Wordle today: Hint and answer #903 for Saturday, December 9

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Overcome every problem today's Wordle could possibly throw your way with our help. Keep on scrolling and you'll find great tips that'll help make your opening guess work its hardest for you, as well as a clue written just for today's game and, if you get really stuck, the answer to the December 9 (903) puzzle.

A single letter tripped me up, and that meant today's Wordle shamefully took one guess more than it otherwise could have. That's not ideal, but it's still much better than staring at my screen for ten minutes the way I do some days, wondering why the English language has decided to get up and leave me for the duration of a Wordle session.

A slight change in position or direction could be described using today's answer, as could going up or down gears in a car. Also, someone working until 4am would be working the night _____. 

No letters are used twice in today's puzzle. 

If there's one thing better than playing Wordle, it's playing Wordle well, which is why I'm going to share a few quick tips to help set you on the path to success: 

There's no time pressure beyond making sure 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. 

Here's your first win of the weekend. The answer to the December 9 (903) Wordle is SHIFT.

The more past Wordle answers you can cram into your memory banks, the better your chances of guessing today's Wordle answer without accidentally picking a solution that's already been used. Past Wordle answers can also give you some excellent ideas for fun starting words that keep your daily puzzle solving fresh.

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