Today's Wordle answer for Friday, May 3

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There's no need to struggle through your daily Wordle when we've got all the help you could ever wish for right here. Click straight through to today's answer if you like, or use our clue for the May 3 (1049) Wordle to give your own guesses a little push in the right direction.

Only one yellow letter? In two guesses? It's safe to say that my Friday Wordle didn't start the way I hoped it would. Thankfully another yellow joined the fray soon after, and that, combined with all the letters I'd eliminated on the way down, led me to today's Wordle answer. Phew!

The answer today is the name of a dark, almost black, decorative hardwood used to make everything from furniture to chess pieces. Only one of today's winning letters is a vowel. 

No, there is no double letter in today's puzzle. 

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. 

Enjoy your win. The answer to the May 3 (1049) Wordle is EBONY.

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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