Daily Wordle hints: Mar 16, 2026 (Puzzle #1731)
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Puzzle #1731 · 2026-03-16
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Word list hints
Hint 1 – structure
Hint 2 – vowels & letters
Hint 3 – edges
Reveal answer
About this word: DRAMA
Puzzle #1731 · 2026-03-16
One dictionary use of this answer is as a noun. It contains 2 traditional vowels (A, E, I, O, U) and 3 other letters, and it repeats at least one letter. Its Scrabble score is 8.
Definition & origin
DRAMA — A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue
Today’s puzzle includes a double letter, which often trips players up and makes it harder to cover all possibilities in just a few guesses. This estimate uses letter patterns and repeats, not an observed player solve rate.
Letter details and example guesses
A appears in positions 3 and 5.
Each example below starts independently from all 3,212 words in Xfire's answer-reference list. Green means the right letter in the right place; yellow means the letter fits elsewhere; grey means no unused copy of that letter remains.
These are hindsight examples for this known answer, not a prediction of the best opening guess or a guarantee of the editor's future answer pool.
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