Wordle · Archive · #491 · Sunday, October 23, 2022
Wordle #491 Answer — Sunday, October 23, 2022
Hints, difficulty, the word, and what it means.
Hints & Answer
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Hint 1Category
It's a noun. An embalmed human or animal corpse wrapped in linen bandages for burial, especially as practised by the ancient Egyptians and some Native American tribes. -
Hint 2Vowels & repeats
Today's word has just one vowel, and one letter appears more than once. -
Hint 3First letter
It starts with M. -
Hint 4Getting closer
(by extension) A reanimated embalmed human corpse, as a typical character in horror films.
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Wordle answer #491
MUMMY
noun /ˈmʌmi/
The Word, Explained
An embalmed human or animal corpse wrapped in linen bandages for burial, especially as practised by the ancient Egyptians and some Native American tribes.
Tricky because the repeated M 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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