.
Wordle hint No. 5: Meaning
Today's Wordle answer can refer to a sandbank or sandbar that makes water shallow.
TODAY'S WORDLE ANSWER
Today's Wordle answer is SHOAL.
Yesterday's Wordle answer
Yesterday's Wordle answer, March 9, No. 1,724, was HASTY.
Recent Wordle answers
March 5, No. 1,720: SHEEP
March 6, No. 1,721: GUNKY
March 7, No. 1,722: VOGUE
March 8, No. 1,723: LOBBY
Quick tips for Wordle
#1: Check our list ranking the popularity of all the letters in the alphabet and choose your starter words accordingly. (TRAIN, STERN and AUDIO are good.)
#2: Don't forget that letters can be used more than once.
#3: Many words are similar. You don't want to use up multiple guesses that don't advance your cause. So if the puzzle is STA_E, don't guess STARE, STATE and STALE. Guess something that uses that R, T and L, like TWIRL.