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Wordle #117

Wordle Hints and Answer for Thursday, October 14, 2021

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Today's puzzle is rated Hard difficulty, so you may need extra hints! The answer is a verb (modal auxiliary) with 2 vowels and uses fairly common letters.

Difficulty: Hard
verb (modal auxiliary)

Letter Facts

Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Repeats
No
Letters
Fairly Common

Recommended Starting Words

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Recommended Starting Words

GHOSTYOUTHTOUGH

Hints

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Starting Hint

This word relates to duty, obligation, or expectations about behavior.

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Getting Warmer

You might hear this word when someone is giving moral advice or discussing what the right thing to do would be.

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Letter Clue

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Letter Clue

The word begins with a vowel.

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Stronger Hint

This is a synonym for 'should' and is often used in phrases like 'you really blank to apologize.'

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Rhyming Clue

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Rhyming Clue

This word rhymes with 'thought' and 'bought.'

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Final Clue

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Final Clue

The word starts with O and ends with T. It expresses moral obligation.

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Answer

OUGHT

This word is a modal verb used to express duty, moral obligation, or what is advisable. It comes from Old English 'ahte,' the past tense of 'owe.' Interestingly, it is technically the past tense of 'owe' but is now used primarily to express present or future obligation, as in 'you ought to be kinder.'

Strategy Tip

Words with the 'OUGH' letter combination can be tricky because this pattern makes different sounds in English. If you suspect a word might have this unusual vowel pattern, try words like COUGH, TOUGH, or DOUGH to test the combination.