Wordle · Archive · #184 · Monday, December 20, 2021

Wordle #184 Answer — Monday, December 20, 2021

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

Categorynoun
Vowels2
Starts withB
Difficulty5/10

Hints & Answer

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  1. Hint 1Category
    It's a noun. A fern; bracken.
  2. Hint 2Vowels & repeats
    Today's word has 2 vowels, and all five letters are different.
  3. Hint 3First letter
    It starts with B.
  4. Hint 4Getting closer
    A thicket, or an area overgrown with briers etc.

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Wordle answer #184

BRAKE

noun /bɹeɪk/

The Word, Explained

BRAKE /bɹeɪk/ noun

A fern; bracken.

"The farmer's son brakes the flax while mother brakes the bread dough"

Close cousins: swipe, crack, fracture, burst

A friendly one — common letters, no repeats, and enough vowels for openers to find.

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FAQ

What was the Wordle answer for #184?
Wordle #184 (Monday, December 20, 2021) is BRAKE — a noun starting with B.
How hard was this Wordle?
We rated it 5/10 (Medium). A friendly one — common letters, no repeats, and enough vowels for openers to find.