Wordle · Archive · #1164 · Monday, August 26, 2024
Wordle #1164 Answer — Monday, August 26, 2024
Hints, difficulty, the word, and what it means.
Hints & Answer
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Hint 1Category
It's a noun. A piece of wood or other material, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a marker or a support or stay. -
Hint 2Vowels & repeats
Today's word has 2 vowels, and all five letters are different. -
Hint 3First letter
It starts with S. -
Hint 4Getting closer
A piece of wood driven in the ground, placed in the middle of the court, that is used as the finishing point after scoring 12 hoops in croquet.
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Wordle answer #1164
STAKE
noun /steɪk/
The Word, Explained
A piece of wood or other material, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a marker or a support or stay.
"We have surveyor's stakes at all four corners of this field, to mark exactly its borders."
Close cousins: peg, bet, hazard, wager
A friendly one — common letters, no repeats, and enough vowels for openers to find.
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