Today's Wordle 427 answer and hint: Saturday, August 20

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Sometimes you just need a little help with today's Wordle. I can offer you all sorts of hints and clues for your daily puzzle if you'd just like a little nudge in the right direction, and below that you'll find the answer to the August 20 (427) Wordle ready and waiting if you need it.

Ah, weekends. What could be better than summer sunshine, a fresh Wordle, and all the time in the world to solve it? It's on days like these I like to add a notepad and a pencil to my puzzling, just to make sure I clear today's Wordle in as slow and relaxing a way as possible. 

There are a few very different and equally common ways to use today's answer. One way is in a medical sense, to care for an injury or ailment. Another is to give (to yourself or another) an unexpected but always positive experience or item, anything from a day out to a chocolate bar. Lastly, it can refer to the way someone behaves towards another, good or bad. There's a consonant used twice today, 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.

Weekends mean wins. The answer to the August 20 (427) Wordle isTREAT. 

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