Wordle today: Hint and answer #895 for Friday, December 1

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Kickstart your December gaming with our Wordle help. Scroll down and you'll soon find everything from general tips and advice to the answer to today's game. Need something between those two extremes? You're in luck: a fresh clue written for the December 1 (895) puzzle is ready to help.

How many times can a letter get shuffled about a Wordle and still stay yellow? «Too many» is the answer today. No matter how much I wrestled with them I just couldn't seem to turn them green until I was almost out of guesses. I'm glad I solved today's puzzle in time, but I do wish I'd got these letters organised a line or two earlier.

You'd use today's answer to describe picking something up and removing it from wherever it's supposed to be. This word is also the name of a film trilogy starring Liam Neeson. 

No, there is no double letter in today's puzzle. 

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. 

Here's your first win of the month. The answer to the December 1 (895) Wordle is TAKEN. 

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