Wordle · Archive · #881 · Friday, November 17, 2023

Wordle #881 Answer — Friday, November 17, 2023

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

Categorynoun
Vowels1
Starts withT
Difficulty5/10

Hints & Answer

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  1. Hint 1Category
    It's a noun. A piece of paper given to students who are late to class.
  2. Hint 2Vowels & repeats
    Today's word has just one vowel, and all five letters are different.
  3. Hint 3First letter
    It starts with T.
  4. Hint 4Getting closer
    An instance of a student being marked as ___ by a teacher in his or her attendance sheet.

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Wordle answer #881

TARDY

noun /ˈtɑːdi/

The Word, Explained

TARDY /ˈtɑːdi/ noun

A piece of paper given to students who are late to class.

"The teacher gave her a tardy because she did not come into the classroom until after the bell."

Close cousins: belated, delayed

Tricky because with a single vowel, early guesses reveal little.

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FAQ

What was the Wordle answer for #881?
Wordle #881 (Friday, November 17, 2023) is TARDY — a noun starting with T.
How hard was this Wordle?
We rated it 5/10 (Medium). Tricky because with a single vowel, early guesses reveal little.