Unlocking the March 21, 2025 Wordle Challenge
If you’re on the hunt for the solution to Wordle for March 21, 2025, you’re in the right place. This post will provide guiding clues, useful strategies, and ultimately reveal today’s answer. The challenge level for today is moderately tough; it took me four attempts to solve it. Warning: spoilers for Wordle #1,371 lie ahead! Scroll down if you wish to uncover hints followed by the solution for today’s puzzle.
Understanding How to Play Wordle
The daily Wordle game can be found on the New York Times website. A fresh puzzle is available each day at midnight, in accordance with your local time zone.
Your first task is to guess a five-letter word. Each letter of your guess will highlight in different colors: green for correct letters in the right position, yellow for letters that are present but misplaced, and gray for letters that aren’t part of the target word. For comprehensive insights, refer to our Wordle guide, and for advanced strategies, check out this article. Additional details are available later on in this post after the hints and solution.
Ready for some hints? Here we go!
Are there any unusual letters in today’s Wordle?
We consider the letters that frequently appear in the traditional typesetters’ mnemonic ETAOIN SHRDLU as common letters. Memorize this phrase! Pronounce it as “Edwin Shirdloo,” as if it were a friend’s name.
Today’s puzzle features four of these frequent letters, with the fifth being moderately common.
Can you provide a hint for today’s Wordle?
Think along the lines of a gentle nudge.
Are there repeated letters in today’s Wordle?
Today’s puzzle does not include any double letters.
How many vowels are present in today’s Wordle?
Today features two vowels.
Which letter does today’s Wordle start with?
The initial letter of today’s word is N.
Which letter does today’s Wordle end with?
The word concludes with the letter E.
What is the answer to today’s Wordle?
The solution for today is NUDGE.
The steps taken to solve today’s Wordle
Initially, the guesses included RAISE and TOUCH. Following that, BLEND provided enough clues, leading to NUDGE as the most probable solution.
Wordle 1,371 4/6
Solution for Yesterday’s Wordle
The challenge from yesterday was also moderately difficult. The hint was “an instruction used in cooking,” featuring four common letters and one relatively common letter.
Yesterday’s Wordle answer was BASTE.
A Brief Guide to Wordle Fundamentals
Wordle’s premise revolves around deducing a secret five-letter word. Upon launching the game, players are greeted with a blank letter grid. The first move is yours to make: enter any five-letter word.
Utilize the revealed colors during your guesses for clues: Green signifies a correct letter in the right slot. (For instance, guessing PARTY with the actual word being PURSE would highlight P and R in green.)
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Yellow indicates that the letter is in the word but incorrectly placed. (For example, if you input PARTY while the word is ROAST, R, A, and T would turn yellow.)
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Gray denotes that the letter does not feature in the target word at all. (If PARTY turns entirely gray, then neither PURSE nor ROAST can be the answer.)
With this information, make successive guesses, aiming to guess the correct word before exhausting your six attempts.
Optimal Starting Words for Wordle
What’s a good choice for your opening guess? Ideal starting words typically consist of the more frequent letters to enhance your chances of landing yellow and green squares, guiding your subsequent guesses. While no single word is the absolute best, the analysis bot from the New York Times suggests using one of the following:
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CRANE
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TRACE
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SLANT
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CRATE
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CARTE
Additionally, an MIT study indicates that starting with one of these words eliminates the most options right away:
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SALET
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REAST
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TRACE
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CRATE
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SLATE
Other solid candidates include ARISE or ROUND. While words like ADIEU and AUDIO increase the number of vowels, prioritizing consonants with words like RENTS or CLAMP can be strategically sound. Pick your approach and see how it unfolds.
Mastering the Wordle Game
In case advanced strategies pique your interest, there are several guides available. One explores how to leverage consonants, while another focuses on the most frequently used letters. Furthermore, an in-depth strategy guide employs a three-fold approach to maximize your chance of quickly finding clues and winning.
A key differentiator between Wordle winners and those who miss the mark is the former’s ability to use their guesses for gathering insights about the word’s letters. For instance, if you determine that the word ends in -OUND, avoid guessing MOUND, ROUND, SOUND, or HOUND; instead, consolidate your consonants and attempt MARSH. If the H registers as yellow, you are closer to the answer.
One final note regarding tactics: the original Wordle featured a set list of approximately 2,300 solution words. Post-acquisition by the New York Times, the game now has a curator who selects the solutions, leading to some that may be unexpectedly tricky or themed, as seen when FEAST was the chosen solution one Thanksgiving, for instance.
Alternatives to Wordle
If the five-letter guessing games captivate you, there are several alternatives to explore. The best alternatives to Wordle, ranked by their difficulty level, are:
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Dordle and Quordle, which challenge players to solve two (Dordle) or four (Quordle) puzzles simultaneously with common guesses. There’s also Octordle for eight puzzles and Sedecordle for 16.
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Waffle, which offers several scrambled five-letter words in a grid to solve by rearranging the letters.
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Absurdle, which modifies the answer after each guess while adhering to previous feedback. Success relies on narrowing choices until only one word remains.
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Squabble, where you compete against others for quick responses, receiving penalties for delayed guesses; the last player standing wins.
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Antiwordle, where you aim to avoid guessing the day’s word. Incorrect guesses require the reuse of letters, meaning longer attempts yield better results.
