Wordle · Archive · #179 · Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Wordle #179 Answer — Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Hints, difficulty, the word, and what it means.
Categorynoun
Vowels2
Starts withT
Difficulty3/10
Hints & Answer
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Hint 1Category
It's a noun. An enquiry sent out for a missing article, such as a letter or an express package. -
Hint 2Vowels & repeats
Today's word has 2 vowels, and all five letters are different. -
Hint 3First letter
It starts with T. -
Hint 4Getting closer
A mark left as a sign of passage of a person or animal.
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Wordle answer #179
TRACE
noun /tɹeɪs/
The Word, Explained
TRACE /tɹeɪs/ noun
An act of tracing.
"Your cell phone company can put a trace on your line."
Close cousins: track, trail
A friendly one — common letters, no repeats, and enough vowels for openers to find.
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What was the Wordle answer for #179?
Wordle #179 (Wednesday, December 15, 2021) is TRACE — a noun starting with T.
How hard was this Wordle?
We rated it 3/10 (Easy). A friendly one — common letters, no repeats, and enough vowels for openers to find.