Wordle · Archive · #268 · Monday, March 14, 2022
Wordle #268 Answer — Monday, March 14, 2022
Hints, difficulty, the word, and what it means.
Hints & Answer
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Hint 1Category
It's a noun. Any small anadromous fish of the family Osmeridae, found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and in lakes in North America and northern part of Europe. -
Hint 2Vowels & repeats
Today's word has just one vowel, and all five letters are different. -
Hint 3First letter
It starts with S. -
Hint 4Getting closer
A fool; a simpleton.
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Wordle answer #268
SMELT
noun /ˈsmɛlt/
The Word, Explained
Any small anadromous fish of the family Osmeridae, found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and in lakes in North America and northern part of Europe.
"I can smell fresh bread."
Close cousins: detect, sense, pong, reek
Tricky because with a single vowel, early guesses reveal little.
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