Wordle · Archive · #233 · Monday, February 7, 2022

Wordle #233 Answer — Monday, February 7, 2022

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

Categorynoun
Vowels2
Starts withE
Difficulty6/10

Hints & Answer

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  1. Hint 1Category
    It's a noun. An older person or an older member, usually a leader, of some community.
  2. Hint 2Vowels & repeats
    Today's word has 2 vowels, and one letter appears more than once.
  3. Hint 3First letter
    It starts with E.
  4. Hint 4Getting closer
    One who is older than another.

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Wordle answer #233

ELDER

noun /ˈeldə/

The Word, Explained

ELDER /ˈeldə/ noun

An older person or an older member, usually a leader, of some community.

"We were presented to the village elder."

Close cousins: eld, mzee, senior, antecessor

Tricky because the repeated E trips up guesses that assume five unique letters.

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FAQ

What was the Wordle answer for #233?
Wordle #233 (Monday, February 7, 2022) is ELDER — a noun starting with E.
How hard was this Wordle?
We rated it 6/10 (Medium). Tricky because the repeated E trips up guesses that assume five unique letters.