Live: unpicking today's Wordle answer, the trickiest of all time
Today's Wordle answer is proving... tough, to say the least. Obvious spoiler warning - we're going to be discussing today's solution in depth here.
If you haven't found out today's secret word, then head over to today's Wordle hints and answer page first, then come back to this live blog as we discuss whether this is the hardest answer of all time, some alternatives you can try if you failed, and our hints on how you can defy the puzzle and survive when so many are failing.
And yes, there's also an element of catharsis about it too - I failed hard at 12:30AM today, and I need to share the disappointment with you.
Right, if you're struggling with the answer, need a hint or just to comiserate, then let's get into it.
As I've said above, while this live blog is designed primarily to help you, I also want to use it as a way to get around the deep frustration at today's answer. I'll be looking through the reactions online, offering up hints to help you, pulling in information from around the web and sharing some of our top articles to help you try other things in the meantime.
Let me take you through the issues that I faced last night - the high of feeling so smug that I worked out that the word likely ended in _ATCH, following my logical steps from my first word DANCE.
I figured out the combo at the end. I realized a vowel couldn't live after the A. I had a great shot at doing it in two, but dang it, that wasn't the right answer. Surely I'd do it on the next attempt, right...?
If you're on Twitter today, the top trending term today is 'Wordle 265 X' - which tells you the story that you need to know.
Let's take a look at some of the top bits of 'feedback' for the situation today:
Wordle games like today's make me realise there are two types of players:1.⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩2.⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩#dailywordleclub #Wordle265 Wordle 265 XMarch 10, 2022
Wordle 265 X/6⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩I’m fine I’m fine I’m fine I’m fine I’m fine I’m fine I’m fine I’m fine I’m fine I’m fine I’m fine I’m fine I’m fine I’m fine I’m fine I’m fine I’m fine I’m fine I’m fine I’m fineMarch 11, 2022
I've never been betrayed more by a game in my life Wordle 265 X/6⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩March 10, 2022
Here's something interesting already: Google Trends for the UK suggests that this isn't the huge fail that many people are reporting on Twitter - it seems that the outrage on the social media platform is far greater than Google Trends' information is pointing out.
But let's dig a little deeper here - we know the answer ends in _ATCH, and - like me - I'm sure many people are thinking: 'I don't need to Google the answer, right? Surely it's the next one?'
And then, like me, they throw in LATCH and watch as their streak disappears in smoke.
While I have you, let's talk about some other alternatives to Wordle you might like to try - the one that gets a lot of people talking is Wordle Unlimited.
It's a (clearly unofficial) version of the game that allows you to do lots of things that the normal game prohibits - the main one being being able to play again, and again, and again.
You can set the word length (don't do it more than eight if you want to still have your fingernails by the fifth guess), and set custom Wordle challenges with friends.
It's a good, and diverting, way to keep playing - although it does somewhat strip the purity of the daily puzzle.
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