Wordle · Archive · #1217 · Friday, October 18, 2024

Wordle #1217 Answer — Friday, October 18, 2024

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

Categorynoun
Vowels1
Starts withS
Difficulty5/10

Hints & Answer

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  1. Hint 1Category
    It's a noun. A period of time spent doing or being something; a spell.
  2. Hint 2Vowels & repeats
    Today's word has just one vowel, and one letter appears more than once.
  3. Hint 3First letter
    It starts with S.
  4. Hint 4Getting closer
    Limit; bound; restraint; extent.

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Wordle answer #1217

STINT

noun /stɪnt/

The Word, Explained

STINT /stɪnt/ noun

A period of time spent doing or being something; a spell.

"He had a stint in jail."

Tricky because the repeated T trips up guesses that assume five unique letters, and with a single vowel, early guesses reveal little.

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FAQ

What was the Wordle answer for #1217?
Wordle #1217 (Friday, October 18, 2024) is STINT — a noun starting with S.
How hard was this Wordle?
We rated it 5/10 (Medium). Tricky because the repeated T trips up guesses that assume five unique letters, and with a single vowel, early guesses reveal little.