Wordle · Archive · #218 · Sunday, January 23, 2022
Wordle #218 Answer — Sunday, January 23, 2022
Hints, difficulty, the word, and what it means.
Hints & Answer
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Hint 1Category
It's a noun. A fastener or a fastening method that secures parts by bending metal around a joint and squeezing it together, often with a tool that adds indentations to capture the parts. -
Hint 2Vowels & repeats
Today's word has just one vowel, and all five letters are different. -
Hint 3First letter
It starts with C. -
Hint 4Getting closer
The natural curliness of wool fibres.
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Wordle answer #218
CRIMP
noun /kɹɪmp/
The Word, Explained
A fastener or a fastening method that secures parts by bending metal around a joint and squeezing it together, often with a tool that adds indentations to capture the parts.
"The strap was held together by a simple metal crimp."
Tricky because with a single vowel, early guesses reveal little.
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