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If youve been on Twitter recently, youve seen the phenomenon that isWordle.

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First: The Rules

The rules of the game are pretty straightforward.

you’re free to play the game once a day, and everyone gets the same word.

Once you submit your guess, the letters will turn either green, yellow, or gray.

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While the game is hosted on a co.uk website, it usesAmerican spellingfor its answers, not British.

You only have six guesses to figure out the word of the day.

Worried you wont get it in six?

Read on for a few tricks it’s possible for you to use to keep your streak going.

Some people suggest using the same starting word in every game (words likeadieu or ariseare popular choices).

If you prefer variety, there are plenty of five-letter vowel-heavy words to choose from.

Warning: Letters Can Be Used Twice

I repeat, letters can be used twice!

However, if the second letter is yellow or green, then the letter appears twice in the answer.

Banal and abbey have been recent correct answers in the Wordle dictionary.

after seeing that dreaded gray tile).

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