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Ooh, today’s Wordle puzzle could be tricky. It’s not that common of a word, and the first letter might not be one of your favorite ones to guess — I never think of it. If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which letters show up the most in English words. If you need hints and the answer, read on.

Today’s Wordle hints

Before we show you today’s Wordle answer, we’ll give you some hints. If you don’t want a spoiler, look away now.

Wordle hint No. 1: Repeats

Today’s Wordle answer has no repeated letters.

Wordle hint No. 2: Vowels

There are two vowels in today’s Wordle answer.

Wordle hint No. 3: Start letter

Today’s Wordle answer begins with D.

Wordle hint No. 4: Music

Today’s Wordle answer relates to a certain kind of song.

Wordle hint No. 5: Meaning

Today’s Wordle answer can refer to a song or lament for someone who has died.

TODAY’S WORDLE ANSWER

Today’s Wordle answer is DIRGE.

Yesterday’s Wordle answer

Yesterday’s Wordle answer, April 17, No. 1398 was STOOD.

Recent Wordle answers

April 13, No. 1394: LAUGH

April 14, No. 1395: CREST

April 15, No. 1396: ASHEN

April 16, No. 1397: MORAL

Quick tips for Wordle

#1: Check our list ranking the popularity of all the letters in the alphabet and choose your starter words accordingly. (TRAIN, STERN and AUDIO are good.)

#2: Don’t forget that letters can be used more than once.

#3: Many words are similar. You don’t want to use up multiple guesses that don’t advance your cause. So if the puzzle is STA_E, don’t guess STARE, STATE and STALE. Guess something that uses that R, T and L, like TWIRL.