Wordle · Archive · #21 · Saturday, July 10, 2021
Wordle #21 Answer — Saturday, July 10, 2021
Hints, difficulty, the word, and what it means.
Hints & Answer
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Hint 1Category
It's a noun. The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state. -
Hint 2Vowels & repeats
Today's word has 2 vowels, and all five letters are different. -
Hint 3First letter
It starts with D. -
Hint 4Getting closer
(often capitalized) The personification of ___ as a hooded figure with a scythe; the Grim Reaper. The pronoun he is not the only option, but probably the most traditional one, as it matches with the male grammatical gender of Old English dēaþ, also with cognate German der Tod. The fourth apocalyptic rider (Bible, revelations 6:8) is male θᾰ́νᾰτος (thanatos) in Greek. It has the female name Mors in Latin, but is referred to with male forms qui and eum. The following quotes show this rider on a pale horse is his in the English Bible and she in Peter Gabriel's lyrics.
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Wordle answer #21
DEATH
noun /diːθ/
The Word, Explained
The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state.
"The death of my grandmother saddened the whole family."
A friendly one — common letters, no repeats, and enough vowels for openers to find.
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