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Phew, that was close. I scraped by on the very last guess after being one agonising letter away from winning on the previous go. The biggest difficulty was that I’d discovered some unhelpful letters today, the sort that slotted into place quickly but didn’t really narrow things down all that much.

Wordle hint

A Wordle hint for Friday, March 17

Today’s word describes a sort of texture, specifically any surface covered in what feels like fine grit or powder. It’s …