Today's Wordle answer for Monday, April 22

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Come take a look at a fresh hint for today's Wordle, giving your guesses the guidance they need and turning those tricky yellow and grey letters into winning greens. Or is the bottom of the April 22 (1038) board feeling a little too close for comfort? Then click straight through to today's answer instead.

Ah, that was just what I needed after the past few days. No drama, no last-minute twists, no strange surprises, just a short, straight line from my first guess to the answer to today's Wordle. Is there a better way to start a Sunday? I don't think so.

Technically today's answer is an acronym, although most people treat it as a word. Either way, in science this is a device capable of emitting a powerful beam of light, and in sci-fi stories this is usually the coloured shot coming out the end of a futuristic gun.  

There are no double letters in today's Wordle. 

If you've decided to play Wordle but you're not sure where to start, I'll help set you on the path to your first winning streak. Make all your guesses count and become a Wordle winner with these quick tips: 

You're not racing against the clock so there's no reason to rush. In fact, it's not a bad idea to treat the game like a casual newspaper crossword and come back to it later if you're coming up blank. Sometimes stepping away for a while means you can come back with a fresh perspective. 

Let's get started. The answer to the April 22 (1038) Wordle is LASER.

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Previous Wordle solutions can help to eliminate guesses for today's Wordle, as the answer isn't likely to be repeated. They can also give you some solid ideas for starting words that keep your daily puzzle-solving fresh.

Here are some recent Wordle answers:

There are six rows of five boxes presented to you by Wordle each day, and you'll need to work out which five-letter word is hiding among them to win the daily puzzle.

Start with a strong word like ALIVE—or