Despite its relative ubiquity across the world now, Wordle only came about a little over two years ago, but quickly shot to prominence and spawned a whole new genre of brainteaser guessing games.
Invented by Josh Wardle, a New York-based software engineer, the online game was created as a way to entertain his partner during the coronavirus pandemic. The couple shared a love of crossword puzzles, so he developed Wordle as a way for them to spend quality time together.
Wordle was first released to the public in October 2021, and rapidly exploded from 90 users on November 1 that year to 300,000 on January 2, 2022, according to figures by Statista. The New York Times then purchased the game in January 2022 for an undisclosed low seven-figure fee.
As is to be expected with any brainteaser, some players may be stuck on Sunday’s answer, but you’re not alone, even the creator said in an interview with Newsweek that he’s not the best player, usually taking “at least four or five attempts” to guess right.
As such, Newsweek has supplied some helpful hints below to help users on their way to those five green squares. But be warned, the answer to today’s puzzle will be revealed at the end of this article, so scroll with caution.
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Wordle #995, Clues for Sunday, March 10
Newsweek has put together five clues to help you solve today’s Wordle puzzle.
Hint #1: The answer contains one vowel.
Hint #2: There are no repeated letters.
Hint #3: The third letter is a vowel.
Hint #4: It could relate to the mind.
Hint #5: A synonym could be “hold.”
Wordle #995, Answer for Sunday, March 10
The answer to today’s Wordle puzzle is “Grasp.”
Wordle updates every day at 7 p.m. ET, at which point the next puzzle will become available for players around the world to try to solve.
But players who would like something to keep themselves busy while they wait can have a go at these similar word-based puzzles.
What Does ‘Grasp’ Mean?
The Cambridge English dictionary defines “grasp” as either meaning “to quickly take something in your hand(s) and hold it firmly” or “to understand something, especially something difficult.”
As well as being used to refer to either someone’s mental or physical grip on something, it can be used in a metaphorical sense, such as grasping an opportunity.
An example of its use may be: “I would grasp his hand tightly” or “I think I grasp what the lecturer was saying.”
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