Daily Wordle Clues (and Solution) for Sunday, 23rd March, 2025

Daily Wordle Clues (and Solution) for Sunday, 23rd March, 2025

Tackling Today's Wordle Challenge:

Heard that the Wordle answer for today's puzzle is on your mind? Let's dive into some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally reveal the solution. This one's a tricky one; I nailed it in five guesses. Remember, the following may contain spoilers for March 23, Wordle #1,373, so beware! Scroll if you're seeking some hints (and then the answer) to today's Wordle game.

What's the deal with Wordle?

Wordle lives right here on The New York Times website[1]. A fresh puzzle drops every day at midnight, your local time.

Kick things off by guessing a five-letter word. The letters of the word will light up green if they're correct and in the right place, yellow if you've got the right letter but in a different spot, or gray if that letter isn't in the daily secret word at all. For further guidance, check out our guide to Wordle here[2] and my strategy guide here[4] for advanced tactics. (We've got more information at the bottom of this post, after the hints and answers.)

Got questions? Let's dive into 'em!

Any odd letters in today's Wordle?

Let's define common letters as those that appear in the old typesetters' phrase ETAOIN SHRDLU. (Remember that one? It's Edwin Shirdloo, like a friend you've known. I oftentimes use this silly sentence when I'm introducing new word games with friends!)

In today's puzzle, you'll find three common letters from our mnemonic. The fourth is somewhat common, and the fifth is fairly rare.

Hint time for today's Wordle

You'll find a Disney character[6] hiding within today's Wordle.

Double or repeating letters?

There are no duplicated letters in today's puzzle.

How many vowels are in today's Wordle?

Two vowels and one "sometimes" vowel make up this Wordle word.

What starts today's Wordle?

Today's word starts with a D.

What ends today's Wordle?

Today's word finishes with a Y.

Solved today's Wordle yet?

Ready to hear it? Today's word is DOPEY[5].

Yesterday’s Wordle answer revisited

Yesterday's Wordle was a medium difficulty challenge. The hint was "down a path or through a park, for example," and the answer contained three common letters, one somewhat common letter, and one fairly common letter[7].

The answer to yesterday's Wordle was AMBLE[4].

Basics of Wordle

The objective of Wordle is to guess the day's secret word. When you first open Wordle, you'll see an empty grid of letters. You're in charge of making the first move: type in any five-letter word.

Now, you can use the colors that surface to help you figure out the word: Green means you guessed correctly, and it's in the correct place. (For example, if you guess PARTY, and the word is actually PURSE, the P and R will be green.)

• Yellow means the letter is somewhere in the word, but not in the position you guessed it. (For example, if you guessed PARTY, but the word is actually ROAST, the R, A, and T will all be yellow.)
• Gray means the letter is not in the solution word at all. (If you guessed PARTY and everything is gray, then the solution cannot be PURSE or ROAST.)

With all that in mind, guess another word—then another, and so on—to gradually pinpoint the correct word before you run out of chances. You get six tries, and then the game is over.

Top starters for Wordle

What should you play for your opening guess? The best starters typically contain common letters, to boost your chances of getting yellow and green squares to aid your guessing (And if you get all grays when guessing common letters, that's still valuable information to eliminate possibilities!) There isn't a single "best" starting word, but The New York Times's Wordle analysis bot recommends starting with one of these:

• CRANE
• TRACE
• SLANT
• CRATE
• CARTE

While an MIT analysis suggests you'll eliminate the most possibilities in the first round by starting with one of these:

• SALET
• REAST
• TRACE
• CRATE
• SLATE

Other good options might be ARISE or ROUND. Words like ADIEU and AUDIO contain more vowels, but you might argue it's better to start with an emphasis on consonants, utilizing words like RENTS or CLAMP. Choose your strategy and watch it unfold.

How to win at Wordle

We have a couple of Wordle strategy guides that you might enjoy reading through if you're a dedicated player. This one[8] explains how to use consonants to your advantage, while this one[9] focuses on a strategy that emphasizes the most common letters. In this advanced guide[10], we discuss a three-pronged approach for fishing for hints while maximizing your chances of winning quickly.

The key difference between Wordle winners and Wordle strugglers is that winners use their guesses to gather information about what letters are in the word. If you know that the word must end in -OUND, don't waste four guesses on MOUND, ROUND, SOUND, and HOUND—combine those consonants and guess MARSH. If the H lights up in yellow, you know the solution.

One more strategy tip: the original Wordle used a list of approximately 2,300 solution words, but after the game was purchased by the NYT, the game now has an editor who handpicks the solutions[3][5][6]. Sometimes they are slightly tricky words that wouldn't have made the original list, and sometimes they are topical. For example, FEAST was the solution one Thanksgiving. Keep in mind that there might be a theme.

Wordle alternatives

If you're itching for more five-letter guessing games and their kin, the best Wordle alternatives ranked by difficulty include:

• Wheeldle, which lets you play one puzzle after another[11]
• Dordle and Quordle, which ask you to play two (Dordle) or four (Quordle) puzzles at the same time, with the same guesses. There is also Octordle, with eight puzzles, and Sedecordle, with 16.
• Waffle, which shows you several five-letter words, scrambled in a grid; you play by swapping the letters around until you solve.
• Absurdle, which changes the solution after each guess, but needs to stay consistent with its previous feedback. You have to strategically back it into a corner until there's only one possible word left—then you guess it, and win.
• Squabble, where you play Wordle against other people with a timer running. You take damage if you spend too much time between guesses—the winner is the last one standing.
• Antiwordle, in which you're trying not to guess the day's solution. You're required to reuse any letters that you (oops) guessed correctly, so the longer it takes you, the better you are at the game.

[1] https://www.nytimes.com/games/wordle/index.html[2] https://www.lifehacker.com/what-is-wordle-and-how-do-i-play-it-20442926[3] https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/29/wordle-origins-and-history-answers-explained.html[4] https://www.lifehacker.com/6-strategies-that-will-help-you-win-at-wordle-5165017[5] https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/29/wordle-answers-and-some-history.html[6] https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Disney_princesses[7] https://www.lifehacker.com/wordle-answers-week-2-march-2023-5182169[8] https://www.lifehacker.com/square-up-on-your-wordle-games-with-these-consonant-strategies-5174686[9] https://www.lifehacker.com/win-wordle-by-studying-the-most-common-letters-5166555[10] https://www.lifehacker.com/how-to-win-at-wordle-in-three-simple-steps-5174757[11] https://www.gameinformer.com/games/wheeldle/b/playstation/archive/2022/05/03/wheeldle--embrace-the-endless-word-game-and-rise-to-the-occasion.aspx

• The daily Wordle challenge can be found on the New York Times website, featuring a fresh puzzle every day at midnight.
• Today's Wordle contains three common letters from the old typesetter's phrase "ETAOIN SHRDLU," with the fourth being somewhat common and the fifth fairly rare.
• You may find a Disney character hidden within today's Wordle.
• There are no repeating letters in today's Wordle puzzle.
• In future years, Wordle will continue to be a popular form of entertainment and mind-stimulating puzzles, with possible tips and strategies available online for players, and alternatives such as Wheeldle, Dordle, Quordle, Waffle, Absurdle, Squabble, and Antiwordle also available for those seeking more challenges.
• In 2025, if one were to keep a record of their Wordle answers, their archives could potentially yield interesting insights into their patterns and preferences over time.

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