Today's Wordle 416 answer and hint: Tuesday, August 9

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Let me help make today's Wordle puzzling successful with my wide variety of hints and tips for the internet's popular word game. I can even offer you the answer to the August 9 (416) challenge if you like.

Turning those slippery yellows into a row of reliable greens felt a lot like trying to nail jelly to a wall today—they ended up everywhere except where they were supposed to be, and they made a real mess of my guesses in the process. I think I'll call today's effort «taking the long way around to the answer», and leave it at that.

Today's solution can be a person's name as well as a grilled disc, often made of ground beef, frequently used as the star feature in a burger. There's a repeating consonant in the answer, so watch out for that. 

If there's one thing better than playing Wordle, it's playing Wordle well, which is why I'm going to share a few quick tips to help set you on the path to success:

There's no time pressure beyond making sure it's done by midnight. So there's no reason to not treat the game like a casual newspaper crossword and come back to it later if you're coming up blank.

Still not sure? Then let me help. The answer to the August 9 (416) Wordle isPATTY. 

The more past Wordle answers you can cram into your memory banks, the better your chances of guessing today's Wordle answer without accidentally picking a solution that's already been used. Past Wordle answers can also give you some excellent ideas for fun starting words that keep your daily puzzle solving fresh.

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Every day Wordle presents you with six rows of five boxes, and it's up to you to work out which secret five-letter word is hiding inside them.

You'll want to start with a strong word(opens in new tab)