Wordle · Archive · #1173 · Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Wordle #1173 Answer — Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Hints, difficulty, the word, and what it means.

Categoryadjective
Vowels1
Starts withS
Difficulty3/10

Hints & Answer

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  1. Hint 1Category
    It's a adjective. Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner.
  2. Hint 2Vowels & repeats
    Today's word has just one vowel, and all five letters are different.
  3. Hint 3First letter
    It starts with S.
  4. Hint 4Getting closer
    Grim and forbidding in appearance.

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Wordle answer #1173

STERN

adjective /stɜːn/

The Word, Explained

STERN /stɜːn/ adjective

Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner.

Close cousins: poop

Tricky because with a single vowel, early guesses reveal little.

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FAQ

What was the Wordle answer for #1173?
Wordle #1173 (Wednesday, September 4, 2024) is STERN — a adjective starting with S.
How hard was this Wordle?
We rated it 3/10 (Easy). Tricky because with a single vowel, early guesses reveal little.