Wordle · Archive · #497 · Saturday, October 29, 2022
Wordle #497 Answer — Saturday, October 29, 2022
Hints, difficulty, the word, and what it means.
Categorynoun
Vowels2
Starts withL
Difficulty7/10
Hints & Answer
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Hint 1Category
It's a noun. A written or pictorial false statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation. -
Hint 2Vowels & repeats
Today's word has 2 vowels, and one letter appears more than once. -
Hint 3First letter
It starts with L. -
Hint 4Getting closer
The act or crime of displaying such a statement publicly.
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Wordle answer #497
LIBEL
noun /ˈlaɪbəl/
The Word, Explained
LIBEL /ˈlaɪbəl/ noun
A written or pictorial false statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation.
"He libelled her when he published that."
Tricky because the repeated L trips up guesses that assume five unique letters.
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What was the Wordle answer for #497?
Wordle #497 (Saturday, October 29, 2022) is LIBEL — a noun starting with L.
How hard was this Wordle?
We rated it 7/10 (Hard). Tricky because the repeated L trips up guesses that assume five unique letters.