Wordle · Archive · #998 · Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Wordle #998 Answer — Wednesday, March 13, 2024

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

Categorynoun
Vowels2
Starts withL
Difficulty6/10

Hints & Answer

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  1. Hint 1Category
    It's a noun. A person who lives near a given place.
  2. Hint 2Vowels & repeats
    Today's word has 2 vowels, and one letter appears more than once.
  3. Hint 3First letter
    It starts with L.
  4. Hint 4Getting closer
    A branch of a nationwide organization such as a trade union.

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Wordle answer #998

LOCAL

noun /ˈləʊkl̩/

The Word, Explained

LOCAL /ˈləʊkl̩/ noun

A person who lives near a given place.

"It's easy to tell the locals from the tourists."

Close cousins: stopper, topical

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

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FAQ

What was the Wordle answer for #998?
Wordle #998 (Wednesday, March 13, 2024) is LOCAL — a noun starting with L.
How hard was this Wordle?
We rated it 6/10 (Medium). Tricky because the repeated L trips up guesses that assume five unique letters.