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Good morning,Wordlers! A new Wordlearrives every day, and we're here to provide tips and hints to help you keep that streak alive. If you couldn’t get the answer for Wordle336 on May 21 and just want to know what it was, you can find today’s word at the bottom of this page.

If you want to try to guess it yourself or just learn more, keep reading for some background, tips and strategies we've reported on here at Mashable.

In case you're new here, Wordlewas originally created by former Reddit engineer Josh Wardle and went super-viral in late 2021, becoming a daily habit for players around the globe. The game was bought by the New York Timesearlier this year, and is now run by the paper's puzzles and games team.

It may seem some days like Wordleis getting harder — we can assure you it isn't. However, you can always switch Wordle to Hard Mode. (Yeah, you've been playing on easy.)

Not the day you're after?Here's the Wordleanswer for May 22.

More Wordle:Here's the Wordleanswer for May 20.

What's a Heardle? A Dordle?? A Quordle?!

The word game has also inspired numerous clones and variations, such as the battle royale format Squabble, music identification game Heardle, and iterations like Dordleand Quordlethat have you trying to guess multiple words at once. 

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Best Wordlestarting word?

We have plenty of ideas that can help if you want to be strategic in your selection. As a general rule of thumb, you'll probably want to fit at least two vowels into your first word, as well as cram in some more common consonants such as S, T, R, or N.

Explore the Wordlearchive

If you aren't satisfied with only solving one Wordle per day, the whole archive of past Wordle puzzlesis also available to play. Just make sure you look up from your phone every few hours.

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Why are there two different Wordleanswers some days?

Though it is generally accepted that there is just one Wordlesolution to rule them all on a single day, occasionally two different correct answers will share the spotlight.

This is due to changes the New York Timesmade after acquiring the puzzle game. Just last week, a word was swapped out because it was unexpectedly topical. Make sure you refresh your browser before you play each day to make sure you're getting the latest version of the game.

And now, a hint for today’s Wordle…

It's a noun.

Today’s 5-letter word starts with…

The letter S!

What's the answer to Wordle#336 on May 21?

Today’s answer is…

SCRAP.

Check back for more hints tomorrow! We do this every day.

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

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