Wordle · Archive · #208 · Thursday, January 13, 2022

Wordle #208 Answer — Thursday, January 13, 2022

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

Categorynoun
Vowels2
Starts withA
Difficulty8/10

Hints & Answer

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  1. Hint 1Category
    It's a noun. The office or dominion of an abbot or abbess.
  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 monastery or society of people, secluded from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy, which is headed by an abbot or abbess; also, the monastic building or buildings.

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Wordle answer #208

ABBEY

noun /ˈæb.i/

The Word, Explained

ABBEY /ˈæb.i/ noun

The office or dominion of an abbot or abbess.

Tricky because the repeated B 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 #208?
Wordle #208 (Thursday, January 13, 2022) is ABBEY — a noun starting with A.
How hard was this Wordle?
We rated it 8/10 (Hard). Tricky because the repeated B trips up guesses that assume five unique letters, and it leans on letters most starting words never probe.