Today's Wordle answer for Monday, April 8

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Help your Wordle week get off to a great start with our help. Scroll down this page and you'll soon find a fantastic range of general tips designed to help in every situation, as well as a clue for today's game. Need something more direct? You've got it. The answer to the April 8 (1024) puzzle is only a click away.

I didn't think I'd find today's Wordle answer as quickly as I did, but one particularly great green letter and a bit of bravery turned up and pulled today's game in a winning direction. Don't forget that if today's puzzle isn't going as well for you, you can always take a look at the answer below—everyone's allowed an off day.

There are a few ways of defining today's answer. At its most basic, this means to produce offspring. Alternatively, this word can refer to specific types of animal. Labrador, bulldog, chihuahua, terrier, and pug are all different _____s of dog, for example.  

Yes, a vowel is used twice 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. 

One winning word. The answer to the April 8 (1024) Wordle is BREED.

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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.

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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