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Wordle #1141

Wordle Hints and Answer for Saturday, August 3, 2024

Stuck on today's Wordle? You're in the right place! Below you'll find hints that start vague and get more specific. Try to solve it with as few hints as possible.

Today's puzzle is rated Easy difficulty, so most players find this one straightforward. The answer is a noun, verb with 2 vowels and uses very common letters.

Difficulty: Easy
noun, verb

Letter Facts

Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Repeats
No
Letters
Very Common

Recommended Starting Words

These words would be helpful first guesses for today's puzzle:

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Recommended Starting Words

SLATECLEARSLACES

Hints

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Starting Hint

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Starting Hint

This word relates to measurement or size in some way.

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Getting Warmer

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Getting Warmer

You might encounter this word when weighing yourself, looking at a map, or practicing music.

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Letter Clue

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Letter Clue

The word starts with the letter S.

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Stronger Hint

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Stronger Hint

Fish have these protective overlapping plates covering their bodies.

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Rhyming Clue

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Rhyming Clue

This word rhymes with TALE.

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Final Clue

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Final Clue

Starts with S and ends with E. When climbing something, you might say you are going to do this to it.

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Answer

SCALE

This versatile word has multiple meanings across different contexts. It can refer to the protective covering on fish and reptiles, a device for measuring weight, a graduated series of musical notes, or the relative size of something like a map. As a verb, it means to climb up something or to adjust the size of something proportionally.

Strategy Tip

Today's word has multiple common meanings, which can actually help you guess it. Words with several distinct definitions often use very common letter combinations. When you are stuck, think about words that might appear in different contexts entirely.