Wordle · Archive · #520 · Monday, November 21, 2022
Wordle #520 Answer — Monday, November 21, 2022
Hints, difficulty, the word, and what it means.
Hints & Answer
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Hint 1Category
It's a noun. A seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved. -
Hint 2Vowels & repeats
Today's word has 3 vowels, and all five letters are different. -
Hint 3First letter
It starts with A. -
Hint 4Getting closer
(proof theory) A fundamental assumption that serves as a basis for deduction of theorems; a postulate (sometimes distinguished from postulates as being universally applicable, whereas postulates are particular to a certain science or context).
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Wordle answer #520
AXIOM
noun /ˈaks.ɪ.əm/
The Word, Explained
A seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved.
"The axioms of political economy cannot be considered absolute truths."
Close cousins: postulate, axioma
A friendly one — common letters, no repeats, and enough vowels for openers to find.
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