Wordle · Archive · #1299 · Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Wordle #1299 Answer — Wednesday, January 8, 2025

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

Categorynoun
Vowels1
Starts withD
Difficulty5/10

Hints & Answer

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  1. Hint 1Category
    It's a noun. A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.
  2. Hint 2Vowels & repeats
    Today's word has just one vowel, and all five letters are different.
  3. Hint 3First letter
    It starts with D.
  4. Hint 4Getting closer
    Draw through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process.

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Wordle answer #1299

DRAFT

noun /dɹæft/

The Word, Explained

DRAFT /dɹæft/ noun

A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.

"She took a deep draft from the bottle of water."

Close cousins: swig

Tricky because with a single vowel, early guesses reveal little.

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FAQ

What was the Wordle answer for #1299?
Wordle #1299 (Wednesday, January 8, 2025) is DRAFT — a noun starting with D.
How hard was this Wordle?
We rated it 5/10 (Medium). Tricky because with a single vowel, early guesses reveal little.