Wordle has been all over social media since the beginning of the year. It seems like everyone is playing this viral game, and it is even showing up in some odd places, like home-made Wordle magnets, on 3DSs, Game Boys, and more. Today has another puzzle ready for all the word fans out there.

How To Play Wordle

Though it seems to be everywhere right now, there are still some out there who have yet to learn how to play Wordle. The rules are pretty simple and straightforward, so here is a breakdown of them for everyone still looking to learn.

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  • Wordle is played through a browser connected to the internet. Players just have to head to the New York Times games site and find the Wordle section.
  • Once there, players just need to choose a good starting word for Wordle. It needs to be a real English word, and it needs to be five letters.
  • Type in the word and press enter on the site.
  • Once selected, the letters will change colors to give players a clue to the word of the day.
  • Green letters are correct.
  • Yellow letters are right but in the wrong spot in the word.
  • Gray letters are incorrect.
  • With this information, players have five more tries to figure out the word of the day.
  • A new puzzle comes around every day at midnight local time.

The New York Times Wordle site will then give win percentage, total puzzles played, and other stats to players who use the same device and browser every day to play. There is also a Share button that allows players to share the colors of their boards without spoiling the word.

Hints for the Wordle 269 for March 15, 2022

Today's puzzle is not a particularly difficult word; it is a commonly used word in English, but it does have a duplicate letter and other words that are spelled very similarly. So here are some hints for anyone out there struggling to finish their Wordle successfully.

  • The word of the day contains three vowels.
  • Two of those vowels are the same letter.
  • This word contains one "T."
  • It also contains one "S."
  • The doubled letter is an "E."
  • The "E"s do not appear next to each other in the word.
  • Today's word rhymes with FREEZE.

Answer for Wordle 269 for March 15, 2022

If players are still looking for the answer, check below this image for the full spoiler.

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The answer to Wordle puzzle 269 is TEASE.

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