Like the dystopian show Squid Games that inspired it, Beast Games is getting a second season, despite a wave of controversy over the first season of MrBeast’s Prime Video reality competition.
This week a casting call appeared on the Beast Games website announcing that contestant submissions are now open for season two, which will be filming from May to July 2025. A casting call was also posted on the official MrBeast casting page on Instagram. The reality show, run by YouTuber Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson, is offering a $5,000,000 grand prize for competitors in its real-life rendition of Squid Game.
You might not want to jump on that contestant application, though. Season one of Beast Games broke a slew of Guinness world records, but it has also faced significant backlash after players reported unsafe, humiliating conditions on set, including harassment, a lack of food, and even hospitalizations. Some contestants have even filed ongoing lawsuits against MrBeast and Amazon.
On top of all that, MrBeast himself admitted earlier this year that making Beast Games “was not a good financial decision.” Despite a rumored budget exceeding $100 million from Amazon, MrBeast reportedly paid tens of millions of dollars out of his own pocket to make the show, with some individual sets costing upwards of $10 million to construct.
As if unsafe contestant conditions and budget troubles weren’t enough, season one of Beast Games was hit with reviews that, to put it kindly, were mixed. The show’s IMDb page includes review headline gems like “Contestants make me doubt humanity’s future,” “Good watch but nauseating,” and “Faith lost in humanity.”
Even on a basic production level, it’s hard not to see Beast Games as little more than a long YouTube video. It’s jarring and at times unnerving to watch, even if you like Squid Games, especially because the stories of players competing in a reality show to escape poverty aren’t fictional in Beast Games.
Still, it seems the first season’s troubles weren’t enough to ward off a sophomore season. Hopefully the MrBeast team learns from their mistakes in season one or, at the very least, remembers to feed their players a few times a day this time around.
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As a writer who takes pride in, y’know, writing his own work, I don’t have a whole lot of use for Microsoft Copilot. Sure, if you need an unimportant document summarising it’s probably pretty handy, but Microsoft’s big push for an AI PC, Copilot-always-available future has left me rather cold. It seems a new Windows 11 bug might have the problem in hand, however, as it can automatically uninstall Copilot and unpin it from the taskbar on certain installs.
“We’re aware of an issue with the Microsoft Copilot app affecting some devices. The app is unintentionally uninstalled and unpinned from the taskbar.
“Microsoft is working on a resolution to address this issue. In the meantime, affected users can reinstall the app from the Microsoft Store and manually pin it to the taskbar.”
If you really, really want to of course. After my initial testing of Copilot, where I confirmed my suspicions that it, err, wasn’t for me, I banished it to the same realm as Microsoft’s previous AI attempt, Cortana. Begone from my taskbar and my thoughts, foul assistant.
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The bug appears to affect Windows 11 24H2, 23H2, and 22H2 versions when updated to KB5053598, along with Windows 10 22H2 and 21H2 installs when the KB5053606 update is installed.
Of course, Copilot is a major selling point for the concept of the AI PC, which still doesn’t seem to have set users hearts ablaze with the promise of an AI-assisted Windows future. And as a somewhat clumsy typist I’ve found myself accidentally knocking the Copilot key on virtually every AI PC I’ve got my hands on, causing it to rise from the taskbar like an unwanted eldritch god.
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This bug appears to fix that issue, which strikes as somewhat counterintuitive to Microsoft’s goals. Still, while the AI PC future may be coming for us whether we like it or not, at least Copilot can currently be uninstalled via the settings menu if you don’t have a use for it. Or you could just install this update and hope that this feature—sorry, bug—does it for you.
That’ll teach it for installing itself on your PC without consent. While Copilot in some form or fashion may one day be the primary way many users interact with their Windows PC (perish the thought), its uses are limited for now, so in many ways this bug may be doing many of us a favour. It’s not quite up there with haunting your printer, but as amusing Windows 11 bugs go, I’ll take it.
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I think the Assassin’s Creed games are how I first learned about parkour, which would probably be nails on a chalkboard to Toby Segar and Benj Cave, two actual parkour athletes with team Storror in the UK. We asked Toby and Benj to judge Assassin’s Creed’s take on the sport in the latest episode of our new video series, Reality Check.
The two clearly have an affinity for the series, but took it to task in the realism department. I was surprised to learn just how effective the games’ hay bale-cushioned leaps of faith might be in real life—up to eight stories with perfect execution, by Toby’s reckoning—but the iconic sky high jumps of Assassin’s Creed would result in “a perfect assassin’s outline in the floor underneath the actual cart.”
Something I really appreciated were all the little details Toby and Benj caught that just never would have occurred to me to question, like how fast the upcoming Shadows’ Naoe can sprint across a tightrope or, indeed, how Mirage’s Basim can do a one-story landing onto a rope and not just bounce off or slip into the streets below.
The thing Toby deemed “a hate crime against parkour” might actually be one of the most realistic moves they observed, though. In a clip from Shadows’ previews, they saw big guy samurai Yasuke clamber up a ledge by swinging his leg up and putting his weight on his knee to mantle it. This move, an “alpine knee,” is apparently a parkour 101 no-no. Given the sensitive nature and biomechanics of your knee, you’re just never supposed to put your weight onto it like that when practicing parkour.
But this actually fits really well with Yasuke, who’s your less agile, brute force tank character in Shadows, as opposed to the more nimble Naoe. It makes sense that he’d be alpine knee-level bad at parkour, especially when he’s clanking around in 40 or so pounds of lamellar armor. Ubisoft‘s animators might have specifically selected the move to say “This guy’s got a Dex score of eight at best.”
Above the feasibility and physics of individual maneuvers, Benj pointed out that the biggest fictions in Assassin’s Creed are probably the protagonists’ iron endurance and flawless execution even after hours of rooftop antics, as well as their constant improvisation when real parkour is carefully planned ahead of time.
You can follow Toby, Benj and Storror on Instagram, while the team is also working on its own parkour sim of the same name, set to release in early access at the end of March on Steam. Meanwhile, you can follow PC Gamer on YouTube to catch future episodes of Reality Check, as well as our video reviews and other non text-based content of a PC gaming persuasion. Our previous episodes of Reality Check include a paleontologist’s take on Monster Hunter monsters and a psychologist’s assessment of drama in The Sims.
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REPO is already getting its first update and it includes the feature we all need most: a way to stop that duck from sabotaging our team.
On Friday, REPO’s dev team shared an early look at the viral horror game‘s first update since its early access release in February. While there’s no release date for the update yet, we know at least a few highlights that are on the way, including a new map, facial expressions, quality of life updates, and, most importantly, the duck bucket.
I’ve lost count of how many times my friends and I have died in REPO thanks to the cute, deadly duck. If you’re in the same camp, there will soon be a remedy. As its name suggests, the “duck bucket” is a bucket you can place over the duck to stop it from following you around – or stop your teammates from accidentally clicking on the duck and setting off its monster mode while you’re trying to lug a vase to extraction.
On top of that, the first update will also include a new map called “The Museum.” The devs hinted in their announcement video that this map will feature more opportunities for parkour. So, if you haven’t lost a round of REPO to an ill-advised jump yet, you’ll get plenty of chances to test your skill (and your luck) in the museum.
Some quality of life improvements are on the way, as well, including a visible border at extraction points, which will allow you to clearly see when an item is out of bounds. You’ll still die if you’re caught in the extractor when it’s activated, but at least now you can make sure all of your hard-earned loot counts toward your quota instead of getting destroyed for being just outside of the extractor.
The REPO devs also confirmed they are working on public lobbies, following up on a request for player feedback from earlier this month. Right now, you can only play REPO with friends who also have the game, so if you’re solo, you’re stuck with no one to play with. Luckily, public lobbies are on the way, but it sounds like it might take a while for Semiwork to roll out the feature.
The devs explained in their announcement video, “As an overwhelming majority seems fine with matchmaking where you can either host public or private, together with a kick button, that’s what we’ll be looking into. And for the sake of transparency, adding a kick button might sound like something very simple, but it involves server coding, which is a whole new area for us.”
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Even if it takes a while for Semiwork to introduce public lobbies in REPO, there’s still a lot to be excited about in the game’s first update. If you haven’t tried out this whacky indie horror game yet, now is the perfect time to give it a shot (or convince your friends to). REPO has exploded over the past few weeks, earning 96% positive reviews on Steam since its early access release.
If you love Lethal Company or Among Us, REPO is not a game you want to miss. It’s quickly become my favorite horror game thanks to its hilarious physics and goofy robot avatars—even if I do keep dying to that duck.
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However you want to win Sunday’s Wordle, we can make it happen. Take it nice and slow with our helpful tips and our hint for today’s Wordle, tailored to give you enough direction to help, without spoiling all your puzzle solving fun. Or go grab yourself a win whenever you want with the March 16 (1366) answer—it’s your game, we’re just happy to help.
Really, Wordle? Not a single yellow or green letter? Not one? Fine. Thankfully my second attempt turned out… not fantastic but well enough to get the ball rolling, and from there I was able to cobble together a win out of various parts, like Frankenstein’s win. Make sure you take a look at our clue for today’s game if you’d like yours to go smoother than mine did.
Wordle today: A hint
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Wordle today: A hint for Sunday, March 16
Today’s answer is the act of bringing a foot down hard on the ground, as well as some sort of permanent mark caused by pressing an inked block on paper.
Is there a double letter in Wordle today?
No, there is not a double letter 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
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What is today’s Wordle answer?
Just in case. The answer to the March 16 (1366) Wordle is STAMP.
Previous Wordle 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.
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Here are some recent Wordle answers:
March 15: LADLE
March 14: PIECE
March 13: CHASE
March 12: MANGO
March 11: TRACK
March 10: SPITE
March 9: GREED
March 8: NAVEL
March 7: TROOP
March 6: ALERT
Learn more about Wordle
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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 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, 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, 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, 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. Surely it’s only a matter of time before we all solely communicate in tricolor boxes.
First reported by 80 Level, The Day Before studio Fntastic has reportedly sued Russian news site Yakutia.info, which is based in Fntastic’s founders’ home region of Yakutia in Siberia. The suit claims Yakutia.info damaged Fntastic’s reputation by referring to the company’s behavior surrounding The Day Before as a “scam.”
The news comes from Yakutia.info itself, which says the suit pivots on one story that referred to Fntastic’s activity as a “scam,” as well as another story that paraphrased YouTube influencers who accused The Day Before of having copied or “borrowed” mechanics from other games. As a note, I accessed Yakutia.info’s story via Google’s automated translation.
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Yakutia.info characterizes the word “scam” as “relatively new in the Russian language,” and argues it did not intend to accuse Fntastic of fraud. Yakutia.info amended both stories after the fact, changing “scam” to “embarrassment,” and directly quoting the influencers instead of paraphrasing them.
Yakutia.info also draws attention to the way it was singled out among legions of press, influencers, and regular gamers for its criticism of Fntastic and The Day Before, insinuating that the site was singled out for its small size and potential difficulty defending itself legally.
At the same time, the word “scam” carries an implication of knowing malice, and while Fntastic is now infamous for releasing (and un-releasing) an utter flop of a game after an overheated hype cycle, Yakutia.info may find itself saddled with the burden of proof for showing that Fntastic’s actions were criminal, and not just incompetent.
(Image credit: Mytona Fntastic)
But it’s hard to seriously advocate for Fntastic in any case. Any damage to the company’s reputation by Yakutia.info is surely a drop in the bucket compared to the truly international, boundary-defying scorn earned by The Day Before.
Long Steam’s most-wishlisted game, the Day Z-alike survival game was a buggy, empty mess that was shortly taken offline. I may hesitate to use the s-word to describe The Day Before, but plenty of influencers, YouTubers, and commenters have shown no such compunction, making the singling out of Yakutia.info a curious development.
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Fntastic’s poor communication with players, grand promises about the game, use of “volunteer” labor, and the level of attention it garnered certainly don’t help its case, and I’m very curious to see what might come out of this lawsuit’s discovery period.
Fntastic, god bless it, is still trying to make games. Last September, Fntastic failed to fund a new game on Kickstarter, with its physics-based multiplayer proposal raking in just $2,351 of a nearly $15,000 goal. It subsequently announced a new project, and has gone back to the “volunteer” labor idea that previously drew so much criticism, putting out a call for designers to compete for their map to be included in the game.
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It’s the weekend, so why not kick it off with a guaranteed win? The answer to today’s Wordle is right here if you need it, whether that’s on row one or after a long struggle with a few clues that just don’t seem to be working out. We’ve also got a hint for the March 15 (1365) game below too, ready to help whenever you need it.
Some days it only takes a single green letter to put me on the right track, the answer instantly within reach. And then there are days like today. I had three green letters to work with, yet somehow seemed about as far away from the answer as I was at the beginning. The win, saved until the very last row, felt more like a relief than a victory.
Today’s Wordle hint
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Wordle today: A hint for Saturday, March 15
Think of cooking to win today. This is a large, deep spoon, often used to serve up soups and sauces.
Is there a double letter in Wordle today?
Yes, there is a double letter in today’s puzzle.
Wordle help: 3 tips for beating Wordle every day
A good starting word can be the difference between victory and defeat with the daily puzzle, but once you’ve got the basics, it’s much easier to nail down those Wordle wins. And as there’s nothing quite like a small victory to set you up for the rest of the day, here are a few tips to help set you on the right path:
A good opening guess should contain a mix of unique consonants and vowels.
Narrow down the pool of letters quickly with a tactical second guess.
Watch out for letters appearing more than once in the answer.
There’s no racing against the clock with Wordle so you don’t need to rush for the answer. Treating the game like a casual newspaper crossword can be a good tactic; that way, you can come back to it later if you’re coming up blank. Stepping away for a while might mean the difference between a win and a line of grey squares.
Today’s Wordle answer
(Image credit: Future)
What is today’s Wordle answer?
The perfect start to your weekend. The answer to the March 15 (1365) Wordle is LADLE.
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Previous Wordle answers
The last 10 Wordle answers
Past Wordle answers can give you some excellent ideas for fun starting words that keep your daily puzzle-solving fresh. They are also a good way to eliminate guesses for today’s Wordle, as the answer is unlikely to be repeated.
Here are some recent Wordle answers:
March 14: PIECE
March 13: CHASE
March 12: MANGO
March 11: TRACK
March 10: SPITE
March 9: GREED
March 8: NAVEL
March 7: TROOP
March 6: ALERT
March 5: SCRUM
Learn more about Wordle
(Image credit: Nurphoto via Getty)
Wordle gives you six rows of five boxes each day, and you’ll need to work out which secret five-letter word is hiding inside them to keep up your winning streak.
You should start with a strong word like ARISE, or any other word that contains a good mix of common consonants and multiple vowels. You’ll also want to avoid starting words with repeating letters, as you’re wasting the chance to potentially eliminate or confirm an extra letter. Once you hit Enter, you’ll see which ones 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, 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, 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, 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. Surely it’s only a matter of time before we all solely communicate in tricolor boxes.
The benefit of creating stories involving the horrors of technology is you’ll really never run out of inspiration. All you’ve gotta do is use facial recognition to unlock your phone, close a few targeted ads, and read an AI-generated synopsis of the latest news stories served to you by an algorithm. You’ll be chilled to the bone within minutes.
All that inspiration is why Netflix series Black Mirror is poised to enter its seventh season on April 10. And while the anthology series has always connected its various cautionary tales with little threads and references sprinkled throughout its episodes, Season 7 is straight-up revisiting a few episodes directly, like a continuation of fan-favorite episode “USS Callister” from Season 4.
More excitingly, Black Mirror Season 7 has a follow-up to Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, Netflix’s interactive film from 2018.
Plenty of Black Mirror episodes have something to do with videogames, but Bandersnatch actually was a game where viewers could make choices about the events happening on-screen. The film, which itself was about a developer adapting a pick-a-path book into a videogame, won an Emmy for best TV movie, and we liked it a lot too, calling it “Must-play TV.”
In the Season 7 trailer above, we see several shots of Will Poulter, who appears to be reprising his character from Bandersnatch.
“We have to create software that elevates us, or else what is the fucking point of the tools at our disposal?” he asks.
Near the end of the trailer he foreshadows the horror a bit more.
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“What are most games about?” he asks another character.
“Escapism?”
“Killing,” Poulter says, as we see someone washing their hands in a blood-soaked sink.
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What we don’t know yet is if this sequel to Bandersnatch will be interactive like the original film was. I sure hope so—it was a lot of fun rewatching the movie and making different choices to see how it changed the story.
Based on the trailer the series looks like it’s also tackling VR, augmented reality, and artificial intelligence, or as a character played by Peter Capaldi calls it, “artificial life.” As always, it doesn’t look like anything turns out that well for anyone, though the series does occasionally include, if not a happy ending for its characters, at least a semi-hopeful one.
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Asus found itself facing accusations of a GPU-damaging connector design at the start of this year, thanks to claims that its Q-Release Slim PCI slot system could potentially scrape GPU pins over repeated use. Now it appears Asus may have quietly changed the design of the system, as a motherboard has been spotted with a distinctly different slot mechanism in newly-released product photos.
As spotted by Uniko’s Hardware, product photos of the Asus ROG Apex X870E motherboard show what looks like a Q-Release Slim design without the metal frame between the power and data lanes, which was thought to potentially contribute to early wear (via Videocardz).
x870e apex, c10a, $749 on neweggus preorder nowthanks to newegg we can see the real mobo that hasnt available on the asus product page.the q release slim slot got revised particularly on the bracket between peg and x16.it is still button-less, the metal piece inside the slot… pic.twitter.com/KqvUQXxi3pMarch 13, 2025
At the time of the claims, Asus released a statement in which it denied that Q-Release Slim slots caused much issue to a card’s function:
“In our internal testing and evaluation of the extremely small number of cases reported, we found no damage to the motherboard or graphics card that would affect functionality and or performance. However, it is important to emphasize that any type of PCIe add in card will exhibit signs of usage and wear marking after 60 continuous insertions and removals. Additionally, if the installation and removal are not performed according to the manufacturer’s recommendations, the likelihood of scratches and or wear may increase.
“Despite this, we have found no impact on the functionality of either the graphics card or the motherboard.”
However, Asus China’s customer support was spotted offering motherboard replacements for owners of any Asus motherboard equipped with PCIe Q-Release Slim slots. It noted that it would revise the design, too.
ASUS China “PCIe Q-Release Slim” Solution1. Compensation of 200 JD E-cards（~200 RMB）2. Free replacement of motherboards with improved “PCIe Q-Release” design.3.Additional compensation or warranty assistance will be provided for damage to the graphics card.@unikoshardware pic.twitter.com/QhsjPmGqoXFebruary 6, 2025
And now we have a slot design that looks significantly different from the previous iteration. Videocardz claims that early review sample pictures show the same motherboard with the older Q-Release design, suggesting it was revised quite late into the release process.
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Regardless, the claims here have always been about increased wear over multiple GPU installation and removal cycles, not extensive damage, and those claims were not particularly widespread. It’s possible that Asus has simply changed the socket design at the last minute to prevent further allegations of undue wear, even if it didn’t find any evidence for it in its internal testing.
Still, it looks like Asus may have deemed the issue worthy of changes regardless, so it’s something worth looking out for if you plan on buying an Asus motherboard in the near future.
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We’ve got a fresh clue for today’s Wordle all written up and ready to go, happy to help whenever you feel your game needs a bit of a boost. Don’t worry about spoiling the fun either—it’s supposed to help, not give the game away. Of course that might be what you’re after, and if it is, you’ll want to click through to the March 14 (1364) answer.
Today’s Wordle was one of those that felt unfathomable most of the way down the board, and incredibly obvious once I’d found the answer. I quite enjoyed that chase around the alphabet, reorganising my letters as I went and eventually uncovering Friday’s winning word. Do make sure you take a look at our hint if you’re not having as much fun, it’ll help.
Today’s Wordle hint
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Wordle today: A hint for Friday, March 14
A portion of something, of no particular size, shape, or cut. Usually used to describe cake or pie.
Is there a double letter in Wordle today?
Yes, there is a double letter in today’s puzzle.
Wordle help: 3 tips for beating Wordle every day
A good starting word can be the difference between victory and defeat with the daily puzzle, but once you’ve got the basics, it’s much easier to nail down those Wordle wins. And as there’s nothing quite like a small victory to set you up for the rest of the day, here are a few tips to help set you on the right path:
A good opening guess should contain a mix of unique consonants and vowels.
Narrow down the pool of letters quickly with a tactical second guess.
Watch out for letters appearing more than once in the answer.
There’s no racing against the clock with Wordle so you don’t need to rush for the answer. Treating the game like a casual newspaper crossword can be a good tactic; that way, you can come back to it later if you’re coming up blank. Stepping away for a while might mean the difference between a win and a line of grey squares.
Today’s Wordle answer
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What is today’s Wordle answer?
One win, ready to go. The answer to the March 14 (1364) Wordle is PIECE.
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Previous Wordle answers
The last 10 Wordle answers
Past Wordle answers can give you some excellent ideas for fun starting words that keep your daily puzzle-solving fresh. They are also a good way to eliminate guesses for today’s Wordle, as the answer is unlikely to be repeated.
Here are some recent Wordle answers:
March 13: CHASE
March 12: MANGO
March 11: TRACK
March 10: SPITE
March 9: GREED
March 8: NAVEL
March 7: TROOP
March 6: ALERT
March 5: SCRUM
March 4: CHECK
Learn more about Wordle
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Wordle gives you six rows of five boxes each day, and you’ll need to work out which secret five-letter word is hiding inside them to keep up your winning streak.
You should start with a strong word like ARISE, or any other word that contains a good mix of common consonants and multiple vowels. You’ll also want to avoid starting words with repeating letters, as you’re wasting the chance to potentially eliminate or confirm an extra letter. Once you hit Enter, you’ll see which ones 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, 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, 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, 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. Surely it’s only a matter of time before we all solely communicate in tricolor boxes.
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