Today's Wordle answer for Monday, March 4

There's a clue for today's Wordle just a little further down this page, ready to point you in the right direction without spoiling your daily guessing fun. Keep going (or click straight to it) and you'll soon find the March 4 (989) answer, waiting to save your game and your win streak.

If anyone asks, it wasn't a fumble, it was an interesting scenic route to today's Wordle answer, okay? A test. Of Wordle. To see if, um, to see how many times I could be almost right but still expertly dodge the correct word. On purpose. And definitely not because I missed it by being careless. Maybe tomorrow's game will be more direct.

Not really a fire itself, but a visible part of it. You'd say a lit candle had one of these, or a gas stove while cooking a meal. 

There are no double letters in today's Wordle. 

If you've decided to play Wordle but you're not sure where to start, I'll help set you on the path to your first winning streak. Make all your guesses count and become a Wordle winner with these quick tips: 

You're not racing against the clock so there's no reason to rush. In fact, it's not a bad idea 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. 

Let's make sure you win. The answer to the March 4 (989) Wordle is FLAME.

Previous Wordle solutions can help to eliminate guesses for today's Wordle, as the answer isn't likely to be repeated. They can also give you some solid ideas for starting words that keep your daily puzzle-solving fresh.

Here are some recent Wordle answers:

There are six rows of five boxes presented to you by Wordle each day, and you'll need to work out which five-letter word is hiding among them to win the daily puzzle.

Start with a strong word like ALIVE—or any other word with a good mix of common consonants and multiple vowels. You should also avoid starting words with repeating letters, so you don't waste the