Wordle #1155

Wordle Hints and Answer for Saturday, August 17, 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 1 vowel and uses very common letters.

Difficulty: Easy

noun, verb

Letter Facts

Vowels

Consonants

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Letters

Very Common

Recommended Starting Words

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Recommended Starting Words

ROASTSMARTTRAMS

Hints

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Starting Hint

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Starting Hint

This word relates to weather and atmospheric conditions.

Getting Warmer

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Getting Warmer

You might hear meteorologists warn about this on the news, or see it depicted dramatically in disaster movies.

Letter Clue

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Letter Clue

The word begins with the letter S.

Stronger Hint

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Stronger Hint

This can describe a turbulent weather event with heavy rain, thunder, and lightning. It can also be used as a verb meaning to attack or charge forcefully.

Rhyming Clue

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Rhyming Clue

This word rhymes with FORM.

Final Clue

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Final Clue

It starts with S and ends with M. Think of what comes before the calm.

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Answer

STORM

This word describes a violent disturbance of the atmosphere marked by wind, rain, thunder, lightning, or snow. It comes from the Old English word meaning tumult or disturbance. The word is versatile and can also mean to rush angrily or forcefully, as in to charge into a room.

Strategy Tip

Words with common consonant clusters like ST at the beginning are worth exploring early in your guesses. These letter combinations appear frequently in English and can quickly confirm or eliminate multiple possibilities at once.