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New day, new Wordle, y'all. You never know when you're going to need a little helping hand, so we've got the answer below, as well as a few hints to give you a chance to solve it before you get there.

If you just want the answer, you'll find today's Wordlesolution #309 right at the bottom of this post. If you want a few clues first to nudge you in the direction of the answer, as well as general Wordle tips, strategies, and info, you'll find those on the way down.

Wordle, created by engineer Josh Wardle and later bought by the New York Times, has gone mega-viral and inspired countless clones and variations on the basic guessing format.

While it may seem to some that the game has gotten harder since the NYT takeover, it hasn't. But we can tell you how you can go to Hard Mode if you like a challenge.

Just can't get enough Wordle? Try some of the vast expanse of Wordle clones, including Nerdle, Heardle, Lewdle or Globle.

Looking for another day's Wordle?Here's the answer for the April 25 Wordle #310.

Not the Wordle you're looking for?:Here are your Wordle hints and answer for April 23.

What's the best Wordlestarting word?

Technically the best Wordlestarting word is... whatever that day's answer is! (Yes, I know, I'm sorry. Here, we've got plenty of ideas.)

Explore the Wordlearchive

Want to train that brain? Get gains (and clues as to which words will notbe the answer any time soon, because they've already been in the game) by playing the whole archive of past Wordles.

Here's a subtle hint for today's Wordleanswer:

It's an adjective.

Does today's Wordleanswer have a double letter?

Nope.

What does today's 5-letter word end with?

It ends with the letter... T.

What's the answer to Wordletoday?

OK, we'll tell you!

Ready?

It is...

INERT.

Couldn't get there on your own? There's always tomorrow. We'll be here.

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