April 24’s Wordle answer is as challenging as yesterday, and players should be wary before they start the puzzle. The answer starts with a vowel, some of the most challenging words to guess unless players use hints or cheat. You will also need to find another vowel that further complicates the puzzle. However, if you use a different mode with hints, you might be able to solve the answer quickly.

You should use Wordle’s hard mode to solve today’s answer to avoid wasting your attempts on random guesses. This mode doesn’t allow players to reuse confirmed letters in random spots, which forces players to use different words. However, this process can be made easier if you use relevant hints or starting words to give you a slight advantage.

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Best Starting Words For Today’s Wordle Answer

Three Starting Words To Help You Solve Wordle

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Before you start today’s Wordle, why not use some words that will give you an excellent start so you don’t waste your time? These words will share consonants, vowels, and a few letters with the answer. Using one or all three words will improve your chances of solving the answer without actual hints. Depending on how you want to play, you can either use the most difficult starting word or an easier one.

You can use the best starting words and combos for most Wordle answers, but the three starting words below only work for solving today’s Wordle answer:

Challenging Start Word For Today's Wordle

SCORE:

  • Shares no consonant with today's answer.
  • Shares two vowels with today's answer.
  • No letters are in the correct position for today's answer.

Medium Start Word For Today's Wordle

TROVE:

  • Shares one consonant with today's answer.
  • Shares two vowels with today's answer.
  • No letters are in the correct position for today's answer.

Easy Start Word For Today's Wordle

OVERS:

  • Shares one consonant with today's answer.
  • Shares two vowels with today's answer.
  • Four letters are in the correct position for today's answer.

If you need some tips to solve most Wordle questions, check out this video by BuzzFeedPlayer on YouTube.

Save Your Wordle Streak: Hints For Today's Wordle Answer

April 24 #1040

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Since today’s answer is slightly tricky to solve, some players like to use hints when they are stuck after a few attempts. These hints give more context about the answer to point you in the right direction. These hints also do not spoil the answer, so that solving April 24’s Wordle answer is still challenging.

Hint 1

There are no repeating letters.

Hint 2

The answer is an adjective.

Hint 3

The vowels are in the 1st & 3rd positions.

Hint 4

Done or shown in an obvious manner.

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Today's Wordle Answer

April 24 #1040

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If you are on your last attempt and don’t want to take a risk to solve today’s Wordle answer, it might be time to use the actual answer. It’s not worth raising your streak with another guess at this point. Before we give you the answer, it’s worth pointing out that using all three suggested starting words would have helped you solve today’s answer in four attempts.

April 24’s Wordle answer is OVERT.

Last 10 Wordle Answers

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If you’re wondering which answers Wordle has already used, here’s a list of the past 10 answers.

April 23

#1039

ROVER

April 22

#1038

LASER

April 21

#1037

JOLLY

April 20

#1036

LUCID

April 19

#1035

RAISE

April 18

#1034

FACET

April 17

#1033

TITHE

April 16

#1032

SHANK

April 15

#1031

EQUIP

April 14

#1030

BLIMP

Other Games Like Wordle

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There are plenty of more games like Wordle that you can play right after. These puzzle games are similar as they might use the same rules and don’t take too long to finish. These games are free to play and can be played on any browser. Here are four more games you can play on your next break.

Game Name

How To Play

Is It Free To Play?

Connections (NYT)

Find the four words that share something in common. Find hints and tips to beat Connections with our daily answer article.

Yes

Lookdle

Guess the famous person from a pixelated picture.

Yes

The Game

Satisfy every "Rule" that the game prompts once a player has entered the desired . Rules can conflict with each other as you progress.

Yes

Crosswordle

Guess the country or territory in six guesses. After each guess, the game will give you hints that include distance, direction, and proximity to your guess.

Yes

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Wordle
Puzzle
Released
October 1, 2021

ESRB
E for Everyone
Developer(s)
Josh Wardle
Publisher(s)
The New York Times Company
Platform(s)
Web Browser