Wordle · Archive · #126 · Saturday, October 23, 2021

Wordle #126 Answer — Saturday, October 23, 2021

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

Categorynoun
Vowels1
Starts withA
Difficulty7/10

Hints & Answer

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  1. Hint 1Category
    It's a noun. Hell; the bottomless pit; primeval chaos; a confined subterranean ocean.
  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 A.
  4. Hint 4Getting closer
    (frequently figurative) A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable; any void space.

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Wordle answer #126

ABYSS

noun /əˈbɪs/

The Word, Explained

ABYSS /əˈbɪs/ noun

Hell; the bottomless pit; primeval chaos; a confined subterranean ocean.

Close cousins: gulf

Tricky because the repeated S 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 #126?
Wordle #126 (Saturday, October 23, 2021) is ABYSS — a noun starting with A.
How hard was this Wordle?
We rated it 7/10 (Hard). Tricky because the repeated S trips up guesses that assume five unique letters, and with a single vowel, early guesses reveal little.