Today's Wordle answer for Friday, August 16

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Give your daily Wordle guesses a quick boost with our tips, or bask in the warm glow of a lightning-fast win with a click down to today's answer. Not your style? Then maybe a peek at our hint for the August 16 (1154) Wordle is just what you're looking for.

Aaaand done. My second row did all the hard work for me today, offering up the perfect combination of green and yellow letters that made only one word possible. That's it, I'm happy, officially a Wordle winner, and ready for the weekend to begin.

Today's answer can refer to something used to give support to a weak or injured body part, such as a leg or the neck. It can also mean to prepare for something bad—anything from a rough day at work to a painful impact.  

There are no double letters in today's Wordle. 

A good starting word can be the difference between victory and defeat with the daily puzzle, but once you've got the basics, it's much easier to nail down those Wordle wins. And as there's nothing quite like a small victory to set you up for the rest of the day, here are a few tips to help set you on the right path: 

There's no racing against the clock with Wordle so you don't need to rush for the answer. Treating the game like a casual newspaper crossword can be a good tactic; that way, you can come back to it later if you're coming up blank. Stepping away for a while might mean the difference between a win and a line of grey squares. 

Need a little help? The answer to the August 16 (1154) Wordle is BRACE.

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Past Wordle answers can give you some excellent ideas for fun starting words that keep your daily puzzle-solving fresh. They are also a good way to eliminate guesses for today's Wordle, as the answer is unlikely to be repeated. 

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Wordle gives you six rows of five boxes each day, and you'll need to work out which secret five-letter word is hiding inside them to keep up