Wordle hint and answer #659: Sunday, April 9

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If you're looking for some help with today's Wordle(opens in new tab), you'll find a hint for the daily puzzle just below, alongside a wealth of general tips, advice, and links to our helpful guides and archives too. Still stuck? No problem. The answer to the April 9 (659) game's only a quick scroll or click away.

I had the pleasure of experiencing some smooth and steady Wordle-ing today. No glorious early win, no fraught guesses right at the end—just a steady stream of clues and confirmations that made today's Wordle game a quiet bit of fun.

When nothing goes the way it was supposed to, and everything's all screwed up and confused, the answer to today's Wordle might be used to describe the situation. This word can also refer to a milder snag, error, or hitch too. There are two vowels to find today. 

No letters are used twice in today's puzzle. 

Anyone can pick up and play Wordle, but if you want to do it well and make all of your guesses count, these quick tips will help get you started on your Wordle winning streak: 

Thankfully, there's no time limit beyond ensuring it's done by midnight. So there's no reason not 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. 

Here's to your win streak. The answer to the April 9 (659) Wordle isSNAFU.

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 repeated. 

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Wordle gives you six rows of five boxes each day, and you'll need to work out