Wordle · Archive · #1279 · Thursday, December 19, 2024
Wordle #1279 Answer — Thursday, December 19, 2024
Hints, difficulty, the word, and what it means.
Hints & Answer
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Hint 1Category
It's a noun. Any domestic animal that has no enclosure, or its proper place and company, and wanders at large, or is lost; an estray. -
Hint 2Vowels & repeats
Today's word has just one vowel, and all five letters are different. -
Hint 3First letter
It starts with S. -
Hint 4Getting closer
One who is lost, either literally or metaphorically.
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Wordle answer #1279
STRAY
noun /stɹeɪ/
The Word, Explained
Any domestic animal that has no enclosure, or its proper place and company, and wanders at large, or is lost; an estray.
"The alley is full of stray cats rummaging through the garbage."
Close cousins: deviate, err
Tricky because with a single vowel, early guesses reveal little.
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