Today's Wordle answer for Sunday, December 8

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Give your daily Wordle an instant boost with our general tips, designed to help you squeeze as much use as possible out of every single letter on the board. Need something more? Then you're in the right place. Keep it simple and click straight through to today's answer if you like, or spend some time with our clue for the December 8 (1268) puzzle. Either way, you're bound to win.

I loved my opening row. It was packed with some great yellow letters, and I knew exactly what to do with them. Or so I thought, anyway. They refused to turn green until I'd finally put them in all the places I didn't want them to fit, the only benefit to this extended alphabet-wrangling being that by the time I'd got them sorted out, today's answer was the only word left to try.

This common African carnivore has doglike features and is capable of making a distinctive sound, similar to a human laugh.  

No, a letter is not used twice in today's puzzle.

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. 

No idea? No problem. The answer to the December 8 (1268) Wordle is HYENA.

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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