Today's Wordle hint and answer #811: Friday, September 8

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Give your daily Wordle a quick boost with today's helpful clue, or guarantee yourself a victory with the answer to the September 8 (811) puzzle. However you want to play, we've got it covered.

Today's Wordle was a little confusing for me at first, as the yellow letters I had uncovered weren't turning green in the expected slots. But once I'd got a few in the right place, the rest followed soon after. Phew, I was a bit worried that I wouldn't find today's Wordle answer for a while there.

Gently waking someone up from their sleep, or whipping up a crowd until they're at fever pitch, are both situations that could be described using the answer to today's Wordle. Three of today's five letters are vowels, so make sure you get them all. 

There are no repeat 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. 

Make sure your Friday's a winner. The answer to the September 8 (811) Wordle is ROUSE. 

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