I’d like to thank one particular letter for turning up green extremely early on, making today’s Wordle a real walk in the park. Some days those reveals cause more trouble than they do help, but this time around, I had everything I needed to win at my fingertips nice and early on.

Wordle hint

A Wordle hint for Monday, March 20

Today’s answer is a close-fitting item designed to cover the hands. Depending on the material and the design, it may provide protection, comfort, or a fashionable look. Fingerless alternatives are also available.

Is there a double letter in today’s Wordle?

No letters are used twice in today’s puzzle.

Wordle help: 3 tips for beating Wordle every day

If you’ve decided to play Wordle but you’re not sure where to start, I’ll help set you on the path to your first winning streak. Make all your guesses count and become a Wordle winner with these quick tips:

• A good opener has a mix of common vowels and consonants.
• The answer could contain the same letter, repeated.
• Avoid words that include letters you’ve already eliminated.

You’re not racing against the clock so there’s no reason to rush. In fact, it’s not a bad idea to treat the game like a casual newspaper crossword and come back to it later if you’re coming up blank. Sometimes stepping away for a while means you can come back with a fresh perspective.

Today’s Wordle answer

What is the #639 Wordle answer?

Let’s keep winning. The answer to the March 20 (639) Wordle is GLOVE.

Previous answers

The last 10 Wordle answers

Previous Wordle solutions can help to eliminate guesses for today’s Wordle, as the answer isn’t likely to be repeated. They can also give you some solid ideas for starting words that keep your daily puzzle-solving fresh.

Here are some recent Wordle answers:

• March 19: CREDO
• March 18: YACHT
• March 17: MEALY
• March 16: CIDER
• March 15: SWEEP
• March 14: SURLY
• March 13: BLAME
• March 12: BIRTH
• March 11: EMAIL
• March 10: REVEL

Learn more about Wordle

There are six rows of five boxes presented to you by Wordle each day, and you’ll need to work out which five-letter word is hiding among them to win the daily puzzle.

Start with a strong word (opens in new tab) like ALIVE—or any other word with a good mix of common consonants and multiple vowels. You should also avoid starting words with repeating letters, so you don’t waste the chance to confirm or eliminate an extra letter. Once you’ve typed your guess and hit Enter, you’ll see which letters you’ve got right or wrong. If a box turns ⬛️, it means that letter isn’t in the secret word at all. 🟨 means the letter is in the word, but not in that position. 🟩 means you’ve got the right letter in the right spot.

Your second guess should compliment the first, using another “good” word to cover any common letters you might have missed on the first row—just don’t forget to avoid any letter you now know for a fact isn’t present in today’s answer. After that, it’s just a case of using what you’ve learned to narrow your guesses down to the correct word. You have six tries in total and can only use real words and don’t forget letters can repeat too (eg: BOOKS).

If you need any further advice feel free to check out our Wordle tips (opens in new tab), and if you’d like to find out which words have already been used you can scroll to the relevant section above.

Originally, Wordle was dreamed up by software engineer Josh Wardle (opens in new tab), as a surprise for his partner who loves word games. From there it spread to his family, and finally got released to the public. The word puzzle game has since inspired tons of games like Wordle (opens in new tab), refocusing the daily gimmick around music or math or geography. It wasn’t long before Wordle became so popular it was sold to the New York Times for seven figures (opens in new tab). Surely it’s only a matter of time before we all solely communicate in tricolor boxes.

The ZA/UM saga, in brief

• 2000s: ZA/UM initially coalesces as an artist collective in Estonia.
• 2013: Robert Kurvitz publishes Sacred and Terrible Air, a novel and the first commercial work set in the Elysium setting.
• 2016: First public reveal of Disco Elysium as “No Truce With the Furies” (archived on Reddit) with predicted EOY 2016 release. Producer Kaur Kender seems to have been involved since earliest stages, with eventual investment from Tõnis Haavel and eventual CEO Ilmar Kompus. Around this time, ZA/UM becomes a formalized game developer. 
• 2019: Disco Elysium launches to critical acclaim.
• March 2021: Disco Elysium: The Final Cut, a definitive edition of the game releases.
• End of year 2021: Project lead Kurvitz, lead artist Aleksander Rostov, and writer/Final Cut lead writer Helen Hindpere “involuntarily” leave the company.
• October 2022: Disco Elysium editor and former ZA/UM member Martin Luiga reveals the trio’s departure, subsequently confirmed by ZA/UM and a letter from Rostov co-signed by the other two.
• Trio alleges unfair ousting, as well as misappropriation of €4.8 million from ZA/UM to purchase majority share in company by CEO/investor Kompus and fellow investor Haavel with support from investor/Disco Elysium producer Kaur Kender.
• Kompus, via ZA/UM, alleges toxic management style, belittling of female employees, and other abuses by Kurvitz and Rostov. No specific incidents or details elaborated, but GamesIndustry.biz (opens in new tab) cites an unknown number of anonymous sources to at least partially corroborate the narrative.
• Kender sues Kompus and ZA/UM over misappropriation of €4.8 million, Kurvitz and Rostov file their own, separate suit against the company.
• December 2022: Kender withdraws suit against ZA/UM, citing return of funds by Kompus, with no elaboration as to why he had the €4.8 million in the first place.

This is the first public development in the story since ZA/UM CEO Ilmar Kompus paid €4.8 million back to the company and Disco Elysium producer Kaur Kender withdrew his own lawsuit against the developer (opens in new tab). In ZA/UM’s initial press release this week, it claimed that Kender has since paid Kompus for his legal fees, and GamesIndustry.biz shared a seemingly contrite message from the writer and entrepreneur:

“I am thankful for the years of trust and cooperation with the team, which made Disco Elysium a successful project,” Kender told GamesIndustry.biz. “After leaving my full-time role, I filed a lawsuit which I realized, after seeing the facts, was misguided.”

ZA/UM further stated that Kurvitz and Rostov’s “unfair dismissal” claim against the company has been dropped due to “lack of evidence,” but this only seems to be part of the full case against it as the company still faces what it characterizes as a “series of baseless allegations from former employees” that will “fall apart under legal and factual scrutiny.”

A representative for Kurvitz and Rostov shared a four-part statement with PC Gamer in response to ZA/UM’s claims. “The press release is wrong and misleading in several respects and seeks to unfairly paint us–Robert Kurvitz and Sander Taal, the remaining minority shareholders in ZA/UM–as mere disgruntled employees,” the statement begins.

Kurvitz and Rostov further deny that their employment claims against ZA/UM were withdrawn due to lack of evidence. “They were not. We see our dismissal as part of a larger campaign against us and will pursue legal options accordingly.”

The pair also note the strange circumstances surrounding the €4.8 million withdrawn and much later returned to ZA/UM by CEO Kompus, the subject of Kaur Kender’s lawsuit. “Kender’s lawsuit was based on the misuse of ZA/UM’s funds (4.8 million euros) by the majority shareholders Kompus and Haavel to increase their own stake in the company.” Kurvitz and Rostov explain. “In the press release, Kompus and Haavel admit to this misuse, arguing only that the money has been ‘paid back to ZA/UM’. Paying back stolen money, however, does not undo the crime; here, it does not undo the majority that Kompus and Haavel have illegally gained in ZA/UM.”

“Kompus and Haavel silenced Kender on this matter, but they will not silence us,” The pair concludes. “Unlike Kender, we have not participated in the looting of ZA/UM, and Kompus and Haavel have no power over us.”

The final point paints Kender as an adversary of Kurvitz, Rostov, and Hindpere (the latter of whom is not a party to the lawsuit, but has indicated support of her fellow developers). In a Medium post from Rostov co-signed by the other two last year, the artist states that the ousting and misappropriation of €4.8 million was “perpetrated by Ilmar Kompus and Tõnis Haavel with support from Kaur Kender, another minority shareholder.”

Tried out the new mode! Ahaha this is so fun, I’m glad they’re so in touch with us fans! from r/DiscoElysium

Two days after the initial press release from ZA/UM, the company released a “collage mode” (opens in new tab) for the game, a combination photo mode, model viewer, and Garry’s Mod-style sandbox. While innocuous enough on its own, its timing with the new developments in the legal battle over ZA/UM has elicited heated reactions from fans of Disco Elysium.

One of the highest-rated posts (opens in new tab) on the Disco Elysium subreddit from the past few days uses the new mode to show a corporate stooge character from the game hawking its new feature, while others are encouraging fans to pirate the game. Looking at responses (opens in new tab) to the collage mode announcement on Twitter, many are criticizing it as a tonal clash with the game, or even accusing it of being a distraction from the ongoing legal dispute of Disco Elysium’s ownership. One reply was merely a screenshot of character Joyce Messier musing on how critiques of capitalism only end up reinforcing capitalism, drawing a parallel with the game’s politics and current state.

For now, as before, the future of one of our favorite games of all time remains uncertain. ZA/UM is hiring, but it’s unclear how much leeway the studio has with Kurvitz and Rostov still pursuing legal action, while the artists’ own path to any sort of victory or reclamation of the IP is murky and no doubt expensive.

Staring at four yellows with only a few guesses left to go is an uncomfortable feeling because Wordle really could go in any number of directions in a situation like that. Unfortunately for me, I didn’t make the right guess, and I didn’t have enough attempts left to correct my error. Time to dust myself off and prepare for tomorrow. 

Wordle hint

A Wordle hint for Saturday, March 18

Bigger than a boat but generally considered smaller than a ship, today’s answer is a kind of sailing vessel often used by the super-rich to host parties and to also act as a visible flex of their financial muscle. There’s just one vowel to find today. 

Is there a double letter in today’s Wordle? 

There are no double letters in today’s Wordle. 

Wordle help: 3 tips for beating Wordle every day 

If there’s one thing better than playing Wordle, it’s playing Wordle well, which is why I’m going to share a few quick tips to help set you on the path to success: 

• A good opener contains a balanced mix of unique vowels and consonants. 
• A tactical second guess helps to narrow down the pool of letters quickly.
• The solution may contain repeat letters.

There’s no time pressure beyond making sure it’s done by midnight. So there’s no reason not to treat the game like a casual newspaper crossword and come back to it later if you’re coming up blank. 

Today’s Wordle answer

What is the #637 Wordle answer?

Start the weekend with a win. The answer to the March 18 (637) Wordle is YACHT.

Previous answers

The last 10 Wordle answers 

The more past Wordle answers you can cram into your memory banks, the better your chances of guessing today’s Wordle answer without accidentally picking a solution that’s already been used. Past Wordle answers can also give you some excellent ideas for fun starting words that keep your daily puzzle solving fresh.

Here are some recent Wordle solutions:

• March 17: MEALY
• March 16: CIDER
• March 15: SWEEP
• March 14: SURLY
• March 13: BLAME
• March 12: BIRTH
• March 11: EMAIL
• March 10: REVEL
• March 9: WHERE
• March 8: REGAL

Learn more about Wordle

Every day Wordle presents you with six rows of five boxes, and it’s up to you to work out which secret five-letter word is hiding inside them.

You’ll want to start with a strong word (opens in new tab) like ALERT—something containing multiple vowels, common consonants, and no repeat letters. Hit Enter and the boxes will show you which letters you’ve got right or wrong. If a box turns ⬛️, it means that letter isn’t in the secret word at all. 🟨 means the letter is in the word, but not in that position. 🟩 means you’ve got the right letter in the right spot.

You’ll want your second go to compliment the first, using another “good” word to cover any common letters you missed last time while also trying to avoid any letter you now know for a fact isn’t present in today’s answer.

After that it’s just a case of using what you’ve learned to narrow your guesses down to the right word. You have six tries in total and can only use real words (so no filling the boxes with EEEEE to see if there’s an E). Don’t forget letters can repeat too (ex: BOOKS).

If you need any further advice feel free to check out our Wordle tips (opens in new tab), and if you’d like to find out which words have already been used you can scroll to the relevant section above. 

Originally, Wordle was dreamed up by software engineer Josh Wardle (opens in new tab), as a surprise for his partner who loves word games. From there it spread to his family, and finally got released to the public. The word puzzle game has since inspired tons of games like Wordle (opens in new tab), refocusing the daily gimmick around music or math or geography. It wasn’t long before Wordle became so popular it was sold to the New York Times for seven figures (opens in new tab). Surely it’s only a matter of time before we all solely communicate in tricolor boxes. 

Whatever the case, giving it a go is easier now, because until March 24, Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep is free on Steam. It’s an add-to-your-account-and-keep-forever affair, so even if you don’t want to play it now, think of it as an investment in your gaming future. 

Assault on Dragon Keep offers a blueprint of what Wonderlands became, namely, a pen-and-paper roleplaying take on the Borderlands universe. There are guns that shoot swords, yes, but there are also magical spells that basically operate like, uh, magical grenades. If you’re like me and felt like you’d had enough of the series with Borderlands 3, the Tiny Tina games are still worth a look: Jody confirmed as much in his review of Wonderlands, writing that it was better than Borderlands 3. 

Dragon Keep may just be a standalone DLC campaign but it still boasts six Vault Hunters, each with their own progression paths, and online cooperative play is supported too. It does feature Claptrap, though.

I had one of those fantastic “ah-ha” moments today, the answer going from a million miles away to solved in a single guess. It’s not the longest game of Wordle, but I’ll always enjoy a satisfying ending like that.

Wordle hint

A Wordle hint for Thursday, March 16

Today’s answer is the name of an alcoholic drink derived from fermented apple juice. The pear-based version of this beverage is known as perry.

Is there a double letter in today’s Wordle?

There are no repeat letters in today’s Wordle.

Wordle help: 3 tips for beating Wordle every day

If you’re new to the daily Wordle puzzle or you just want a refresher after taking a break, I’ll share some quick tips to help you win. There’s nothing quite like a small victory to set you up for the rest of the day.

• A mix of unique consonants and vowels makes for a solid opening word.
• A tactical second guess should let you narrow down the pool of letters quickly.
• There may be a repeat letter in the answer.

You’re not up against a timer, so you’ve got all the time in the world—well, until midnight—to find the winning word. If you’re stuck, there’s no shame in coming back to the puzzle later in the day and finishing it up when you’ve cleared your head.

Today’s Wordle answer

What is the #635 Wordle answer?

Let’s save your win streak. The answer to the March 16 (635) Wordle is CIDER.

Previous answers

The last 10 Wordle answers

Keeping track of the last handful of Wordle answers can help to eliminate current possibilities. It’s also handy for inspiring opening words or subsequent guesses if you’re short on ideas for the day.

Here are the last 10 Wordle answers:

• March 15: SWEEP
• March 14: SURLY
• March 13: BLAME
• March 12: BIRTH
• March 11: EMAIL
• March 10: REVEL
• March 9: WHERE
• March 8: REGAL
• March 7: HORSE
• March 6: PINKY

Learn more about Wordle

Wordle presents you with six rows of five boxes every day and the aim is to figure out the correct five-letter word by entering guesses and eliminating or confirming individual letters.

Getting off to a good start with a strong word (opens in new tab) like ARISE—something containing multiple vowels, common consonants, and no repeat letters—is a good tactic. Once you hit Enter, the boxes will show you which letters you’ve got right or wrong. If a box turns ⬛️, it means that letter isn’t in the secret word at all. 🟨 means the letter is in the word, but not in that position. 🟩 means you’ve got the right letter in the right spot.

Your second guess should compliment the starting word, using another “good” word to cover any common letters you missed last time while also trying to avoid any letter you now know for a fact isn’t present in today’s answer. With a bit of luck, you should have some coloured squares to work with and set you on the right path.

After that, it’s just a case of using what you’ve learned to narrow your guesses down to the right word. You have six tries in total and can only use real words (so no filling the boxes with EEEEE to see if there’s an E). Don’t forget letters can repeat too (ex: BOOKS).

If you need any further advice feel free to check out our Wordle tips (opens in new tab), and if you’d like to find out which words have already been used, you can scroll to the relevant section above.

Originally, Wordle was dreamed up by software engineer Josh Wardle (opens in new tab), as a surprise for his partner who loves word games. From there it spread to his family, and finally got released to the public. The word puzzle game has since inspired tons of games like Wordle (opens in new tab), refocusing the daily gimmick around music or math or geography. It wasn’t long before Wordle became so popular it was sold to the New York Times for seven figures (opens in new tab). Surely it’s only a matter of time before we all solely communicate in tricolor boxes.