Wordle · Archive · #50 · Sunday, August 8, 2021
Wordle #50 Answer — Sunday, August 8, 2021
Hints, difficulty, the word, and what it means.
Hints & Answer
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Hint 1Category
It's a noun. A self-evident axiom or premise; a pithy expression of a general principle or rule. -
Hint 2Vowels & repeats
Today's word has 2 vowels, and one letter appears more than once. -
Hint 3First letter
It starts with M. -
Hint 4Getting closer
A precept; a succinct statement or observation of a rule of conduct or moral teaching.
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Wordle answer #50
MAXIM
noun /ˈmæk.sɪm/
The Word, Explained
A self-evident axiom or premise; a pithy expression of a general principle or rule.
Close cousins: aphorism, cliche, enthymeme, proverb
Tricky because the repeated M trips up guesses that assume five unique letters.
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