What is the Wordle answer for Friday, March 1 (#986)?

The answer to Wordle #986 on Friday, March 1 is FORTY — a medium-rated 5-letter word. The number of years that marks four full decades of life

Is Wordle #986 hard or easy?

Wordle #986 (March 1) is rated Medium. Rated Medium — a balanced mix of common and less-common letters.

When is the Wordle answer updated each day?

A new Wordle opens at midnight in your local time. We pre-stage each day's hints and answer so they're live the moment the puzzle resets.

What's a good Wordle starting word?

Strong openers like CRANE, SLATE or AUDIO test several common letters at once. Pair the first hint above with your opener to zero in quickly.

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Wordle Hints & Answer — Friday, March 1

DailyWordHints Editorial March 1

FORTY

Medium

The Wordle answer for Friday, March 1 (#986) is FORTY. Rated Medium — a balanced mix of common and less-common letters.

Hints

1Vowel count
2First letter
3Last letter
4Repeated letters?
5Second letter

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Today’s Wordle answer

The answer to Wordle #986 (Friday, March 1, 2024) is FORTY.

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Wordle #986 hints — Friday, March 1 (3/1/24)

Here are spoiler-free clues for Wordle puzzle 986, published Friday, March 1 (3/1/24). Start with the first hint and work down — only move to the next if you're still stuck.

How to use these hints

Each hint gets a little more direct — the first is a cryptic clue, the second narrows the meaning, the third is a near-giveaway. The answer is kept safely below the fold.

Make your six guesses count

Open with a word rich in common letters to map the vowels fast. Don't burn a guess repeating a grey letter — every clue here is designed to save you a turn.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Wordle answer for Friday, March 1 (#986)?: The answer to Wordle #986 on Friday, March 1 is FORTY — a medium-rated 5-letter word. The number of years that marks four full decades of life
Is Wordle #986 hard or easy?: Wordle #986 (March 1) is rated Medium. Rated Medium — a balanced mix of common and less-common letters.
When is the Wordle answer updated each day?: A new Wordle opens at midnight in your local time. We pre-stage each day's hints and answer so they're live the moment the puzzle resets.
What's a good Wordle starting word?: Strong openers like CRANE, SLATE or AUDIO test several common letters at once. Pair the first hint above with your opener to zero in quickly.