Everything you need to win today's Wordle (opens in a new tab) is here: see the April 24 (674) clue, read the clue, click on the answer to today's Wordle, it's up to you.

Things didn't look good for me today: next thing I know, there's just one yellow and one green, and nothing four spots down on the board. The good news is that once I got over the feeling that I was about to lose, I realized that my previous guesses had not only erased a lot of letters, but left me with one clear word.

This word, often represented in text by a pair of quotation marks or apostrophes, means to repeat what has already been written or shown, or to agree with what the speaker has just said.

Yes, there is a double letter in today's puzzle.

If you've decided to play with Wordle but don't know where to start, let me help you pave the way to your first winning streak. Make every guess count and become a Wordle winner with these simple tips:

There's no need to rush, as it's not a race against time. In fact, it's not a bad idea to treat this game like a casual newspaper crossword and come back to it later when you're blank. Sometimes it helps to step away for a while so you can come back with a fresh perspective.

Welcome to this week's first win, and the answer to the April 24 (674) Wordle is "DITTO."

Answers to past Wordle puzzles help eliminate guesswork for today's Wordle. It also gives you a solid idea of the starting word to keep your daily puzzle solving fresh.

Here are the answers to the recent Wordle:

Each day you will be presented with 5 boxes in 6 columns, find the 5-letter words hidden in them and win the daily puzzle.

Start with a strong word like ALIVE (opens in a new tab) or another word with a good mix of common consonants and multiple vowels. Words that begin with repeated letters should also be avoided to avoid wasting chances to identify or delete extra letters. Type in your guess and press Enter to see which letters are right or wrong. If the box is ⬛️, the letter is not in the secret word. means the character is in the word, but not in that position. means that the correct letter is in the correct position.

The second guess should complement the first guess and should use another "good" word to cover a common letter that may have been missed in the first line. After that, it is just a matter of using what you have learned to narrow down the correct word. In all, you can try six times, and you can only use actual words. Remember that letters can also be repeated (e.g. BOOKS).

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

Originally, Wordle was invented by software engineer Josh Wardle (opens in new tab) as a surprise for his partner, who liked word games. From there it spread to his family and was finally released to the public. This word puzzle game then became a tremendous inspiration for games like Wordle (opens in new tab), which focused its 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.