Wordle · Archive · #1280 · Friday, December 20, 2024
Wordle #1280 Answer — Friday, December 20, 2024
Hints, difficulty, the word, and what it means.
Hints & Answer
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Hint 1Category
It's a noun. A device that produces a short ___ of light to help illuminate a scene, mostly for night-time or indoors photography. -
Hint 2Vowels & repeats
Today's word has just one vowel, and all five letters are different. -
Hint 3First letter
It starts with F. -
Hint 4Getting closer
A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.
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Wordle answer #1280
FLASH
noun /flæʃ/
The Word, Explained
A device that produces a short flash of light to help illuminate a scene, mostly for night-time or indoors photography.
"I just got my first commando flash."
Close cousins: gleam, glint, beep
Tricky because with a single vowel, early guesses reveal little.
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