Scroll down to read various tips and tricks for winning every Wordle (opens in new tab). Whether you're looking for general tips to improve your daily game, answers to today's Wordle in bold capital letters, or helpful hints pointing to the March 16 (635) answer, you'll find them here.

I had a great "aha" moment today, not Wordle's longest game, but I always enjoy these satisfying endings.

Today's answer is the name of an alcoholic beverage derived from fermented apple juice. The pear-based version is known as Perry.

There are no repeated letters in today's Wordle.

If you are new to daily Wordle puzzles, or if you have been absent for a while and need a refresher, here are some quick tips to help you win. Nothing makes the rest of your day more fulfilling than a small win.

There is no timer. If you get stuck, there's no shame in going back to the puzzle later that day and finishing it when your head is clear.

Keep your streak alive: the answer to the March 16 (635) wordle is CIDER.

Keeping track of the last handful of Wardle answers helps eliminate the current possibilities. It is also useful for inspiring opening words and subsequent guesses if you are short on ideas for the day.

Here are the last 10 answers in Wordle:

Wordle displays five boxes in six columns each day, where the goal is to figure out the correct five-letter word by entering a guess and deleting or checking the individual letters.

Getting a good start on a strong word like ARISE (open in new tab), i.e., one that contains multiple vowels, common consonants, and non-repeating letters, is a good tactic; pressing Enter will display the correct or incorrect answer in the box. If the box goes to ⬛️, that means the letter is not in the secret word at all. means the letter is in the word but not in that position. means that the correct letter is in the correct position.

The second guess complements the starting word and uses another "good" word to cover the common letter missed last time, while at the same time trying to avoid the letter that we now know for sure is not present in today's answer. With any luck, a few colored squares will be created and you will be on the right track.

Then it is just a matter of using what you have learned to narrow down the correct word. You can try six times in all, and you can only use actual words (you cannot fill in the box with EEEEE to see if there is an E). Letters may be repeated (e.g. BOOKS).

If you need further advice, see Wordle's tips (opens in a new tab). Also, if you want to know which words are already in use, scroll to the relevant section above.

Originally, Wordle was invented by software engineer Josh Wardle (opens in new tab) as a surprise for his partner, who loved word games. From there it spread to his family and was finally released to the public. The word puzzle game has since provided tremendous inspiration for games like Wordle (opens in new tab), focusing the daily gimmicks on music, math, and geography It wasn't long before Wordle became so popular that it was sold to the New York Times for a seven-figure price! (opens in new tab). Indeed, it will only be a matter of time before we all communicate using only tricolor boxes.