Wordle Hints

Wordle #1142

Wordle Hints and Answer for Sunday, August 4, 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 verb, adjective with 2 vowels and uses very common letters.

Difficulty: Easy
verb, adjective

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

STAREROWELROWED

Hints

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Starting Hint

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Starting Hint

This word relates to position or movement in a vertical direction.

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Getting Warmer

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Getting Warmer

You might use this word when adjusting the volume on your TV or describing where something sits on a shelf.

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Letter Clue

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Letter Clue

The word starts with the letter L.

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Stronger Hint

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Stronger Hint

This is the opposite of raise or higher. You might do this to a flag at sunset.

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Rhyming Clue

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Rhyming Clue

This word rhymes with MOWER, like the machine you use to cut grass.

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Final Clue

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Final Clue

It starts with L and ends with R. Think about what you do to bring something down from a higher position.

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Answer

LOWER

This versatile word can function as both a verb meaning to move something downward, and as an adjective describing something beneath something else in position. It comes from the comparative form of 'low' from Old English. You will commonly hear it used in phrases like 'lower the volume' or 'lower level of the building.'

Strategy Tip

Today's word uses all very common letters with no unusual characters. When you are stuck, remember that words ending in ER are extremely common in English, making it a pattern worth exploring in your guesses.