Getting Saturday's Wardle off to the best possible start is easy. And if you are further down the board and things are not looking so good, just click on the answer to the puzzle for August 17 (1155) and the game will turn around in no time.

I don't intend to set a speed record today, but this was a very satisfying win. A few clues early on led me in the right direction. Then there was a bit of a struggle, then a last-minute twist, and then a successful comeback at the last minute. I basically wrote a mystery novel in Wordle today.

This is the name of some sort of bad weather. When this is happening, the sky is dark and cloudy, with heavy winds and rain. If it is cold, there may be hail. There is only one vowel, so concentrate on the consonants.

There are no double letters in today's puzzle.

Playing Wordle well is better than playing Wordle:

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