Wordle Answers for Tuesday, March 31, 2026 — Puzzle #821
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RIVAL
/ˈɹaɪvəl/ USnoun · 3 meanings
1. A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor.
"Chris is my biggest rival in the 400-metre race."
2. Someone or something with similar claims of quality or distinction as another.
"As a social historian, he has no rival."
1. To oppose or compete with.
"to rival somebody in love"
2. To be equal to, or match, or to surpass another.
Medium
Difficulty
3
Avg Guesses
85%
Solve Rate
RIVAL
Answer
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Category
This word relates to "A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goa..."
Structure
2 vowels (I, A) · starts with RI · ends in VAL · no repeated letters
Definition Hint
A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or str...
Solve Walkthrough — Solved in 3
Full analysis →Best opening: slate — tests S, L, A, T, E (all high-frequency)
Found 2 letters in the word but wrong position. Reposition them in your next guess.
4 letters present but misplaced. Try different positions while keeping known correct letters.
RIVAL — solved!
Key Insight
After 0 correct and 4 present letters, the pattern narrowed to just RIVAL.
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The 5-letter Wordle answer was RIVAL. In Wordle Unlimited, answers ranged from CASE (4L) to PROBABILITY (11L).
Was puzzle #821 hard or easy?
Medium. RIVAL has moderate letter patterns. Average players solved it in 3 guesses.
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