Wordle #1318

Wordle Hints and Answer for Monday, January 27, 2025

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 Medium difficulty. The answer is a verb, noun with 1 vowel and uses very common letters.

Difficulty: Medium

verb, noun

Letter Facts

Vowels

Consonants

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Letters

Very Common

Recommended Starting Words

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Recommended Starting Words

STONETRASHUNITS

Hints

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Starting Hint

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Starting Hint

This word relates to movement or redirection of something from one path to another.

Getting Warmer

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Getting Warmer

You might hear this term in medical settings, on railways, or when describing how to divert something away from its original course.

Letter Clue

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Letter Clue

The word begins with the letter S.

Stronger Hint

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Stronger Hint

A near synonym would be 'divert' or 'redirect.' In medicine, it can refer to a tube that moves fluid from one part of the body to another.

Rhyming Clue

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Rhyming Clue

This word rhymes with 'stunt' and 'hunt.'

Final Clue

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Final Clue

It starts with S and ends with T. Think of pushing something aside or a railway switch that moves trains to a different track.

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Answer

SHUNT

This word can function as both a noun and a verb. As a verb, it means to push or turn something aside, or to divert something from its intended path. In medicine, a shunt is a passage created surgically to move fluid from one area of the body to another, commonly used in treating hydrocephalus.

Strategy Tip

Today's word has a consonant cluster at the beginning that can be tricky. When you have confirmed certain consonants, try thinking about which letters commonly appear together, like SH or TH combinations.