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Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for April 15, #1396

Here are hints -- and the answer -- for today's Wordle No. 1,396 for April 15.

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Gael Cooper
CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally Sweet '90s." She's been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She's Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she'll be first in line.
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Today's Wordle puzzle was a tough one. It's not an especially common word, and the letter placement really threw me off. If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which letters show up the most in English words. If you need hints and the answer, read on.

Today's Wordle hints

Before we show you today's Wordle answer, we'll give you some hints. If you don't want a spoiler, look away now.

Wordle hint No. 1: Repeats

Today's Wordle answer has no repeated letters.

Wordle hint No. 2: Vowels

There are two vowels in today's Wordle answer.

Wordle hint No. 3: Start letter

Today's Wordle answer begins with a vowel.

Wordle hint No. 4: Start of the alphabet

Today's Wordle answer begins with A.

Wordle hint No. 5: Meaning

Today's Wordle answer can refer to a pale gray color.

TODAY'S WORDLE ANSWER

Today's Wordle answer is ASHEN.

Yesterday's Wordle answer

Yesterday's Wordle answer, April 14, No. 1395 was CREST.

Recent Wordle answers

April 10, No. 1391: TURBO

April 11, No. 1392: ARROW

April 12, No. 1393: NURSE

April 13, No. 1394: LAUGH