Wordle · Archive · #612 · Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Wordle #612 Answer — Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Hints, difficulty, the word, and what it means.

Categorynoun
Vowels1
Starts withR
Difficulty8/10

Hints & Answer

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  1. Hint 1Category
    It's a noun. A ___ ground dove.
  2. Hint 2Vowels & repeats
    Today's word has just one vowel, and one letter appears more than once.
  3. Hint 3First letter
    It starts with R.
  4. Hint 4Getting closer
    To make reddish in colour.

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Wordle answer #612

RUDDY

noun /ˈɹʌdi/

The Word, Explained

RUDDY /ˈɹʌdi/ noun

A ruddy duck.

"The sunset ruddied our faces."

Close cousins: bally, bleeding, blimming, bloody

Tricky because the repeated D trips up guesses that assume five unique letters, and with a single vowel, early guesses reveal little.

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FAQ

What was the Wordle answer for #612?
Wordle #612 (Tuesday, February 21, 2023) is RUDDY — a noun starting with R.
How hard was this Wordle?
We rated it 8/10 (Hard). Tricky because the repeated D trips up guesses that assume five unique letters, and with a single vowel, early guesses reveal little.