Today's Wordle answer #296 with hints and tips (Monday, April 11)

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It's a new week, so it's time to look at today's Wordle answer. It's a word some of us may use quite a bit, whether in sports or just as a cute name for your group of friends. So if you're looking for the answer, we've got you covered, along with some hints and tips. 

Read on for tips and the answer to today's Wordle.

Today's Wordle hints

Today's Wordle is definitely about team work, and coming together as a group, which means you're looking at synonyms like:

Group / Gang / Crew / Team

This word also has two vowels.

Wordle #296 Answer

Today’s Wordle answer #296

Today's Wordle answer is SQUAD.

Previous Wordle Answers for 2022

 Previous Wordle answers 

If you missed a recent Wordle solution, or just want to catch up on the Wordle answers for previous days, here are the solutions from 2022 so far:

April  Wordle  Answers

  • #295: BLACK
  • #294: STAIR
  • #293: SCARE
  • #292: FORAY
  • #291: COMMA
  • #290: NATAL
  • #289: SHAWL
  • #288: FEWER
  • #287: TROPE
  • #286: SNOUT

March Wordle Answers

  • #285: LOWLY
  • #284: HARRY
  • #283: SHALL
  • #282: FOUND
  • #281: NYMPH
  • #280: EPOXY
  • #279: DEPOT
  • #278: CHEST
  • #277: PURGE
  • #276: SLOSH
  • #275: THEIR
  • #274: RENEW
  • #273: ALLOW
  • #272: SAUTE
  • #271: MOVIE
  • #270: CATER
  • #269: TEASE
  • #268: SMELT
  • #267: FOCUS
  • #266: TODAY
  • #265: WATCH
  • #264: LAPSE
  • #263: MONTH
  • #262: SWEET
  • #261: HOARD
  • #260: CLOTH
  • #259: BRINE
  • #258: AHEAD
  • #257: MOURN
  • #256: NASTY
  • #255: RUPEE

February Wordle Answers

  • #254: CHOKE
  • #253: CHANT
  • #252: SPILL
  • #251: VIVID
  • #250: BLOKE
  • #249: TROVE
  • #248: THORN
  • #247: OTHER
  • #246: TACIT
  • #245: SWILL
  • #244: DODGE
  • #243: SHAKE
  • #242: CAULK
  • #241: AROMA
  • #240: CYNIC
  • #239: ROBIN
  • #238: ULTRA
  • #237: ULCER
  • #236: PAUSE
  • #235: HUMOR
  • #234: FRAME
  • #233: ELDER
  • #232: SKILL
  • #231: ALOFT
  • #230: PLEAT
  • #229: SHARD
  • #228: MOIST
  • #227: THOSE

January Wordle Answers

  • #226: LIGHT
  • #225: WRUNG
  • #224: COULD
  • #223: PERKY
  • #222: MOUNT
  • #221: WHACK
  • #220: SUGAR
  • #219: KNOLL
  • #218: CRIMP
  • #217: WINCE
  • #216: PRICK
  • #215: ROBOT
  • #214: POINT
  • #213: PROXY
  • #212: SHIRE
  • #211: SOLAR
  • #210: PANIC
  • #209: TANGY
  • #208: ABBEY
  • #207: FAVOR
  • #206: DRINK
  • #205: QUERY
  • #204: GORGE
  • #203: CRANK
  • #202: SLUMP
  • #201: BANAL
  • #200: TIGER
  • #199: SIEGE
  • #198: TRUSS
  • #197: BOOST
  • #196: REBUS

Wordle Tips

 Wordle tips 

If you want a hand to make sure you nail future Wordle answers as quickly as possible, there are a few techniques you can use. First up, make sure you've got a strong starting word, preferably one with multiple vowels and a few different consonants; words like RAISE, MOUNT, or OCEAN. 

Once you've got a few letters in place, start to think about common sounds in the English language and how they might fit around the information you already have. 'ST' or 'ER', for example, are common letter pairings that can help narrow down the rest of the word.

If you didn't get the Wordle today, don't worry, because you'll be able to play again tomorrow and start rebuilding your streak - which is hopefully safe after the New York Times restored streaks that broke in its acquisition of the game. And if today's game has left you wanting more, there are a bunch of alternatives out there, including Lewdle, which is just like Wordle, but with only dirty words

Best Starting Words

  • OUIJA
  • ADIEU

If you want to test a very different knowledge set, here's a Pokemon-themed Wordle called Squirdle.

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