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Wordle · Archive · #789 · Thursday, August 17, 2023

Wordle #789 Answer — Thursday, August 17, 2023

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Categorynoun
Vowels2
Starts withA
Difficulty5/10

Hints & Answer

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  1. Hint 1Category
    It's a noun. Fault; wrong; an evil act, a bad deed.
  2. Hint 2Vowels & repeats
    Today's word has 2 vowels, and one letter appears more than once.
  3. Hint 3First letter
    It starts with A.
  4. Hint 4Getting closer
    Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper or otherwise incorrect.

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Wordle answer #789

AMISS

noun /əˈmɪs/

The Word, Explained

AMISS /əˈmɪs/ noun

Fault; wrong; an evil act, a bad deed.

"He suspected something was amiss."

Tricky because the repeated S trips up guesses that assume five unique letters.

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FAQ

What was the Wordle answer for #789?
Wordle #789 (Thursday, August 17, 2023) is AMISS — a noun starting with A.
How hard was this Wordle?
We rated it 5/10 (Medium). Tricky because the repeated S trips up guesses that assume five unique letters.