Wordle · Archive · #456 · Sunday, September 18, 2022
Wordle #456 Answer — Sunday, September 18, 2022
Hints, difficulty, the word, and what it means.
Hints & Answer
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Hint 1Category
It's a noun. An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton. -
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
Any roughly cylindrical (or rectangular) unit of a substance.
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Wordle answer #456
STICK
noun /stɪk/
The Word, Explained
An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton.
"Sealing wax is available as a cylindrical or rectangular stick."
Close cousins: abide, cleave, cling, agglutinate
Tricky because with a single vowel, early guesses reveal little.
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