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Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for May 24, #1435

Here are hints and the answer for today's Wordle No. 1,435 for May 24.

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CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally Sweet '90s." She's been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She's Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she'll be first in line.
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Today's Wordle puzzle put a certain song about footwear in my head. If you like to guess vowels first, this is the word for you. If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which letters show up the most in English words. If you need hints and the answer, read on.

Today's Wordle hints

Before we show you today's Wordle answer, we'll give you some hints. If you don't want a spoiler, look away now.

Wordle hint No. 1: Repeats

Today's Wordle answer has one repeated letter.

Wordle hint No. 2: Vowels

There are two vowels in today's Wordle answer, but one is the repeated letter, so you will see that one twice.

Wordle hint No. 3: First letter

Today's Wordle answer begins with the letter S.

Wordle hint No. 4: Elvis

Today's Wordle answer appears in the title of a famous Elvis Presley song.

Wordle hint No. 5: Meaning

Today's Wordle answer can refer to leather with a napped surface.

TODAY'S WORDLE ANSWER

Today's Wordle answer is SUEDE.

Yesterday's Wordle answer

Yesterday's Wordle answer, May 23, No. 1434 was SHUCK.

Recent Wordle answers

May 19, No. 1430: PITCH

May 20, No. 1431: BORNE

May 21, No. 1432: ALARM

May 22, No. 1433: FOLIO