Wordle · Archive · #240 · Monday, February 14, 2022
Wordle #240 Answer — Monday, February 14, 2022
Hints, difficulty, the word, and what it means.
Categorynoun
Vowels1
Starts withC
Difficulty7/10
Hints & Answer
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Hint 1Category
It's a noun. A person who believes that all people are motivated by selfishness. -
Hint 2Vowels & repeats
Today's word has just one vowel, and one letter appears more than once. -
Hint 3First letter
It starts with C. -
Hint 4Getting closer
A person whose outlook is scornfully negative.
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Wordle answer #240
CYNIC
noun /ˈsɪnɪk/
The Word, Explained
CYNIC /ˈsɪnɪk/ noun
A person who believes that all people are motivated by selfishness.
"the cynic, or Sothic, year; cynic cycle"
Tricky because the repeated C trips up guesses that assume five unique letters, and with a single vowel, early guesses reveal little.
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What was the Wordle answer for #240?
Wordle #240 (Monday, February 14, 2022) is CYNIC — a noun starting with C.
How hard was this Wordle?
We rated it 7/10 (Hard). Tricky because the repeated C trips up guesses that assume five unique letters, and with a single vowel, early guesses reveal little.