Today's Wordle Hints & Answer - May 3, 2024 (Puzzle #1049)

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May 3’s answer is not going to be easy to solve, and if players don’t use hints, there’s a good chance they might lose their streak. The answer also contains two vowels in odd positions, making solving the puzzle much harder. However, if you use the right hints, you might be able to preserve your streak and solve the puzzle in less than six attempts.

You can also use ’s hard mode to solve today’s answer if you do not want to get carried away with random guesses. The mode is particularly time-consuming, but it prevents players from reusing confirmed letters in random spots. This lets players use better guesses as they are forced to use words with confirmed letters in the same spot.

If you don’t know how to begin today’s, you can use some starting words that we have hand-picked for today’s puzzle. These words share some elements with the answer, such as consonants, vowels, or even some of the same letters. Finding these elements should make it slightly easier for you to solve today’s without actually cheating. You can use any of the starting words, depending on how easy you want to make the puzzle.

There are a few best starting words and combos you can use for future answers; however, the below suggestions are tailored for today’s answer:

ERASE:

EBOOK:

IRONY:

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Since the word is slightly hard to guess, you could use some hints that will help solve today’s. These hints are akin to clues you may have seen in other games, as these hints only provide additional information about the answer without spoiling it. These hints will only point you in the right direction so that you can solve May 3’s answer faster.

Hint 1

There are no repeating letters.

Hint 2

The answer is a noun and an adjective.

Hint 3

The vowels are in the 1st & 3rd positions.

Hint 4

A tough dark wood of a tropical tree.

If you are on your sixth attempt and don’t want to risk losing your streak,