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Wordle #1399

Wordle Hints and Answer for Friday, April 18, 2025

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Today's puzzle is rated Hard difficulty, so you may need extra hints! The answer is a noun with 2 vowels and uses very common letters.

Difficulty: Hard
noun

Letter Facts

Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Repeats
No
Letters
Very Common

Recommended Starting Words

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Recommended Starting Words

RIDGEGRIMEDINER

Hints

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Starting Hint

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Starting Hint

This word relates to music and rituals, often associated with somber occasions.

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Getting Warmer

You might hear this at a funeral or memorial service. It has a mournful quality.

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Letter Clue

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Letter Clue

The word starts with the letter D.

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Stronger Hint

This is a slow, sad song or piece of music played to honor the dead. Think of a lament or funeral hymn.

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Rhyming Clue

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Rhyming Clue

This word rhymes with MERGE.

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Final Clue

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Final Clue

It starts with D and ends with E. It is a mournful song specifically associated with death and mourning ceremonies.

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Answer

DIRGE

A dirge is a slow, solemn song of mourning or grief, typically performed at funerals. The word comes from the Latin word 'dirige,' which is the first word of an antiphon used in the Office of the Dead. Over time, dirge has also come to describe anything mournful or gloomy in tone, such as sad poetry or melancholy music.

Strategy Tip

Today's word contains some commonly used letters but in an arrangement that might not be your first guess. Words with the soft G sound before E can be tricky because that G could also make a hard sound. If you are stuck, try words that use both I and E as vowels to help narrow things down.