Wordle · Archive · #788 · Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Wordle #788 Answer — Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Hints, difficulty, the word, and what it means.
Categorynoun
Vowels1
Starts withS
Difficulty6/10
Hints & Answer
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Hint 1Category
It's a noun. One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow. -
Hint 2Vowels & repeats
Today's word has just one vowel, and all five letters are different. -
Hint 3First letter
It starts with S. -
Hint 4Getting closer
One who is incompetent or unable to complete easy tasks.
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Wordle answer #788
SCRUB
noun /skɹʌb/
The Word, Explained
SCRUB /skɹʌb/ noun
One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow.
"What a scrub! Instead of washing the dishes she put the used food on her face!"
Close cousins: seek
Tricky because with a single vowel, early guesses reveal little.
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What was the Wordle answer for #788?
Wordle #788 (Wednesday, August 16, 2023) is SCRUB — a noun starting with S.
How hard was this Wordle?
We rated it 6/10 (Medium). Tricky because with a single vowel, early guesses reveal little.