Today's Wordle answer #397: Thursday, July 21

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Let me help you with today's Wordle. I've got hints, tips, tricks—absolutely everything you need to solve the July 21 (397) puzzle with ease. 

One of the things I enjoy most about Wordle is the unexpected mental exercise it brings to my day. I'll look upon some hopeless jumble of greens and yellows and tell myself I really don't know any five-letter words using that combination of letters… and then end up thinking of three. Brilliant.

You'll need to think of insects if you want to find today's answer, specifically the incredibly small kind that likes to suck plants dry of all their juices. They're so small they consider ladybirds to be predators. 

Too many yellows, and not enough guesses left to sort them out? It happens. The answer to the July 21 (397) Wordle isAPHID.

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 vowels, common consonants, and no repeat letters. Hit Enter and the boxes will show you which letters you've got right or wrong. If a box turns ⬛️, it means that letter isn't in the secret word at all.