Wordle · Archive · #126 · Saturday, October 23, 2021
Wordle #126 Answer — Saturday, October 23, 2021
Hints, difficulty, the word, and what it means.
Hints & Answer
Take a hint for a nudge, flip single letters, or reveal the word straight away.
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Hint 1Category
It's a noun. Hell; the bottomless pit; primeval chaos; a confined subterranean ocean. -
Hint 2Vowels & repeats
Today's word has just one vowel, and one letter appears more than once. -
Hint 3First letter
It starts with A. -
Hint 4Getting closer
(frequently figurative) A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable; any void space.
Still stuck? Flip the answer one letter at a time:
A
B
Y
S
S
Reveal the word
Wordle answer #126
ABYSS
noun /əˈbɪs/
The Word, Explained
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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