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Wordle · Archive · #1286 · Thursday, December 26, 2024

Wordle #1286 Answer — Thursday, December 26, 2024

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Categorynoun
Vowels2
Starts withA
Difficulty9/10

Hints & Answer

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  1. Hint 1Category
    It's a noun. That which is ___; an appendage.
  2. Hint 2Vowels & repeats
    Today's word has 2 vowels, and one letter appears more than once.
  3. Hint 3First letter
    It starts with A.
  4. Hint 4Getting closer
    A bound morpheme added to the word’s stem's end.

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Wordle answer #1286

AFFIX

noun

The Word, Explained

AFFIX noun

That which is affixed; an appendage.

"to affix a stigma to a person"

Close cousins: addition, supplement, postfix, suffix

Tricky because the repeated F trips up guesses that assume five unique letters, and it leans on letters most starting words never probe.

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FAQ

What was the Wordle answer for #1286?
Wordle #1286 (Thursday, December 26, 2024) is AFFIX — a noun starting with A.
How hard was this Wordle?
We rated it 9/10 (Hard). Tricky because the repeated F trips up guesses that assume five unique letters, and it leans on letters most starting words never probe.