Wordle · Archive · #541 · Monday, December 12, 2022
Wordle #541 Answer — Monday, December 12, 2022
Hints, difficulty, the word, and what it means.
Hints & Answer
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Hint 1Category
It's a verb. To lay or place; to put (one thing to another) -
Hint 2Vowels & repeats
Today's word has just one vowel, and one letter appears more than once. -
Hint 3First letter
It starts with A. -
Hint 4Getting closer
To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case
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Wordle answer #541
APPLY
verb /əˈplaɪ/
The Word, Explained
To lay or place; to put (one thing to another)
"to apply cream to a rash"
Close cousins: appropriate, devote, use, attach
Tricky because the repeated P trips up guesses that assume five unique letters, and with a single vowel, early guesses reveal little.
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