Wordle Answers for Saturday, March 21, 2026 — Puzzle #811
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RIVER
/ˈɹɪvə/ USnoun · 2 meanings
1. A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea.
"Occasionally rivers overflow their banks and cause floods."
2. Any large flow of a liquid in a single body.
"a river of blood"
1. To improve one’s hand to beat another player on the final card in a poker game.
"Johnny rivered me by drawing that ace of spades."
Medium
Difficulty
3
Avg Guesses
85%
Solve Rate
RIVER
Answer
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Category
This word relates to "A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, c..."
Structure
2 vowels (I, E) · starts with RI · ends in VER · has repeated letters
Definition Hint
A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down f...
Solve Walkthrough — Solved in 3
Full analysis →Best opening: slate — tests S, L, A, T, E (all high-frequency)
Found 1 letter in the word but wrong position. Reposition it in your next guess.
4 letters present but misplaced. Try different positions while keeping known correct letters.
RIVER — solved!
Key Insight
After 0 correct and 4 present letters, the pattern narrowed to just RIVER.
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What was the Wordle answer on March 21, 2026?
The 5-letter Wordle answer was RIVER. In Wordle Unlimited, answers ranged from FEET (4L) to TRANSACTION (11L).
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Medium. RIVER has moderate letter patterns. Average players solved it in 3 guesses.
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