Today's 'Wordle': Here's the April 4 answer, hints

What's the 'Wordle' answer April 4? Spoilers within.
The 'Wordle' game is displayed on a smartphone screen.
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Good day, Wordlers!

As always, if you couldn't solve the April 4 Wordle and just want to get to the answer, scroll to the bottom.

But here's a little more on Wordle in case you're unfamiliar: It's a daily word game created by Brooklyn-based software engineer Josh Wardle and purchased by the New York Times.


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Every day, players are greeted with a fresh word puzzle that can only be solved — or not! — using a series of process-of-elimination clues.

(And if you're the adventurous type, you can also give Absurdle, Worldle, the 31-word Grand Slam or Wordle clones for specific fandoms a shot.)

More on our favorite word game below, along with the answer that brought you here.

Best Wordle starting word?

That depends, but we've got plenty of ideas for you to try.

Why are there two different Wordle answers some days?

There were two different Wordle answers again Wednesday. Here's why.

Is Wordle getting harder?

In case you were wondering, no, it's not getting harder. In fact, we've technically all been playing it on easy mode — here's how to go to Hard Mode.

The Wordle archive: Dig in

Just one Wordle a day not doing it for you? Good news. You can also play the whole archive of past Wordles.

Yesterday's Wordle: Here's the April 3 Wordle answer in case you're looking for it. We do this every day.

More Wordle: Hints and the answer for Wordle #290, April 5.

Here's a hint for today's Wordle answer:

Grab one of these to stay warm.

Today's Wordle is a 5-letter word that ends with...

The April 4 Wordle ends in the letter "L."

What's the answer to Wordle today?

It is...

SHAWL.

Mashable will be providing Wordle answers, along with more Wordle updates in the weeks ahead.

Reporting by Caitlin Welsh and Adam Rosenberg contributed to this article.

Not the day you're after? Here's the solution to today's Wordle.

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