Today's Wordle 425 answer and hint: Thursday, August 18

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If you're having some trouble with today's Wordle, you can find the answer to the daily challenge right here. And if you're just after a few clues or some general tips on how to play everyone's favourite online word game then you'll be pleased to know I've got all of that covered too.

Today's answer just hit me like a bolt of lightning out of the blue, possibly as some sort of cosmic apology for yesterday's sorry efforts. I'll take the win, even though I'm not entirely sure where it came from.

Bow strings, bed springs, and even classical harps can make today's word; the special sort of sound that only comes when something taut is pulled, plucked, or suddenly released after being squashed down. 

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.

Let's keep your win streak going. The answer to the August 18 (425) Wordle isTWANG. 

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.

Here are some recent Wordle solutions:

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) like ALERT—something containing multiple