Today’s Wordle #1716 Hints And Answer For Sunday, March 1

February is over and March has marched forth, the third month of 2026 and the start of spring (though not officially until the 20th and the spring equinox). If you’re looking for something to do after solving today’s Wordle, check out my weekend streaming guide for all the best new TV shows and movies to watch this weekend.

Alright, let’s solve the first Wordle of the month!

Looking for Saturday’s Wordle? Check out our guide right here.

Today’s Bonus Custom Wordle

Now that we can create our own custom Wordles, I’m including a bonus Wordle with each daily Wordle guide. These can be 4 to 7 letters long. Hopefully this is a fun extra challenge. Click the link below to play the Wordle I hand-crafted for you.

Today’s Bonus Custom Wordle is 6 letters long.

The hint: A confluence of languages.

The clue: This Wordle has a double letter.

Yesterday’s Custom Wordle Answer: FINALE

How To Solve Today’s Wordle

How To Play Wordle

Wordle is a daily word puzzle game where your goal is to guess a hidden five-letter word in six tries or fewer. After each guess, the game gives feedback to help you get closer to the answer:

• Green: The letter is in the word and in the correct spot.
• Yellow: The letter is in the word, but in the wrong spot.
• Gray: The letter is not in the word at all.

Use these clues to narrow down your guesses. Every day brings a new word, and everyone around the world is trying to solve the same puzzle. Some Wordlers also play Competitive Wordle against friends, family, the Wordle Bot or even against me, your humble narrator. See rules for Competitive Wordle toward the end of this post.

Today’s Wordle Hints And Answer

• Wordle Bot’s Starting Word: SLATE
• My Starting Word Today: MARCH (754 words left)
• The Hint: A lucky break.
• The Clue: This Wordle ends with a vowel.

Okay, spoilers below! The answer is coming!

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The Answer:

Wordle Bot Analysis

Every day I check Wordle Bot to help analyze my guessing game. You can check your Wordle score with Wordle Bot right here.

I chose MARCH for obvious reasons (and, actually, my very first Wordle-in-one was when I guessed MARCH on April 1st one year) but it was very unlucky today. 754 words remained, though OLIVE slashed that down to just five. I debated between FLUKE and FLUTE but I thought it would be much funnier if FLUKE ended up being correct, so I chose that one . . . and lucky for me, that was the Wordle! What a fluke!

Competitive Wordle Score

Once again, the Bot and I each get 1 point for guessing in three and 0 for tying. Our March totals begin with a tie:

Erik: 1 point

Wordle Bot: 1 point

How To Play Competitive Wordle

• Guessing in 1 is worth 3 points; guessing in 2 is worth 2 points; guessing in 3 is worth 1 point; guessing in 4 is worth 0 points; guessing in 5 is -1 points; guessing in 6 is -2 points and missing the Wordle is -3 points.
• If you beat your opponent you get 1 point. If you tie, you get 0 points. And if you lose to your opponent, you get -1 point. Add it up to get your score. Keep a daily running score or just play for a new score each day.
• Fridays are 2XP, meaning you double your points—positive or negative.
• You can keep a running tally or just play day-by-day. Enjoy!

Today’s Wordle Etymology

Fluke originally meant “flatfish” (the flounder), from Middle English fluke, probably from Old Norse flóke or related Scandinavian forms. The sense “stroke of luck, unlikely chance” (18th–19th c.) likely arose from nautical slang, perhaps referring to the anchor’s fluke catching by chance.

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