Today's wordle needs a little hint or a lot of hints. Enjoy the puzzle with today's clue, or save the unlucky game with the answer to the March 27 (1012) wordle. Whatever you are looking for, here it is.

My Wednesday wordle actually went quite well, although it didn't feel like it at the time. I started with a nice green letter and quickly found something that fit it. It just took me a little while to fill in the gaps around it. To make up for that, I think I'll solve tomorrow's puzzle in one go.

"Ow, I've been _____!" is the kind of thing you might say after being attacked by an angry insect such as a bee or wasp. Think of the uncomfortable stinging of the skin like a needle and you'll soon find the answer to today's question.

No letter is used twice in today's puzzle.

Playing Wordle well is like winning a small victory every day:

There is no time pressure. It doesn't hurt to come back later if you struggle to find an answer or find a tactical word for your next guess.

These are your winning words. The answer to the Wordle for March 27 (1012) is "STUNG."

Knowing the answers to past wordls helps eliminate the possibility of the present. Since the same word is unlikely to be repeated, you can find clues to guess or find words you don't know.

Here are some recent Wordle solutions:

Wordle gives you six columns of five boxes each day, and your job is to eliminate or identify which five-letter word is hidden and which letter it contains.

You should start with strong words such as LEASH, i.e., words that contain multiple vowels, common consonants, and non-repeating letters; pressing Enter will show you the correct or incorrect letter in the box. If the box goes to ⬛️, it means the letter is not in the secret word at all. A 🟨 means the letter is in the word but not in that position. 🟩 means that the correct letter is in the correct position.

The second time, you should compliment the starting word, using another "good" guess to cover the common letter you missed last time, while avoiding the letter you now know for sure is not present in today's answer. Then simply use what you have learned to narrow down the correct word. You can try six times in all, and you can only use real words (so you can't fill the box with EEEEE to see if there is an E). Letters can be repeated (e.g. BOOKS).

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

Wordle was originally conceived by software engineer Josh Wardle as a surprise for his partner, who loved word games. From there it spread to his family and was finally released to the public. Since then, the word puzzle game has spawned a slew of Wordle-like games, focusing the daily gimmicks on music, math, and geography, and it wasn't long before Wordle became so popular that it was sold to the New York Times for a seven-figure sum. Indeed, it would only be a matter of time before we would be communicating solely through tricolored boxes.