Wordle · Archive · #551 · Thursday, December 22, 2022
Wordle #551 Answer — Thursday, December 22, 2022
Hints, difficulty, the word, and what it means.
Hints & Answer
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Hint 1Category
It's a verb. To surpass someone or something; to be better or do better than someone or something. -
Hint 2Vowels & repeats
Today's word has 2 vowels, and one letter appears more than once. -
Hint 3First letter
It starts with E. -
Hint 4Getting closer
To be much better than others.
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Wordle answer #551
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verb /ɪkˈsɛl/
The Word, Explained
To surpass someone or something; to be better or do better than someone or something.
"I excelled everyone else with my exam results."
Close cousins: rock, rule, exceed, overstep
Tricky because the repeated E trips up guesses that assume five unique letters.
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