Wordle 285 March 31 HINTS: Struggling with today’s Wordle? Four clues to help with answer

After a couple of fairly straightforward Wordle puzzles, fans are once again faced with a real challenge. Wordle 285 isn’t a particularly obscure word, but it has been causing players some big problems. Fortunately, Express Online is here to help, courtesy of four spoiler-free hints. If you need help figuring out the answer to Wordle 285 for March 31, simply head to the bottom of the page for your daily clues. Good luck!

Wordle tasks players with guessing a five-letter word in just six attempts. In order to successfully figure out the answer, you’ll need to pay attention to the colour of the tiles.

For each guess, the letter tiles will show up in one of three colours. If the letter tile turns grey, the letter does not appear in the word you are guessing.

If the tile turns yellow, the letter is in the word, just not in the correct position. Finally, if the tile turns green, the letter is in the word and in the right place.

If you do manage to solve the puzzle, you can share your score on social media for bragging rights. The app also keeps track of your statistics, including your winning streak.

The only downside to Wordle is that if you fail to solve the puzzle, you’ll have to wait until the next day for a new puzzle.

Read on for some general Wordle tips, followed by three specific clues for Wordle 285 on March 31…

Wordle tips and tricks…

• Don’t use the same letter twice in your opening guess.

• Try to use a couple of vowels in your first guess, particularly ‘A’ and ‘E’.

• Avoid letters such as ‘X’, ‘Z’ and ‘Q’ until later on, when you have a better idea what the answer is.

• ‘AUDIO’ or ‘ARISE’ are good starting words, as they contain lots of vowels. If you use ‘AUDIO’, perhaps follow it up with something like ‘SPENT’ to incorporate even more common letters.

• Check out the daily hints provided by Express Online below…

Wordle 285 clues…

1. Wordle 285 starts with the letter ‘L’.

2. Wordle 285 contains one vowel.

3. One of the letters appears twice.

4. Whoever comes up with these clues isn’t important.