Happy Tuesday, Wordlers! It's a new day and there's a new Wordlefor you to strain your brain over. But if you're struggling a little, we're here to help.

You can scroll to the bottom of this post to find the Wordle served straight up, but if you want to try and work it out yourself first, you'll find a few clues as well as our best Wordle tips, strategies, and info as you scroll down.

Wordle, created by engineer Josh Wardle as a gift for his partner and later bought by the New York Times, has become a daily habit for thousands of people, and inspired countless clones and variations on the daily guessing-game format.

Try the battle royale-style Squabble, the maddeningly fun music game Heardle, the several-at-once variants like Dordleand Quordleand so on (and put them all together to beat the 31-word Grand Slam) — or find new strategies with less of the stress by watching people play on TikTok.

Not the day you're after? Here's the Wordleanswer for April 11.

What's the best Wordlestarting word?

Generally speaking, it helps to lock in or rule out at least two of the vowels, as well as a couple of the more common letters, like T, S, R, and N. We've got plenty of ideas and strategies for you to find what word works best.

Explore the Wordlearchive

A single Wordlea day not enough? You can also play the whole archive of past Wordles. It's good for practice, too — and you'll know which words won't be the answer again any time soon!

Is Wordlegetting harder? It feels like it's harder lately!

No, it's not getting harder. In fact, you've been playing it on easy mode — here's how to switch on Hard Mode.

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Why are there two different Wordleanswers some days?

Some people occasionally find there are two different possible Wordleanswers on the same day. Here's why.

Here's a subtle hint for today's Wordleanswer:

It has two different vowels, separated by a somewhat less common letter.

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Does today's Wordleanswer have a double letter?

Not today!

Looking for the next day's Wordle?Here's the answer to Wordle #298 for April 13.

Today's Wordleis a 5-letter word that starts with...

Today's word starts with R.

What's the answer to Wordletoday?

OK, OK, here it is.

Ready?

It is...

ROYAL.

Who else has that Lorde song in their heads now? A bit of luck with your starting word would go a long way here, but that Y may have thrown a spanner in your plans. At least it's a common word!

Didn't get there today? There's always tomorrow. See you back here for more clues and helpful hints.

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