Wordle · Archive · #409 · Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Wordle #409 Answer — Tuesday, August 2, 2022

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

Categoryadverb
Vowels1
Starts withC
Difficulty9/10

Hints & Answer

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  1. Hint 1Category
    It's a adverb. In a coy manner.
  2. Hint 2Vowels & repeats
    Today's word has just one vowel, and one letter appears more than once.
  3. Hint 3First letter
    It starts with C.

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C
O
Y
L
Y
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Wordle answer #409

COYLY

adverb /ˈkɔɪli/

The Word, Explained

COYLY /ˈkɔɪli/ adverb

In a coy manner.

Tricky because the repeated Y trips up guesses that assume five unique letters, and it leans on letters most starting words never probe, and with a single vowel, early guesses reveal little.

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FAQ

What was the Wordle answer for #409?
Wordle #409 (Tuesday, August 2, 2022) is COYLY — a adverb starting with C.
How hard was this Wordle?
We rated it 9/10 (Hard). Tricky because the repeated Y trips up guesses that assume five unique letters, and it leans on letters most starting words never probe, and with a single vowel, early guesses reveal little.