Wordle · Archive · #1167 · Thursday, August 29, 2024
Wordle #1167 Answer — Thursday, August 29, 2024
Hints, difficulty, the word, and what it means.
Categoryverb
Vowels1
Starts withF
Difficulty7/10
Hints & Answer
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Hint 1Category
It's a verb. Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass. -
Hint 2Vowels & repeats
Today's word has just one vowel, and all five letters are different. -
Hint 3First letter
It starts with F. -
Hint 4Getting closer
Of a teacher, to deny a student a passing grade.
Still stuck? Flip the answer one letter at a time:
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Wordle answer #1167
FLUNK
verb /flʌŋk/
The Word, Explained
FLUNK /flʌŋk/ verb
Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass.
"He flunked math, again."
Tricky because it leans on letters most starting words never probe, and with a single vowel, early guesses reveal little.
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What was the Wordle answer for #1167?
Wordle #1167 (Thursday, August 29, 2024) is FLUNK — a verb starting with F.
How hard was this Wordle?
We rated it 7/10 (Hard). Tricky because it leans on letters most starting words never probe, and with a single vowel, early guesses reveal little.